The Enclave — Orange Beach Gulf Cam
gulf view · AL side · via ENCO Electronic Systems (The Enclave)
Our own HD cam, live 24/7
Source: ENCO Electronic Systems (The Enclave).
Embedded under the source's display terms.
water
78°F
surf
1.0 ft
wind
7 mph WSW
sunset
6:12 PM
high tide
10:48 PM
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About this camera
A Gulf-front camera at The Enclave condominium in Orange Beach, run by ENCO Electronic Systems — a straight-ahead look at the Alabama beach and the water. Useful for a quick read on surf, wave lines, and how the sand looks on the Orange Beach stretch. Third-party feed under the source's display terms.
Reading the Orange Beach view
- Alabama flies its own flag. Orange Beach sets its flag independently of the Florida side, and it enforces it — entering the Gulf on a double red carries a fine here. Calm-looking water on the cam does not override the flag; check today's Orange Beach flag before you head down.
- What the Alabama beach shows. The Orange Beach cams look out from the condo and resort strip along Perdido Beach Boulevard, so you'll see rental chairs and umbrellas going out in the morning and coming in at dusk — a good rough gauge of how busy the beach is that day. Perdido Pass and the boat traffic sit off to the east.
- If it goes dark. These are third-party feeds and go down for weather, power, and maintenance on the source's schedule. Our own Perdido Key live cam, a few miles east across the state line, is the one we keep up around the clock — same Gulf, same weather.
Planning the day around it? Today's Beach Day Score, the Orange Beach area guide, and the fishing report are one tap away.
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