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St. Louis Bay entrance tide chart

Mississippi · near Bay Saint Louis (1 mi) · NOAA station 8747437 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM9:05 AM · 0.6 ft2.3 ft
  • Low 9:05 AM 0.6 ft

Sunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at St. Louis Bay entrance
75Excellent

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 St. Louis Bay entrance

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 9:05 AM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:32 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 12:14 AM 2.3 ftL 9:50 AM 0.5 ft6:58 AM / 6:31 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 12:45 AM 2.4 ftL 10:38 AM 0.5 ft6:59 AM / 6:30 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 1:20 AM 2.4 ftL 11:38 AM 0.5 ft6:59 AM / 6:28 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 1:59 AM 2.4 ftL 1:11 PM 0.5 ft7:00 AM / 6:27 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 2:42 AM 2.3 ftL 2:51 PM 0.5 ft7:00 AM / 6:26 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 3:30 AM 2.3 ftL 3:58 PM 0.4 ft7:01 AM / 6:25 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at St. Louis Bay entrance

    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 1175 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:11 AM–2:11 AM, 12:34 PM–2:34 PM7:31 AM–8:31 AM, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
    Mon Oct 1269 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM12:57 AM–2:57 AM, 1:20 PM–3:20 PM8:31 AM–9:31 AM, 7:05 PM–8:05 PM
    Tue Oct 1360 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–4:00 AM1:44 AM–3:44 AM, 2:08 PM–4:08 PM9:30 AM–10:30 AM, 7:43 PM–8:43 PM
    Wed Oct 1452 · Fair3:00 AM–4:00 AM, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM2:33 AM–4:33 AM, 2:58 PM–4:58 PM10:27 AM–11:27 AM, 8:27 PM–9:27 PM
    Thu Oct 1546 · Fair4:00 AM–5:00 AM, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM3:23 AM–5:23 AM, 3:49 PM–5:49 PM11:21 AM–12:21 PM, 9:16 PM–10:16 PM
    Fri Oct 1652 · Fair5:00 PM–7:00 PM, 5:00 AM–6:00 AM4:14 AM–6:14 AM, 4:40 PM–6:40 PM12:11 PM–1:11 PM, 10:09 PM–11:09 PM
    Sat Oct 1753 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:05 AM–7:05 AM, 5:29 PM–7:29 PM12:56 PM–1:56 PM, 11:06 PM–12:06 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. 0.4 ft at 3:58 PM on Saturday, October 17
    2. 0.4 ft at 4:46 PM on Sunday, October 18
    3. 0.5 ft at 10:38 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    4. 0.5 ft at 11:38 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.5 ft at 9:50 AM on Monday, October 12
    6. 0.5 ft at 2:51 PM on Friday, October 16

