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Bayou Faleau tide chart

Louisiana · near Galliano (3 mi) · NOAA station 8762329 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM5:03 AM · 0.9 ft4:40 PM · 0.5 ft0.9 ft
  • High 5:03 AM 0.9 ft
  • Low 4:40 PM 0.5 ft

Sunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Bayou Faleau
62Good

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Redfish In seasonMarsh drains on the falling tide
    • Speckled trout In seasonMoving water at dawn, under birds
    • Southern flounder In seasonFall run out of the bays on outgoing tides
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClear green water off beaches and piers

    General seasonal guide for Gulf Coast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Bayou Faleau

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB43, New Orleans, LA (37 mi)
    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL41, Buras, LA (50 mi)

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    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
    • Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 5:03 AM 0.9 ftL 4:40 PM 0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:36 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 5:24 AM 1.0 ftL 5:45 PM 0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:35 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 5:50 AM 1.0 ftL 6:35 PM 0.4 ft7:02 AM / 6:34 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 6:20 AM 1.0 ftL 7:20 PM 0.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:33 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 6:57 AM 1.0 ftL 8:03 PM 0.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 7:43 AM 1.0 ftL 8:47 PM 0.4 ft7:04 AM / 6:31 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 8:41 AM 1.0 ftL 9:32 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:30 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Bayou Faleau

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1162 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:15 AM–2:15 AM, 12:38 PM–2:38 PM7:34 AM–8:34 AM, 6:36 PM–7:36 PM
    Mon Oct 1260 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM1:01 AM–3:01 AM, 1:24 PM–3:24 PM8:33 AM–9:33 AM, 7:11 PM–8:11 PM
    Tue Oct 1356 · Good2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:48 AM–3:48 AM, 2:12 PM–4:12 PM9:32 AM–10:32 AM, 7:50 PM–8:50 PM
    Wed Oct 1450 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:37 AM–4:37 AM, 3:02 PM–5:02 PM10:29 AM–11:29 AM, 8:34 PM–9:34 PM
    Thu Oct 1544 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:28 AM–5:28 AM, 3:53 PM–5:53 PM11:23 AM–12:23 PM, 9:23 PM–10:23 PM
    Fri Oct 1651 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:19 AM–6:19 AM, 4:44 PM–6:44 PM12:13 PM–1:13 PM, 10:16 PM–11:16 PM
    Sat Oct 1756 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:09 AM–7:09 AM, 5:34 PM–7:34 PM12:58 PM–1:58 PM, 11:12 PM–12:12 AM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.5 ft at 5:45 PM on Monday, October 12
    2. 0.5 ft at 4:40 PM on Sunday, October 11
    3. 0.5 ft at 3:27 PM on Saturday, October 24
    4. 0.6 ft at 4:07 PM on Friday, October 23

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 5:03 AM 0.9 ftL 4:40 PM 0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:36 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 5:24 AM 1.0 ftL 5:45 PM 0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:35 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 5:50 AM 1.0 ftL 6:35 PM 0.4 ft7:02 AM / 6:34 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 6:20 AM 1.0 ftL 7:20 PM 0.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:33 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 6:57 AM 1.0 ftL 8:03 PM 0.4 ft7:03 AM / 6:32 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 7:43 AM 1.0 ftL 8:47 PM 0.4 ft7:04 AM / 6:31 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 8:41 AM 1.0 ftL 9:32 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:30 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 9:38 AM 0.9 ftL 10:19 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:29 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 10:23 AM 0.9 ftL 11:07 PM 0.4 ft7:06 AM / 6:28 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 10:57 AM 0.9 ftL 11:51 PM 0.5 ft7:06 AM / 6:27 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 11:16 AM 0.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:26 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:26 AM 0.5 ftH 11:06 AM 0.7 ft7:08 AM / 6:25 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:18 AM 0.6 ftH 7:40 AM 0.7 ftL 4:07 PM 0.6 ft7:09 AM / 6:24 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 4:16 AM 0.7 ftL 3:27 PM 0.5 ft7:09 AM / 6:23 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 3:49 AM 0.8 ftL 3:56 PM 0.4 ft7:10 AM / 6:22 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 4:12 AM 0.9 ftL 4:45 PM 0.3 ft7:11 AM / 6:21 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 4:48 AM 1.0 ftL 5:43 PM 0.2 ft7:11 AM / 6:20 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 5:29 AM 1.1 ftL 6:39 PM 0.2 ft7:12 AM / 6:19 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 6:17 AM 1.1 ftL 7:30 PM 0.1 ft7:13 AM / 6:18 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 7:10 AM 1.1 ftL 8:17 PM 0.1 ft7:14 AM / 6:18 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 8:10 AM 1.1 ftL 9:02 PM 0.2 ft7:14 AM / 6:17 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 8:10 AM 1.0 ftL 8:41 PM 0.2 ft6:15 AM / 5:16 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 9:00 AM 0.9 ftL 9:08 PM 0.3 ft6:16 AM / 5:15 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 9:33 AM 0.8 ftL 9:00 PM 0.4 ft6:17 AM / 5:15 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 9:28 AM 0.7 ftL 7:53 PM 0.5 ft6:17 AM / 5:14 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 4:51 AM 0.6 ftL 5:56 PM 0.5 ft6:18 AM / 5:13 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 3:28 AM 0.7 ftL 2:20 PM 0.4 ft6:19 AM / 5:12 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 3:13 AM 0.8 ftL 2:21 PM 0.3 ft6:20 AM / 5:12 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 3:23 AM 0.8 ftL 2:47 PM 0.2 ft6:21 AM / 5:11 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 3:42 AM 0.8 ftL 3:23 PM 0.2 ft6:21 AM / 5:10 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 4:05 AM 0.9 ftL 4:08 PM 0.1 ft6:22 AM / 5:10 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Fish in the waters around Bayou Faleau

    25 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Saltmarsh Topminnow, Rainwater Killifish, Western Mosquitofish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsiSalt water · 39 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 2 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 2 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 2 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 2 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 2 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 1 record
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 1 record
    • Freshwater Goby Ctenogobius shufeldtiBrackish water · 1 record
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 1 record
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 1 record
    • Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 1 record
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 1 record
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 1 record
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 1 record
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 1 record
    • Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 1 record
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 1 record
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 1 record
    • Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentusSalt water · 1 record
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 1 record
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 1 record
    • Little Gulper Shark Centrophorus uyatoSalt water · 1 record
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 1 record

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Bayou Faleau

    Bayou Faleau gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.5 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 0.9 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (0.7 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Friday, October 23, with only 0.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 29.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.1 ft at 6:17 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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