Hurricane season and Biloxi golf: the real risk, and how to plan around it

Hurricane season in Biloxi runs June 1 to November 30, but the main risk for the Mississippi coast is August to October, peaking around September 10. For golf trips, that means June, July and November carry less storm risk, and an August to October trip needs flexible bookings, a look at cancellation terms and possibly travel insurance.

This guide covers what the hurricane season really means for a Biloxi golf trip: the risk by month, recent storms and how they affected the coast, what Katrina did to the courses, the cancellation rules at the courses and hotels, and a practical way to book. It is not a forecast. Before any trip in season, check the National Hurricane Center and your bookings' terms.

Quick facts

• Season: June 1 to November 30.
• Main risk window on the Mississippi coast: August to October.
• Atlantic peak: around September 10.
• Most recent storm in our research: Hurricane Isaias, October 8-10, 2026 (tropical-storm gusts on the coast, no fatalities).
• What a storm can do: close courses for days to weeks and close low coastal roads.
• Best defence: refundable rooms, short cancellation windows and insurance for August to October.

Hurricane season Biloxi golf: month by month

Temperatures and rain days are NOAA 1991-2020 normals for the Biloxi beachfront. The risk column summarises the hurricane notes in our season research; it is not a probability.

What recent storms did to the coast

• Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005 near the Louisiana-Mississippi border as a Category 3. It pushed the highest storm surge recorded in the US onto the Mississippi coast, roughly 24-28 feet from Hancock to Harrison County, destroyed the casino barges and most of the beachfront, and closed several golf courses for good. The casinos were later rebuilt on land.
• Hurricane Zeta (October 28, 2020, landfall in Cocodrie, Louisiana) crossed southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi coast with widespread outages.
• Ida (August 2021) and Francine (September 2024) brought surge and outages from Louisiana landfalls.
• Hurricane Isaias (October 8-10, 2026, a Category 2 landfall in the western Florida Panhandle) gave the coast tropical-storm gusts of 47 knots at Pascagoula and 41 knots at Gulfport airport, closed low coastal roads with surge and cancelled some Cruisin' the Coast events, including the Super Saturday concert and fireworks. There were no fatalities.

The storms since Katrina in our research brought outages, surge road closures and cancelled events rather than Katrina-scale damage. Even so, a storm can close courses for days to weeks.

How Katrina changed Biloxi golf

The coast's golf map still shows Katrina. Broadwater's Sun course in Biloxi did not reopen after the storm, and Edgewater Bay was listed as damaged beyond economical repair. Other courses came back:

• Bay Breeze at Keesler AFB lost its grass and hundreds of trees to saltwater. A $4.5 million restoration reopened it in November 2007 on the same layout, and new greens opened in 2022.
• The Bridges at Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis reopened about four months after Katrina, which is why some listings give 2006 as its opening year. See our The Bridges course guide.
• Pass Christian Isles, the 1914 Tom Bendelow course, was rebuilt after Katrina keeping the original design. See our Pass Christian Isles course guide.

For the full story of what closed and when, read closed golf courses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Cancellation rules that matter in storm season

What you get back if a storm threatens depends on the small print of each booking. These are the terms in our research, seen October 2026:

Most other courses and hotels did not publish their terms in our research, so ask when you book. In August to October, a booking you can cancel 24 to 72 hours out leaves you more room than a non-refundable one.

Travel insurance and refunds

Our season research suggests two steps for August to October trips: check lodging cancellation terms and consider travel insurance. We have no insurance policy data of our own, so read what a policy covers for storms and prepaid golf before you buy.

How to plan a golf trip in hurricane season

1. Pick the lower-risk months. June, July and November are outside the main window. Late October and November give you the best weather with the season winding down.
2. Book flexible rooms. Casino hotels are cheaper Sunday to Thursday, and a refundable midweek rate costs less to hold.
3. Keep tee times cancellable. Book direct on the course's own sheet rather than prepaid deals inside the risk window.
4. Watch the tropics before you travel. Hurricane Isaias reached the coast on October 8-10, 2026, in the middle of Cruisin' the Coast week.
5. Know the roads. I-10 runs 5 to 8 miles inland, while US 90 runs along the beach, and low coastal roads can close for surge in a tropical storm.
6. Have a rain plan. Casinos, the Mississippi Aquarium and Margaritaville's golf simulators cover a lost afternoon. See rainy day in Biloxi.

What happens to golf after a storm

The research shows a range of outcomes. After Katrina, The Bridges took about four months to reopen and Bay Breeze more than two years, while smaller storms since have mostly meant outages, surge closures on low roads and cancelled events. Isaias in October 2026 cancelled parts of Cruisin' the Coast and closed the Pascagoula venue for a day. If a storm passes just before your trip, call each course before you drive out. The inland courses around Saucier, Fallen Oak (Beau Rivage guests only) and Grand Bear, sit north of I-10, away from the beach road.

Should you go between June and November?

For most golfers, yes, with care. October is the best weather month on the coast and November is quiet and pleasant, both inside the season. To stay outside the season entirely, go from December to May; our best time to golf in Biloxi weighs the options. Summer details are in Biloxi summer golf, and the October event week is in Cruisin' the Coast golf. Check Biloxi golf rates for fall prices, and the Biloxi weather by month guide for the normals.

Plan it on the map

Open the Biloxi golf map to see every course with its drive time from your hotel. The $30 plan builds a day-by-day trip, and if a storm moves your dates, run the plan again for the new ones.