Southwest Pass tide times

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Today at Southwest Pass the next high tide is at 9:49 PM (1.9 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 7:31 AM. Spring tides peak on Wednesday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
Next high
9:49 PM
In 11 h 48 min · 1.9 ft
Next low
7:31 AM
In 21 h 30 min · 0.5 ft
Tide range today
1.3 ft
Spring tides Wednesday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 10:006:33 AMLow · 0.6 ft9:49 PMHigh · 1.9 ft
Tide chart for Southwest Pass, today. Low 0.6 ft at 6:33 AM, high 1.9 ft at 9:49 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from South Pass 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
  • Low6:33 AM0.6 ft
  • High9:49 PM1.9 ft
Tide times for Southwest Pass
TideTimeHeight
Low6:33 AM0.6 ft
High9:49 PM1.9 ft
Sunrise
6:57 AM
First light 6:33
Sunset
6:33 PM
Last light 6:57
Moon
2%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.3 ft
Spring tides Wed

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    10:00 to 11:00 PM

    Today's best window (5:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 6:33 AM low. Second window 10:00 to 11:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    No mid-tide window in daylight

    Tide stage only. Swell, sandbars and local breaks decide what works.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 7:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 7:00 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
TodaySun 11L6:33a0.6H9:49p1.91.3
MonOct 12L7:31a0.5H10:18p2.01.5 spring tide
TueOct 13L8:27a0.4H10:51p2.01.7 spring tide
WedOct 14L9:25a0.4H11:29p2.11.7 spring tide
ThuOct 15L10:28a0.3
FriOct 16H12:12a2.0L11:33a0.41.7 spring tide
SatOct 17H1:02a2.0L12:34p0.41.6 spring tide

Spring tides Monday to Saturday. Lows drop to 0.3 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 8760959.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from South Pass
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
28.932° N, 89.428° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8760959

About the tides at Southwest Pass

Southwest Pass usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. The pattern follows the reference station at South Pass. 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 on Wednesday, with a range of 1.7 ft. Neap tides follow on October 23, when the range shrinks to 0.3 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 2.3 ft on October 29, and the lowest is −1.2 ft on January 20.

Southwest Pass is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting South Pass: highs come about 35 min later and lows about 13 min earlier than there. The nearest other station is SW Pass, 0.8 mi away, where high tide comes about 37 min earlier.

Predictions are based on South Pass.

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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.