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Updated July 2026

Wakesurfing in Alabama

0 Alabama lakes rated for wakesurf suitability on measured depth and surface area. Each one also carries an A–F water-quality grade, so you can pick water that is both rideable and clean.
  • 0 rated lakes

Alabama wake-sport rules

Alabama Code 33-5-26.1 (2024, HB209) bans wakeboarding/wakesurfing between sunset and sunrise, on portions of water less than 400 feet wide, and within 200 feet of any shoreline, dock, pier, boathouse or other structure, and requires a USCG-approved PFD. The statute is statewide in form but currently applies to specific impounded waters: Lewis Smith Lake, Lake Wedowee (R.L. Harris Reservoir), Lake Martin, Weiss Lake, and Shoal Creek (Lauderdale County north of Hwy 72). No statewide minimum-acreage or depth requirement was enacted.

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Rated lakes

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Also in Alabama

6 more Alabama water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.

  • Lake Guntersville
  • Lake Martin
  • Lewis Smith Lake
  • Pickwick Lake
  • Wheeler Lake
  • Wilson Lake

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