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Pilottown tide chart

Louisiana · near Boothville (15 mi) · NOAA station 8760721 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM9:40 AM · -0.4 ft10:44 PM · 0.5 ft0.5 ft
  • Low 9:40 AM -0.4 ft
  • High 10:44 PM 0.5 ft

Sunrise 6:56 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Pilottown
73Good

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 Pilottown

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM

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    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL41, Buras, LA (20 mi)

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    • 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 11L 9:40 AM -0.4 ftH 10:44 PM 0.5 ft6:56 AM / 6:32 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 10:41 AM -0.5 ftH 11:17 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:31 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 11:29 AM -0.5 ftH 11:54 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 12:14 PM -0.6 ft6:58 AM / 6:29 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:37 AM 0.6 ftL 1:01 PM -0.6 ft6:59 AM / 6:28 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:24 AM 0.6 ftL 1:52 PM -0.6 ft6:59 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:14 AM 0.5 ftL 2:44 PM -0.6 ft7:00 AM / 6:26 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Pilottown

    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 1173 · Good1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:11 AM–2:11 AM, 12:33 PM–2:33 PM7:29 AM–8:29 AM, 6:32 PM–7:32 PM
    Mon Oct 1269 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM12:56 AM–2:56 AM, 1:20 PM–3:20 PM8:28 AM–9:28 AM, 7:07 PM–8:07 PM
    Tue Oct 1364 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM1:44 AM–3:44 AM, 2:08 PM–4:08 PM9:26 AM–10:26 AM, 7:46 PM–8:46 PM
    Wed Oct 1459 · Good3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:33 AM–4:33 AM, 2:58 PM–4:58 PM10:23 AM–11:23 AM, 8:30 PM–9:30 PM
    Thu Oct 1556 · Good4:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:23 AM–5:23 AM, 3:49 PM–5:49 PM11:18 AM–12:18 PM, 9:19 PM–10:19 PM
    Fri Oct 1664 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:14 AM–6:14 AM, 4:39 PM–6:39 PM12:08 PM–1:08 PM, 10:13 PM–11:13 PM
    Sat Oct 1764 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:04 AM–7:04 AM, 5:29 PM–7:29 PM12:53 PM–1:53 PM, 11:08 PM–12:08 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. -0.6 ft at 1:01 PM on Thursday, October 15
    2. -0.6 ft at 1:52 PM on Friday, October 16
    3. -0.6 ft at 12:14 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    4. -0.6 ft at 2:44 PM on Saturday, October 17
    5. -0.5 ft at 11:29 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    6. -0.5 ft at 3:33 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 11L 9:40 AM -0.4 ftH 10:44 PM 0.5 ft6:56 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 10:41 AM -0.5 ftH 11:17 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 11:29 AM -0.5 ftH 11:54 PM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 12:14 PM -0.6 ft6:58 AM / 6:29 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:37 AM 0.6 ftL 1:01 PM -0.6 ft6:59 AM / 6:28 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:24 AM 0.6 ftL 1:52 PM -0.6 ft6:59 AM / 6:27 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:14 AM 0.5 ftL 2:44 PM -0.6 ft7:00 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 3:07 AM 0.5 ftL 3:33 PM -0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:25 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 4:02 AM 0.4 ftL 4:13 PM -0.5 ft7:01 AM / 6:24 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 5:05 AM 0.4 ftL 4:44 PM -0.4 ft7:02 AM / 6:23 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 6:28 AM 0.3 ftL 5:00 PM -0.3 ft7:03 AM / 6:22 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 8:07 AM 0.2 ftL 4:45 PM -0.1 ftH 11:37 PM 0.1 ft7:03 AM / 6:21 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 4:30 AM 0.0 ftH 10:04 AM 0.1 ftL 3:32 PM 0.0 ftH 10:36 PM 0.2 ft7:04 AM / 6:20 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 6:12 AM -0.1 ftH 10:03 PM 0.3 ft7:05 AM / 6:19 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 7:30 AM -0.3 ftH 10:02 PM 0.5 ft7:05 AM / 6:18 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 8:49 AM -0.5 ftH 10:25 PM 0.7 ft7:06 AM / 6:17 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 10:04 AM -0.6 ftH 11:04 PM 0.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:16 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 11:11 AM -0.7 ftH 11:53 PM 0.8 ft7:07 AM / 6:15 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 12:14 PM -0.8 ft7:08 AM / 6:15 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:52 AM 0.9 ftL 1:16 PM -0.8 ft7:09 AM / 6:14 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 1:53 AM 0.8 ftL 2:19 PM -0.7 ft7:10 AM / 6:13 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:53 AM 0.7 ftL 2:19 PM -0.7 ft6:10 AM / 5:12 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:50 AM 0.6 ftL 3:10 PM -0.5 ft6:11 AM / 5:11 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:45 AM 0.4 ftL 3:46 PM -0.3 ft6:12 AM / 5:11 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:34 AM 0.1 ftL 3:37 PM -0.1 ftH 9:46 PM 0.1 ft6:13 AM / 5:10 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 5:29 AM -0.1 ftH 9:36 AM 0.0 ftL 12:25 PM 0.0 ftH 9:00 PM 0.2 ft6:13 AM / 5:09 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:21 AM -0.3 ftH 8:36 PM 0.3 ft6:14 AM / 5:08 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 7:10 AM -0.4 ftH 8:35 PM 0.5 ft6:15 AM / 5:08 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:57 AM -0.5 ftH 8:53 PM 0.5 ft6:16 AM / 5:07 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:41 AM -0.6 ftH 9:20 PM 0.6 ft6:17 AM / 5:07 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 9:23 AM -0.7 ftH 9:53 PM 0.6 ft6:17 AM / 5:06 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 Pilottown

    Marinas

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

    Fish in the waters around Pilottown

    33 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Rainwater Killifish, Fat Sleeper, Freshwater Goby. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 100 records
    • Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatusSalt water · 93 records
    • Freshwater Goby Ctenogobius shufeldtiBrackish water · 82 records
    • Lyre Goby Evorthodus lyricusSalt water · 73 records
    • Largescaled Spinycheek Sleeper Eleotris amblyopsisSalt water · 59 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 45 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 36 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 33 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 26 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 26 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 20 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 16 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 13 records
    • Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 9 records
    • Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsiSalt water · 9 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 8 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 8 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 7 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 7 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 6 records
    • Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 6 records
    • Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 6 records
    • Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatusBrackish water · 5 records
    • Violet Goby Gobioides broussonnetiiSalt water · 5 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 5 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 4 records
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 4 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 4 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 4 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 4 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 4 records
    • Crested Cusk-eel Ophidion josephiSalt water · 4 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 4 records
    Fresh water nearby · 7 species

    Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

    • Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatusFresh water · 127 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 20 records
    • Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 6 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 6 records
    • Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotusFresh water · 6 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 4 records
    • Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 3 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 Pilottown

    Pilottown 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 1.6 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.2 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 -0.8 ft at 1:16 PM on Friday, October 30. There are 33 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 0.9 ft at 12:52 AM on Friday, October 30. 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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