Alabama Point (Gulf Of Mexico) is a saltwater beach in Baldwin County, Alabama. Across 136 bacteria samples collected between 2021 and 2024 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of B — Good.
About 5% of samples at Alabama Point (Gulf Of Mexico) exceeded the EPA Beach Action Value of 235 CFU/100 mL for Escherichia coli — the threshold at which water managers typically post a swimming advisory. In practice that means the safe-swimming limit was sometimes crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples rarely exceed the safe-swimming threshold.
The evidence behind this grade is deep for a beach page: 136 results from 6 monitoring stations, spanning 2021 to 2024. Enough sampling, from enough places, over enough seasons that one bad week can't drive the letter.
Alabama Point (Gulf Of Mexico) was not under a swimming advisory in the most recent EPA snapshot. Conditions can change quickly after heavy rain or high runoff, so it's still worth checking the current advisory the day you go.