Pilottown tide times

Pilottown, LAPilottownNOAA 8760721Tuesday, October 13 · CDTTue Oct 13Live gauge · 9 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Pilottown the next high tide is at 11:54 PM (0.6 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 12:14 PM. Spring tides peak on Thursday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Right now
−0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
11:54 PM
In 9 h 15 min · 0.6 ft
Next low
12:14 PM
In 21 h 35 min · −0.6 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.1 ft
On forecast
Gauge reads 0.1 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ftNOW 2:3811:29 AMLow · −0.5 ft11:54 PMHigh · 0.6 ft
Tide chart for Pilottown, today. Low −0.5 ft at 11:29 AM, high 0.6 ft at 11:54 PM. Measured water level is 0.1 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low11:29 AM−0.5 ft
  • High11:54 PM0.6 ft
Tide times for Pilottown
TideTimeHeight
Low11:29 AM−0.5 ft
High11:54 PM0.6 ft
Wind
E 6 mph
Gusts to 10 mph
Sunrise
6:58 AM
First light 6:34
Sunset
6:30 PM
Last light 6:54
Moon
10%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.1 ft
Spring tides Thu

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 11:29 AM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

    A minus tide, −0.5 ft at 11:29 AM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    4:00 to 6:00 PM

    Rising mid tide, −0.3 to 0.0 ft, with light wind at the station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13L11:29a−0.5H11:54p0.61.1 spring tide
WedOct 14L12:14p−0.6
ThuOct 15H12:37a0.6L1:01p−0.61.2 spring tide
FriOct 16H1:24a0.6L1:52p−0.61.1 spring tide
SatOct 17H2:14a0.5L2:44p−0.61.1 spring tide
SunOct 18H3:07a0.5L3:33p−0.51.0
MonOct 19H4:02a0.4L4:13p−0.50.9

Spring tides Tuesday to Saturday. Lows drop to −0.6 ft, the best shelling days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8760721.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
29.179° N, 89.259° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8760721

About the tides at Pilottown

Most days here have a single high and a single low. Around neap tides the pattern can blur into small double tides. Water here rises and falls only about 0.8 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most Louisiana stations on this site. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.2 ft, comes on Thursday, and the smallest, 0.2 ft, on October 23. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 1.6 ft on June 5 and bottom out at −0.8 ft on November 26.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It also reports wind and air pressure. It was established in 1980. The nearest other station is Joseph Bayou, 8 mi away, where high tide comes about 58 min earlier.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.