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 9:05 AM 0.6 ft6:57 AM / 6:32 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 12:14 AM 2.3 ftL 9:50 AM 0.5 ft6:58 AM / 6:31 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 12:45 AM 2.4 ftL 10:38 AM 0.5 ft6:59 AM / 6:30 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 1:20 AM 2.4 ftL 11:38 AM 0.5 ft6:59 AM / 6:28 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 1:59 AM 2.4 ftL 1:11 PM 0.5 ft7:00 AM / 6:27 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 2:42 AM 2.3 ftL 2:51 PM 0.5 ft7:00 AM / 6:26 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 3:30 AM 2.3 ftL 3:58 PM 0.4 ft7:01 AM / 6:25 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 4:24 AM 2.2 ftL 4:46 PM 0.4 ft7:02 AM / 6:24 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 5:22 AM 2.1 ftL 5:23 PM 0.5 ft7:03 AM / 6:23 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 6:26 AM 1.9 ftL 5:49 PM 0.6 ft7:03 AM / 6:22 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 7:45 AM 1.7 ftL 6:00 PM 0.8 ft7:04 AM / 6:21 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 1:14 AM 1.5 ftL 5:11 AM 1.3 ftH 10:15 AM 1.5 ftL 5:50 PM 1.0 ft7:05 AM / 6:20 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 12:29 AM 1.5 ftL 6:24 AM 1.0 ftH 1:03 PM 1.4 ftL 5:18 PM 1.2 ftH 11:27 PM 1.6 ft7:05 AM / 6:19 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 7:17 AM 0.7 ftH 11:08 PM 1.9 ft7:06 AM / 6:18 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 8:06 AM 0.5 ftH 11:24 PM 2.1 ft7:07 AM / 6:17 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 8:55 AM 0.2 ftH 11:54 PM 2.3 ft7:08 AM / 6:16 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 9:50 AM 0.1 ft7:08 AM / 6:15 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 12:32 AM 2.5 ftL 10:57 AM 0.0 ft7:09 AM / 6:14 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 1:17 AM 2.6 ftL 12:32 PM 0.0 ft7:10 AM / 6:13 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 2:06 AM 2.6 ftL 2:23 PM -0.1 ft7:11 AM / 6:12 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 3:00 AM 2.5 ftL 3:38 PM 0.0 ft7:11 AM / 6:12 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:57 AM 2.3 ftL 3:31 PM 0.1 ft6:12 AM / 5:11 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 3:56 AM 2.0 ftL 4:05 PM 0.3 ft6:13 AM / 5:10 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 4:55 AM 1.7 ftL 4:09 PM 0.6 ftH 11:48 PM 1.3 ft6:14 AM / 5:09 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 2:59 AM 1.2 ftH 6:05 AM 1.3 ftL 3:50 PM 0.9 ftH 11:14 PM 1.3 ft6:15 AM / 5:08 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 4:49 AM 0.9 ftH 12:30 PM 1.2 ftL 3:18 PM 1.1 ftH 9:56 PM 1.5 ft6:15 AM / 5:08 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 5:58 AM 0.5 ftH 9:04 PM 1.8 ft6:16 AM / 5:07 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:47 AM 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM 2.0 ft6:17 AM / 5:06 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:29 AM 0.1 ftH 10:01 PM 2.1 ft6:18 AM / 5:06 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:10 AM 0.0 ftH 10:37 PM 2.2 ft6:19 AM / 5:05 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 8:52 AM 0.0 ftH 11:15 PM 2.2 ft6:19 AM / 5:04 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 St. Louis Bay entrance

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    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around St. Louis Bay entrance

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

    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 65 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 56 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 50 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 35 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 31 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 31 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 25 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 25 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 24 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 23 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 22 records
    • Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsiSalt water · 20 records
    • Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 17 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 17 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 14 records
    • Freshwater Goby Ctenogobius shufeldtiBrackish water · 14 records
    • Bayou Killifish Fundulus pulvereusSalt water · 14 records
    • Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 13 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 13 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 12 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 11 records
    • Clown Goby Microgobius gulosusSalt water · 10 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 10 records
    Fresh water nearby · 17 species

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

    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 44 records
    • Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculusFresh water · 37 records
    • Bayou Topminnow Fundulus nottiiFresh water · 33 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 28 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 23 records
    • Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotusFresh water · 21 records
    • Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 19 records
    • Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatusFresh water · 18 records
    • Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatumFresh water · 13 records
    • Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venustaFresh water · 12 records
    • Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh water · 11 records
    • Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotisFresh water · 10 records
    • Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliaeFresh water · 10 records
    • Chain Pickerel Esox nigerFresh water · 9 records
    • Sharpfin Chubsucker Erimyzon tenuisFresh water · 9 records
    • Weed Shiner Notropis texanusFresh water · 9 records
    • Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiformeFresh 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 St. Louis Bay entrance

    St. Louis Bay entrance gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.4 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 2.6 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.2 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 Thursday, October 22, with only 0.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 2:23 PM on Friday, October 30. There are 4 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 2.6 ft at 1:17 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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