Beach Today
FL Medium hazard
AL Medium hazard
water 78°F
surf 1.0 ft
high tide
10:48 PM
sunset 6:12 PM
Yellow both sides. 78° water, a little chop, swimmable if you respect it.
Orange Beach
27212 Marina Rd ("go past Tacky Jack's"). Also at Reel Surprise Marina, SanRoc Cay, 27267 Perdido Beach Blvd.
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- Jet skis (fuel included): Yamaha VX 1 hr $119 · half day $399 · full day $599 — Premium Cruiser 1 hr $149 · full day $699
- Guided jet ski dolphin tour: $229 a jet ski, about 2 hours
Online prices for Oct 10, 2026. Happy Harbor says it is "the ONLY rental company that does not charge tax on top of our list price."
Boats: Largest boat holds 12. Jet skis hold up to 3 (2 adults + 1 child, or 400 lbs).
Included / extra: Main-marina boats: you pay for the fuel you burn. Extras: card fee, $30 a boat gratuity for multi-boat parties, a July 3–6 holiday surcharge.
Their rules: 21+ to rent; 16+ to drive with a hard-copy driver's license (no photos) and a hard-copy credit card. $100 non-refundable deposit a boat; 24-hour cancellation. No fishing, pets or smoking on tri-toons.
Where you can go: No Gulf. The limits are the Perdido Pass, Theo Baars, Lillian and Wharf bridges ("so no Johnsons Beach or Blue Angels"); $200 fine outside them. No towing.
Hudson Marina, 4575 South Wilson Blvd · Terry Cove
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- Jet skis: Yamaha 1 hr $95 · half day $350 · full day $650 — Sea-Doo 1 hr $120 · half day $450 · full day $850
Included / extra: Free parking; a temporary boating certificate if you need one. Boats go out full and you pay for the fuel you use. Jet skis: sales tax and fuel extra.
Their rules: Pontoons: 16+ with a driver's license if an adult 21+ is aboard; 21+ to drive alone. Jet skis: 16+ if a parent or responsible adult rides on a separate ski; 21+ alone. Credit card held as the damage deposit. Pets welcome on pontoons.
Where you can go: No Gulf. Jet skis may not go under the Perdido Pass bridge.
Zeke's Landing Marina, 26619 Perdido Beach Blvd: on the water past Zeke's Shop (look for "Jet Ski Rentals")
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- Yamaha jet skis, up to 3 riders: 1.5 hr $150 · 2 hr $200 · 3 hr $300 · 4 hr $350; 5+ hours, call
Online price for Oct 10, 2026. Zeke's own page lists 1 hour for $150, "fuel and tax included"; A2Z's FAQ says to bring it back with the same fuel. Ask.
Their rules: Renters typically 18+; under 18 may need a parent or guardian to sign. Full refund with 24 hours' notice.
Bear Point Marina, 5749 Bay La Launch Ave, to the right of OSO on the dock · The Bear Point back bays
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- 3-seat WaveRunner: 1 hr $99 · 2 hr $190 · half day $360 · full day $720
- Guided jet ski dolphin tour (1.5 hr): $160 a jet ski
Online price for Oct 10, 2026, before tax and fees. Cards carry a 3.5% fee.
Their rules: 19+ to rent with a physical US driver's license and credit card; 16–18 may drive if a parent signs the waiver. $500 deposit (cash or card on file). No taking turns on one ski, no wave jumping. Cancel 24 hours ahead for a full refund.
Where you can go: 1–2 hour rentals: about a 20-mile radius of back bays. Half and full days: all bay waters. No Gulf.
On the Gulf beach in Gulf Shores
Blue Sky Parasailing & Watersports
Books on FareHarbor On the beach in Gulf Shores: behind the Sea Wind Condominium (401 E Beach Blvd) and at the Pink Pony Pub (137 E Gulf Pl) · The Gulf (beach launch)
Jet ski
- Jet skis: half hour $60 · 1 hour $95
Online price for Oct 12, 2026, before tax and fees.
Their rules: 19+ to rent with ID and a credit card; 16–18 with a driver's license may drive with an adult.
The only jet ski rental we found that launches from the Gulf beach nearby.
A guided ride instead
Three companies run guided jet ski dolphin tours: Alabama Extreme Watersports ($160 a jet ski, 1.5 hours), Barefoot Tours
(private, from $215, 1.5 or 2 hours) and Happy Harbor ($229 a jet ski, about 2 hours). A guide picks the water and the speed,
which helps when nobody in the group has ridden before. Prefer a boat? See dolphin cruises.
Don't be that jet ski
Stay out of swimmers' lanes, don't run circles around anglers, give boats with lines in the water a wide berth, and watch your
wake near paddlers. Weaving through traffic and jumping another boat's wake too close count as reckless operation under both Florida
and Alabama law, not just bad manners.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to rent a jet ski in Orange Beach?
From the companies' own sites (October 2026 dates): about $95–$149 for an hour, $350–$499 for a half day and $599–$850 for a full day, depending on the company and the ski. Hudson Marina and Blue Sky (on the beach in Gulf Shores) are $95 an hour; Alabama Extreme's 3-seat WaveRunner is $99. Fuel is included at Happy Harbor; tax and fuel are extra at Hudson.
How old do you have to be to rent a jet ski?
Florida law: 18 to rent a jet ski from a rental company, and 14 to drive one. Alabama: no one under 14 drives a jet ski alone (12–13 only with a licensed adult 21 or older within reach of the controls). The companies here set 18 to 21 to rent, and several let 16–17-year-olds drive with a parent present or signing.
Can you ride a rental jet ski in the Gulf?
Most rentals here are bay-only: Flora-Bama, Happy Harbor and Alabama Extreme say no Gulf, and Caribe and Hudson keep their jet skis from going under the Perdido Pass bridge. The beach-launch option we found is Blue Sky in Gulf Shores. In Alabama, the Gulf from the shoreline out to the first sandbar is idle speed for jet skis, and in Gulf Islands National Seashore jet skis keep to flat-wake speed within 150 yards of the Florida shoreline.
Can you ride a jet ski at night?
Not in Florida: no jet skis from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, even with lights (FWC). In Alabama, ALEA "strongly recommends" not riding after dark, and no one may tow a skier or tuber after sunset.
Are there jet ski rentals on Perdido Key itself?
We didn't find one with a working website of its own on the Florida side; several older ones' sites are gone. The closest are at the state line: Flora-Bama Marina (check-in by Ole River Grill) and Caribe Marina, just east of Perdido Pass.
How we built this: every price and policy comes from the company's own website or its own booking page, checked October 6, 2026;
online prices are for October 2026 dates. Rules come from FWC, the Florida Statutes, ALEA, the Code of Alabama, Escambia County,
the City of Orange Beach and the National Park Service. No rental company paid to be listed.
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