East Calcasieu Lake tide chart
Louisiana · near Hackberry (4 mi) · NOAA station 8767911 · times in local time (CDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 1:11 AM 1.1 ft
- High 5:27 AM 1.4 ft
- Low 1:14 PM 0.5 ft
- High 8:56 PM 1.4 ft
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Sunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · New moon (0%)
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Fishing forecast
Hour by hour at East Calcasieu LakeBest times
7:00 AM–9:00 AM and 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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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
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Marine forecast: Calcasieu Lake
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- 162.400 MHz WX2 KHB42, Lake Charles, LA (16 mi)
- 162.475 MHz WX3 WXK28, Beaumont, TX (52 mi)
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VHF marine channels
- Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
- 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
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 1:11 AM 1.1 ftH 5:27 AM 1.4 ftL 1:14 PM 0.5 ftH 8:56 PM 1.4 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:48 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 1:40 AM 1.2 ftH 5:30 AM 1.4 ftL 1:37 PM 0.4 ftH 9:57 PM 1.4 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:47 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 2:17 AM 1.3 ftH 5:29 AM 1.4 ftL 2:05 PM 0.4 ftH 11:01 PM 1.5 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:46 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 3:11 AM 1.4 ftH 5:15 AM 1.4 ftL 2:43 PM 0.4 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:44 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 12:11 AM 1.5 ftL 3:34 PM 0.4 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:43 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 1:32 AM 1.6 ftL 4:39 PM 0.4 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:42 PM | Waxing crescent (29%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 2:49 AM 1.6 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:41 PM | First quarter (39%) |
Best fishing times at East Calcasieu Lake
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 76 · Excellent | 7:00 AM–9:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 12:27 AM–2:27 AM, 12:50 PM–2:50 PM | 7:47 AM–8:47 AM, 6:47 PM–7:47 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 66 · Good | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM | 1:13 AM–3:13 AM, 1:36 PM–3:36 PM | 8:46 AM–9:46 AM, 7:21 PM–8:21 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 55 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 2:25 PM–4:25 PM | 9:45 AM–10:45 AM, 8:01 PM–9:01 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 45 · Fair | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 2:49 AM–4:49 AM, 3:14 PM–5:14 PM | 10:42 AM–11:42 AM, 8:45 PM–9:45 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 44 · Fair | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:40 AM–5:40 AM, 4:05 PM–6:05 PM | 11:37 AM–12:37 PM, 9:34 PM–10:34 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 48 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:31 AM–6:31 AM, 4:56 PM–6:56 PM | 12:27 PM–1:27 PM, 10:27 PM–11:27 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 53 · Fair | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:21 AM–7:21 AM, 5:46 PM–7:46 PM | 1:12 PM–2:12 PM, 11:23 PM–12:23 AM |
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Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.4 ft at 3:34 PM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.4 ft at 4:39 PM on Friday, October 16
- 0.4 ft at 2:43 PM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.4 ft at 5:55 PM on Saturday, October 17
- 0.4 ft at 2:05 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.4 ft at 1:37 PM on Monday, October 12
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 1:11 AM 1.1 ftH 5:27 AM 1.4 ftL 1:14 PM 0.5 ftH 8:56 PM 1.4 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 1:40 AM 1.2 ftH 5:30 AM 1.4 ftL 1:37 PM 0.4 ftH 9:57 PM 1.4 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 2:17 AM 1.3 ftH 5:29 AM 1.4 ftL 2:05 PM 0.4 ftH 11:01 PM 1.5 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 3:11 AM 1.4 ftH 5:15 AM 1.4 ftL 2:43 PM 0.4 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:44 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 12:11 AM 1.5 ftL 3:34 PM 0.4 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:43 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 1:32 AM 1.6 ftL 4:39 PM 0.4 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:42 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 2:49 AM 1.6 ftL 5:55 PM 0.4 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:41 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 3:43 AM 1.6 ftL 7:10 PM 0.4 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:40 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 4:19 AM 1.6 ftL 8:19 PM 0.5 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:39 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 4:42 AM 1.5 ftL 9:19 PM 0.6 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:38 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 4:51 AM 1.4 ftL 10:52 AM 1.0 ftH 3:45 PM 1.2 ftL 10:11 PM 0.7 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:37 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 4:48 AM 1.3 ftL 10:56 AM 0.8 ftH 4:51 PM 1.3 ftL 10:55 PM 0.8 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:36 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 4:33 AM 1.3 ftL 11:12 AM 0.7 ftH 5:42 PM 1.4 ftL 11:32 PM 0.9 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:35 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 4:22 AM 1.3 ftL 11:34 AM 0.5 ftH 6:29 PM 1.4 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:34 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 12:08 AM 1.1 ftH 