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Independence Island tide chart

Louisiana · near Grand Isle (6 mi) · NOAA station 8761677 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12:15 AM · 1.2 ft10:25 AM · 0.4 ft1.3 ft
  • High 12:15 AM 1.2 ft
  • Low 10:25 AM 0.4 ft

Sunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Independence Island
68Good

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

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 Independence Island

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    Marine forecast: Barataria Bay

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL41, Buras, LA (25 mi)
    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB43, New Orleans, LA (45 mi)

    To get alerts on a weather alert radio, program county code 022075 (Plaquemines).

    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

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 12:15 AM 1.2 ftL 10:25 AM 0.4 ft6:59 AM / 6:35 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:41 AM 1.3 ftL 11:34 AM 0.3 ft7:00 AM / 6:34 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 1:20 AM 1.4 ftL 12:31 PM 0.2 ft7:00 AM / 6:33 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 2:05 AM 1.4 ftL 1:23 PM 0.2 ft7:01 AM / 6:32 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 2:56 AM 1.4 ftL 2:13 PM 0.2 ft7:02 AM / 6:31 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 3:49 AM 1.4 ftL 3:05 PM 0.2 ft7:02 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 4:38 AM 1.4 ftL 3:58 PM 0.2 ft7:03 AM / 6:28 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Independence Island

    From NOAA's current predictions for Pass Abel, Barataria Bay, 2.3 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NW (317°) and the ebb toward the SE (143°). The strongest current this week is 2.3 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 4:52 AM 1.5 knSlack 11:38 AMFlood 4:53 PM 0.8 knSlack 11:12 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 5:29 AM 1.8 knSlack 12:26 PMFlood 5:36 PM 1.0 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:04 AMEbb 6:08 AM 2.0 knSlack 1:13 PMFlood 6:23 PM 1.1 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:58 AMEbb 6:49 AM 2.2 knSlack 2:05 PMFlood 7:16 PM 1.1 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:59 AMEbb 7:36 AM 2.3 knSlack 3:01 PMFlood 8:14 PM 1.2 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 3:05 AMEbb 8:26 AM 2.3 knSlack 4:01 PMFlood 9:15 PM 1.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 4:10 AMEbb 9:19 AM 2.2 knSlack 5:01 PMFlood 10:15 PM 1.1 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Independence Island

    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 1168 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM12:13 AM–2:13 AM, 12:36 PM–2:36 PM7:32 AM–8:32 AM, 6:34 PM–7:34 PM
    Mon Oct 1263 · Good7:00 PM–8:00 PM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM12:59 AM–2:59 AM, 1:23 PM–3:23 PM8:31 AM–9:31 AM, 7:09 PM–8:09 PM
    Tue Oct 1351 · Fair3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:46 AM–3:46 AM, 2:11 PM–4:11 PM9:30 AM–10:30 AM, 7:49 PM–8:49 PM
    Wed Oct 1444 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:36 AM–4:36 AM, 3:01 PM–5:01 PM10:27 AM–11:27 AM, 8:33 PM–9:33 PM
    Thu Oct 1540 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:26 AM–5:26 AM, 3:51 PM–5:51 PM11:21 AM–12:21 PM, 9:22 PM–10:22 PM
    Fri Oct 1649 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:17 AM–6:17 AM, 4:42 PM–6:42 PM12:11 PM–1:11 PM, 10:15 PM–11:15 PM
    Sat Oct 1751 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:07 AM–7:07 AM, 5:32 PM–7:32 PM12:56 PM–1:56 PM, 11:11 PM–12:11 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. 0.2 ft at 2:13 PM on Thursday, October 15
    2. 0.2 ft at 1:23 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.2 ft at 3:05 PM on Friday, October 16
    4. 0.2 ft at 12:31 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    5. 0.2 ft at 3:58 PM on Saturday, October 17
    6. 0.3 ft at 4:51 PM on Sunday, October 18

