Shell Beach tide times

Lake Borgne, LALake BorgneNOAA 8761305Tuesday, October 13 · CDTTue Oct 13Live gauge · 9 min agoLiveChange station
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The last tide turn at Shell Beach today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 2:11 PM. Spring tides peak today, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Right now
0.6 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
4:06 AM
In 13 h 39 min · 2.1 ft
Next low
2:11 PM
In 23 h 44 min · 0.5 ft
Gauge vs forecast
0.0 ft
On forecast
Gauge reads 0.0 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 2:263:27 AMHigh · 2.0 ft1:07 PMLow · 0.5 ft
Tide chart for Shell Beach, today. High 2.0 ft at 3:27 AM, low 0.5 ft at 1:07 PM. Measured water level is 0.0 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
  • High3:27 AM2.0 ft
  • Low1:07 PM0.5 ft
Tide times for Shell Beach
TideTimeHeight
High3:27 AM2.0 ft
Low1:07 PM0.5 ft
Wind
SE 7 mph
Gusts to 11 mph
Sunrise
7:00 AM
First light 6:36
Sunset
6:31 PM
Last light 6:55
Moon
10%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.5 ft
Spring tides Tue

Best windows today

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

    Today's best window (1:00 to 3:00 AM) has passed. Moving water toward the 3:27 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    7:00 to 9:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 9:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 7:00 AM to 10:00 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.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13H3:27a2.0L1:07p0.51.5 spring tide
WedOct 14H4:06a2.1L2:11p0.51.5 spring tide
ThuOct 15H4:48a2.1L3:55p0.61.5 spring tide
FriOct 16H5:32a2.1L6:16p0.61.5 spring tide
SatOct 17H6:18a2.0L7:12p0.51.5 spring tide
SunOct 18H7:13a2.0L7:46p0.51.5 spring tide
MonOct 19H8:22a1.9L8:10p0.51.4 spring tide

Spring tides Tuesday to Monday. Lows drop to 0.5 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 8761305.

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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
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
29.868° N, 89.673° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8761305

About the tides at Shell Beach

Shell Beach usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. The mean range is small, about 1.3 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. The next spring tides peak today, with a range of 1.5 ft. Neap tides follow on October 23, when the range shrinks to 0.4 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 2.3 ft on October 30, and the lowest is −0.9 ft on January 21.

Lake Borgne is a NOAA water level station with a live gauge, updated every 6 minutes. Predictions come from the station's own tide records. It also reports wind and air pressure. It was established in 1979. The nearest other station is Martello Castle, 11 mi away, where high tide comes about 10 min later.

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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.