4:23 AM 1.4 ftL 12:01 PM 0.3 ftH 7:20 PM 1.5 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 12:44 AM 1.2 ftH 4:35 AM 1.4 ftL 12:34 PM 0.2 ftH 8:23 PM 1.5 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 1:23 AM 1.3 ftH 4:53 AM 1.5 ftL 1:15 PM 0.1 ftH 9:44 PM 1.6 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 2:03 AM 1.4 ftH 5:15 AM 1.5 ftL 2:06 PM 0.0 ftH 11:23 PM 1.6 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 2:47 AM 1.5 ftH 5:38 AM 1.6 ftL 3:07 PM 0.0 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 1:17 AM 1.6 ftL 3:45 AM 1.6 ftH 5:59 AM 1.6 ftL 4:17 PM 0.0 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 2:54 AM 1.6 ftL 5:33 PM 0.1 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 2:36 AM 1.5 ftL 5:48 PM 0.2 ft | 6:27 AM / 5:27 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 2:56 AM 1.4 ftL 7:00 PM 0.3 ft | 6:28 AM / 5:26 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 3:03 AM 1.4 ftL 9:03 AM 1.0 ftH 1:04 PM 1.1 ftL 8:07 PM 0.5 ft | 6:29 AM / 5:25 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 3:03 AM 1.3 ftL 9:32 AM 0.8 ftH 3:17 PM 1.2 ftL 9:08 PM 0.7 ft | 6:30 AM / 5:25 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 3:00 AM 1.3 ftL 10:05 AM 0.5 ftH 4:42 PM 1.2 ftL 10:01 PM 0.9 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:24 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 3:01 AM 1.3 ftL 10:36 AM 0.4 ftH 5:50 PM 1.3 ftL 10:45 PM 1.0 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:23 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 3:06 AM 1.3 ftL 11:03 AM 0.2 ftH 6:47 PM 1.3 ftL 11:22 PM 1.1 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:23 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 3:13 AM 1.3 ftL 11:27 AM 0.2 ftH 7:38 PM 1.3 ftL 11:56 PM 1.2 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:22 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 3:18 AM 1.3 ftL 11:49 AM 0.2 ftH 8:27 PM 1.3 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:21 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 12:33 AM 1.2 ftH 3:19 AM 1.3 ftL 12:14 PM 0.1 ftH 9:21 PM 1.4 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:21 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.
Around East Calcasieu Lake
Boat ramps
- Hackberry Public Boat Launch 4.1 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around East Calcasieu Lake
39 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Bay Anchovy, Atlantic Croaker, Gulf Menhaden. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 21 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 16 records
- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 15 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 14 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 12 records
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 9 records
- Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 7 records
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 7 records
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 6 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 6 records
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 5 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 5 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 4 records
- Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 4 records
- Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 4 records
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 4 records
- Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 4 records
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 4 records
- Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 4 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 3 records
- American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 3 records
- Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 3 records
- Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 3 records
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 3 records
- Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 3 records
- Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatusSalt water · 2 records
- Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 2 records
- Lookdown Selene vomerSalt water · 2 records
- Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatusSalt water · 2 records
- Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 2 records
- Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 2 records
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 2 records
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 2 records
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatusBrackish water · 1 record
- Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys porosissimusSalt water · 1 record
- Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 1 record
- Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 1 record
- Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatusSalt water · 1 record
- Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 1 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 2 records
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 East Calcasieu Lake
East Calcasieu Lake gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.7 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 1.6 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.2 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 0.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 3:07 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 1 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 1.6 ft at 2:49 AM on Saturday, October 17. 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.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8767911
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 29.9939, -93.2705
Nearby tide stations
- Calcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk Terminal 14 mi
- Gum Cove, Icww 16 mi
- Lake Charles 16 mi
- Calcasieu Pass 16 mi
- Mermentau River, Grand Chenier 22 mi
- Catfish Point, Mermentau River 27 mi