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 12:15 AM 1.2 ftL 10:25 AM 0.4 ft6:59 AM / 6:35 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:41 AM 1.3 ftL 11:34 AM 0.3 ft7:00 AM / 6:34 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 1:20 AM 1.4 ftL 12:31 PM 0.2 ft7:00 AM / 6:33 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 2:05 AM 1.4 ftL 1:23 PM 0.2 ft7:01 AM / 6:32 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 2:56 AM 1.4 ftL 2:13 PM 0.2 ft7:02 AM / 6:31 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 3:49 AM 1.4 ftL 3:05 PM 0.2 ft7:02 AM / 6:29 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 4:38 AM 1.4 ftL 3:58 PM 0.2 ft7:03 AM / 6:28 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 5:24 AM 1.3 ftL 4:51 PM 0.3 ft7:03 AM / 6:27 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 6:07 AM 1.2 ftL 5:38 PM 0.3 ft7:04 AM / 6:26 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 6:51 AM 1.1 ftL 6:15 PM 0.4 ft7:05 AM / 6:25 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:13 AM 1.0 ftL 6:37 PM 0.5 ft7:05 AM / 6:24 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 11:01 AM 0.9 ftL 6:02 PM 0.7 ft7:06 AM / 6:23 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 1:03 AM 0.8 ftL 7:10 AM 0.7 ftH 1:55 PM 0.8 ftL 5:01 PM 0.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:22 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 12:19 AM 0.9 ftL 8:09 AM 0.5 ft7:07 AM / 6:21 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 12:10 AM 1.1 ftL 9:01 AM 0.3 ft7:08 AM / 6:21 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 12:04 AM 1.2 ftL 10:03 AM 0.1 ft7:09 AM / 6:20 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 12:19 AM 1.4 ftL 11:11 AM 0.0 ft7:10 AM / 6:19 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:57 AM 1.5 ftL 12:19 PM -0.1 ft7:10 AM / 6:18 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 1:52 AM 1.6 ftL 1:23 PM -0.1 ft7:11 AM / 6:17 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:59 AM 1.6 ftL 2:26 PM -0.1 ft7:12 AM / 6:16 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:06 AM 1.5 ftL 3:30 PM -0.1 ft7:12 AM / 6:15 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 4:08 AM 1.4 ftL 3:34 PM 0.1 ft6:13 AM / 5:15 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:08 AM 1.2 ftL 4:36 PM 0.2 ft6:14 AM / 5:14 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 6:25 AM 1.0 ftL 5:29 PM 0.4 ft6:15 AM / 5:13 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 9:51 AM 0.8 ftL 6:01 PM 0.6 ftH 11:31 PM 0.7 ft6:16 AM / 5:12 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 6:36 AM 0.6 ftH 10:33 PM 0.9 ft6:16 AM / 5:12 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 7:24 AM 0.3 ftH 10:15 PM 1.0 ft6:17 AM / 5:11 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 8:09 AM 0.2 ftH 10:27 PM 1.2 ft6:18 AM / 5:10 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 8:53 AM 0.1 ftH 10:52 PM 1.3 ft6:19 AM / 5:10 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 9:38 AM 0.0 ftH 11:24 PM 1.3 ft6:19 AM / 5:09 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 10:24 AM 0.0 ft6:20 AM / 5:08 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 Independence Island

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Independence Island

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Bay Anchovy, Gulf Menhaden, Inland Silverside. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 98 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 90 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 87 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 82 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 78 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 77 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 74 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 65 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 58 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 53 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 49 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 49 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 48 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 47 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 45 records
    • Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 45 records
    • Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 45 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 40 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 39 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 39 records
    • Lyre Goby Evorthodus lyricusSalt water · 36 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 36 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 36 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 35 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 35 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 35 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 33 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 31 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 30 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 28 records
    • Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralisSalt water · 28 records
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 28 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 25 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 24 records
    • Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 23 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 23 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 22 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 22 records
    • Offshore Tonguefish Symphurus civitatiumSalt water · 21 records
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 20 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 Independence Island

    Independence Island gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.9 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Friday, October 30, when the day's range reaches 1.7 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.3 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 0.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 1:23 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 5 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 2:59 AM on Friday, October 30. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: East Point, Grand Isle.

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