Port Fourchon tide chart
Louisiana · NOAA station 8762075 · times in local time (CDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 8:26 AM 0.6 ft
- High 9:56 PM 1.7 ft
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Sunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · New moon (0%)
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Hour by hour at Port FourchonBest times
1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM
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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: Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm
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- 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL41, Buras, LA (44 mi)
- 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB43, New Orleans, LA (58 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
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 8:26 AM 0.6 ftH 9:56 PM 1.7 ft | 7:00 AM / 6:36 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 9:12 AM 0.4 ftH 10:25 PM 1.8 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:35 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 9:58 AM 0.4 ftH 11:04 PM 1.8 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:34 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 10:48 AM 0.4 ftH 11:51 PM 1.9 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:33 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 11:41 AM 0.4 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:32 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:43 AM 1.8 ftL 12:40 PM 0.4 ft | 7:03 AM / 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent (29%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:35 AM 1.8 ftL 1:42 PM 0.4 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:30 PM | First quarter (39%) |
Best fishing times at Port Fourchon
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 | 73 · Good | 1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM | 12:14 AM–2:14 AM, 12:37 PM–2:37 PM | 7:33 AM–8:33 AM, 6:36 PM–7:36 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 74 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 1:24 PM–3:24 PM | 8:32 AM–9:32 AM, 7:11 PM–8:11 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 69 · Good | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM | 1:48 AM–3:48 AM, 2:12 PM–4:12 PM | 9:30 AM–10:30 AM, 7:50 PM–8:50 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 61 · Good | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM | 2:37 AM–4:37 AM, 3:02 PM–5:02 PM | 10:27 AM–11:27 AM, 8:34 PM–9:34 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 57 · Good | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:27 AM–5:27 AM, 3:53 PM–5:53 PM | 11:21 AM–12:21 PM, 9:24 PM–10:24 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 65 · Good | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM | 4:18 AM–6:18 AM, 4:43 PM–6:43 PM | 12:11 PM–1:11 PM, 10:17 PM–11:17 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 67 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:08 AM–7:08 AM, 5:33 PM–7:33 PM | 12:56 PM–1:56 PM, 11:12 PM–12:12 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 10:48 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.4 ft at 11:41 AM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.4 ft at 12:40 PM on Friday, October 16
- 0.4 ft at 9:58 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.4 ft at 1:42 PM on Saturday, October 17
- 0.4 ft at 2:44 PM on Sunday, October 18
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 8:26 AM 0.6 ftH 9:56 PM 1.7 ft | 7:00 AM / 6:36 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 9:12 AM 0.4 ftH 10:25 PM 1.8 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:35 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 9:58 AM 0.4 ftH 11:04 PM 1.8 ft | 7:01 AM / 6:34 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 10:48 AM 0.4 ftH 11:51 PM 1.9 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:33 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 11:41 AM 0.4 ft | 7:02 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 12:43 AM 1.8 ftL 12:40 PM 0.4 ft | 7:03 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 1:35 AM 1.8 ftL 1:42 PM 0.4 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 2:24 AM 1.8 ftL 2:44 PM 0.4 ft | 7:04 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 3:08 AM 1.7 ftL 3:38 PM 0.5 ft | 7:05 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 3:48 AM 1.6 ftL 4:22 PM 0.6 ft | 7:06 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 4:26 AM 1.4 ftL 4:55 PM 0.7 ft | 7:06 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 8:18 AM 1.2 ftL 5:03 PM 0.9 ftH 11:13 PM 1.1 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 5:31 AM 1.0 ftH 12:29 PM 1.1 ftL 3:40 PM 1.1 ftH 9:59 PM 1.2 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:24 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 6:14 AM 0.7 ftH 9:11 PM 1.4 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 6:58 AM 0.5 ftH 8:45 PM 1.6 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 7:49 AM 0.3 ftH 9:19 PM 1.8 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 8:48 AM 0.1 ftH 10:07 PM 2.0 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 9:54 AM 0.0 ftH 11:05 PM 2.0 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 11:03 AM -0.1 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 12:10 AM 2.1 ftL 12:10 PM -0.1 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 1:15 AM 2.0 ftL 1:17 PM 0.0 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 1:13 AM 1.9 ftL 1:21 PM 0.1 ft | 6:14 AM / 5:16 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 1:59 AM 1.7 ftL 2:20 PM 0.3 ft | 6:15 AM / 5:15 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 2:23 AM 1.4 ftL 3:09 PM 0.6 ft | 6:16 AM / 5:14 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 1:54 AM 1.2 ftL 3:35 PM 0.8 ftH 9:31 PM 1.1 ft | 6:16 AM / 5:14 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 5:06 AM 0.8 ftH 8:25 PM 1.2 ft | 6:17 AM / 5:13 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 5:38 AM 0.6 ftH 7:57 PM 1.4 ft | 6:18 AM / 5:12 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 6:11 AM 0.3 ftH 7:47 PM 1.6 ft | 6:19 AM / 5:12 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 6:44 AM 0.2 ftH 7:58 PM 1.7 ft | 6:19 AM / 5:11 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 7:17 AM 0.1 ftH 8:25 PM 1.7 ft | 6:20 AM / 5:10 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 7:54 AM 0.1 ftH 8:59 PM 1.8 ft | 6:21 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 Port Fourchon
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Inland Silverside, Sailfin Molly, Sheepshead Minnow. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 54 records
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 53 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 52 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 49 records
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 48 records
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 43 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 42 records
- Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 38 records
- Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 36 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 36 records
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 33 records
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 33 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 27 records
- Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 26 records
- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 23 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 22 records
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 22 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 21 records
- Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 21 records
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 21 records
- Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 20 records
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 16 records
- Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 16 records
- Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marinaSalt water · 16 records
- Lyre Goby Evorthodus lyricusSalt water · 15 records
- Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 15 records
- Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 14 records
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 14 records
- White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 14 records
- Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 13 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 12 records
- Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 12 records
- Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 11 records
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 11 records
- Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 10 records
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 10 records
- Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 9 records
- Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatusSalt water · 9 records
- Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 9 records
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 9 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 Port Fourchon
Port Fourchon gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.2 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 2.1 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.7 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 0.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 11:03 AM on Thursday, October 29. There are 3 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 2.1 ft at 12:10 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.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8762075
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 29.1142, -90.1993