Tchefuncta River tide times

Lake Pontchartrain, LALake PontchartrainNOAA 8761993Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station

Today at Tchefuncta River the next low tide is at 10:23 PM (0.1 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 11:45 PM. Spring tides peak on Saturday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Estimated now
0.8 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
10:23 PM
In 8 h 45 min · 0.1 ft
Next high
11:05 AM
In 21 h 27 min · 1.0 ft
Tide range today
0.8 ft
Spring tides Saturday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 1:3810:17 AMHigh · 0.9 ft10:23 PMLow · 0.1 ft
Tide chart for Tchefuncta River, today. High 0.9 ft at 10:17 AM, low 0.1 ft at 10:23 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
  • High10:17 AM0.9 ft
  • Low10:23 PM0.1 ft
Tide times for Tchefuncta River
TideTimeHeight
High10:17 AM0.9 ft
Low10:23 PM0.1 ft
Sunrise
6:54 AM
First light 6:30
Sunset
6:49 PM
Last light 7:13
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
0.8 ft
Spring tides Sat

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 9:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 10:17 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • 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 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.

High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H10:17a0.9L10:23p0.10.8
ThuOct 1H11:05a1.0L11:45p0.10.9 spring tide
FriOct 2H12:01p1.0
SatOct 3L1:01a0.0H1:07p1.01.0 spring tide
SunOct 4L2:09a0.0H2:23p1.00.9 spring tide
MonOct 5L3:09a0.1H3:50p0.90.8
TueOct 6L4:01a0.1H5:26p0.80.7

Spring tides Thursday to Sunday. Lows drop to 0.0 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 8761993.

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
30.378° N, 90.160° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8761993

About the tides at Tchefuncta River

Tchefuncta River usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. The pattern follows the reference station at South Pass. Water here rises and falls only about 0.6 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, 1.0 ft, comes on Saturday, and the smallest, 0.1 ft, on October 9.

Tides here are worked out from the reference station at South Pass, with NOAA time and height corrections. Times are good for planning, but local wind can shift them. NOAA measured the tide here from 1982 to 1988 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Bayou BonFouca, 23 mi away, where high tide comes about 24 min earlier.

Predictions are based on South Pass.

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.