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Wind and Water Learning Center

Wind and Water Learning Center

Wind and Water Learning Center is a paddling school in Orange Beach. The center accommodates all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds.

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Disciplines
Lessons, Kayaking

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What paddlers are saying

5.0· 7 reviews on Google
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    Ruth Hollard· 11 months ago

    Jackie is just fantastic and so professional. She is very very safety focused. She'll teach you not only how to sail well, but also how to sail safely. Safety should be the foundation for every aspiring sailor and she creates that foundation and then builds upon it

  • K
    Kelly Bowers· 11 years ago

    The best sailing, kayaking and paddle boarding experience in Orange Beach.

  • K
    Katie Archer Watts· 3 years ago

    Fantastic sail camp! I highly recommend!

  • G

    Nice helpful

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Typical water level by month

2021 to 2026

The water at Wind and Water Learning Center typically sits highest in September, at a median 1.10 ft, and lowest in January, at 0.23 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 2.55 ft, in 2021.

Typical water level by month at Intracoastal Waterway - Gulf Shores, AL., in ft
MonthTypical (ft)Usual range (ft)Relative level
January0.23-0.13 to 0.55
February0.290.01 to 0.63
March0.460.19 to 0.77
April0.710.41 to 0.89
May0.830.62 to 1.02
June0.910.77 to 1.13
July0.800.65 to 0.91
August0.860.69 to 1.14
September1.100.93 to 1.29
October1.070.84 to 1.31
November0.750.47 to 1.08
December0.560.15 to 0.85

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Intracoastal Waterway - Gulf Shores, AL. (site 02378185). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

77Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Wed, Sep 23 (87)

High today

89°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 14 kt

Rain chance

11%

Week ahead

Tue89°F11%
Wed88°F7%
Thu89°F10%
Fri86°F6%
Sat85°F5%
Sun86°F9%
Mon85°F22%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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