Point Au Fer tide times

Point Au Fer, LAPoint Au FerNOAA 8764256Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station

Today at Point Au Fer the next high tide is at 9:41 PM (2.8 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 11:40 AM. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
0.9 ft ↑
Rising 0.3 ft per hour
Next high
9:41 PM
In 7 h 18 min · 2.8 ft
Next low
11:40 AM
In 21 h 17 min · 0.1 ft
Tide range today
2.6 ft
Spring tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 2:233:48 AMHigh · 2.4 ft10:41 AMLow · 0.2 ft9:41 PMHigh · 2.8 ft
Tide chart for Point Au Fer, today. High 2.4 ft at 3:48 AM, low 0.2 ft at 10:41 AM, high 2.8 ft at 9:41 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from GALVESTON, Galveston Channel using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High3:48 AM2.4 ft
  • Low10:41 AM0.2 ft
  • High9:41 PM2.8 ft
Tide times for Point Au Fer
TideTimeHeight
High3:48 AM2.4 ft
Low10:41 AM0.2 ft
High9:41 PM2.8 ft
Sunrise
6:59 AM
First light 6:35
Sunset
6:54 PM
Last light 7:17
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
2.6 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 10:41 AM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    Next: Thu 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
    Earlier today: 10:00 to 11:00 AM

    Today's best window (10:00 to 11:00 AM) has passed.

  • Surfing
    3:00 to 6:00 PM

    Mid tide from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 7:00 AM.

Plan the week

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

High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H3:48a2.4L10:41a0.2H9:41p2.82.6 spring tide
ThuOct 1L11:40a0.1H11:30p2.82.7 spring tide
FriOct 2L12:47p0.1
SatOct 3H2:30a2.8L1:59p0.22.6 spring tide
SunOct 4H2:51a2.8L3:15p0.32.4
MonOct 5H2:37a2.6L4:30p0.52.1
TueOct 6H2:48a2.5L6:11a2.3H11:49a2.4L5:37p0.71.8

Spring tides Wednesday to Saturday. Lows drop to 0.1 ft, the best low-water 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 8764256.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
29.333° N, 91.353° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8764256

About the tides at Point Au Fer

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. The pattern follows the reference station at GALVESTON, Galveston Channel. The mean range is small, about 1.5 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. That is larger than most Louisiana stations on this site. The next spring tides peak tomorrow, with a range of 2.7 ft. Neap tides follow on October 8, when the range shrinks to 1.2 ft.

Point Au Fer is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting GALVESTON, Galveston Channel: highs come about 21 min and lows about 146 min earlier than there. NOAA measured the tide here from 1960 to 1978 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Eugene Island, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 8 m earlier.

Predictions are based on GALVESTON, Galveston Channel.

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.