Rat Bayou tide times

Rat Bayou, LARat BayouNOAA 8761431Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Rat Bayou the next low tide is at 3:45 PM (0.3 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 5:24 PM. Spring tides peak on Friday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Predicted now
0.3 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
3:45 PM
In 1 h 21 min · 0.3 ft
Next high
5:07 AM
In 14 h 43 min · 1.0 ft
Tide range today
0.7 ft
Spring tides Friday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 2:244:17 AMHigh · 1.0 ft3:45 PMLow · 0.3 ft
Tide chart for Rat Bayou, today. High 1.0 ft at 4:17 AM, low 0.3 ft at 3:45 PM.

Predicted tide height at Rat Bayou for Wednesday, September 30, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High4:17 AM1.0 ft
  • Low3:45 PM0.3 ft
Tide times for Rat Bayou
TideTimeHeight
High4:17 AM1.0 ft
Low3:45 PM0.3 ft
Sunrise
6:52 AM
First light 6:29
Sunset
6:47 PM
Last light 7:11
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
0.7 ft
Spring tides Fri

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 3:45 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 7:00 to 8:00 AM
    Earlier today: 8:00 to 11:00 AM

    Today's best window (8:00 to 11:00 AM) has passed.

  • 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

September calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H4:17a1.0L3:45p0.30.7 spring tide
ThuOct 1H5:07a1.0L5:24p0.30.8 spring tide
FriOct 2H5:51a1.1L7:03p0.20.8 spring tide
SatOct 3H6:40a1.0L7:55p0.30.8 spring tide
SunOct 4H7:51a1.0L8:45p0.30.7
MonOct 5H9:06a0.9L9:50p0.40.6
TueOct 6H9:52a0.8L10:44p0.40.4

Spring tides Wednesday to Saturday. Lows drop to 0.2 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 8761431.

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Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
29.567° N, 89.763° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8761431

About the tides at Rat Bayou

Tides at Rat Bayou are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. The mean range is small, about 0.5 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. That is smaller than most Louisiana stations on this site. The next spring tides peak on Friday, with a range of 0.8 ft. Neap tides follow on October 8, when the range shrinks to 0.1 ft.

This is a prediction station. NOAA calculates its tides from past measurements at this spot, but there is no live gauge today. NOAA measured the tide here in 2024 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Bayou Chene, 4 mi away, where high tide comes about 24 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.