Empire, LA — Tides & Fishing

Empire

Tide source: Fixture data (stale) · fetched 9/4/2026, 4:50:24 PM CT

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LOW~-0.4 ft MLLW

Next high

Sat, Sep 5, 4:54 AM · 1.3 ft

Next low

Sat, Sep 5, 5:55 PM · -0.4 ft

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 4:50 PM · tide ~-0.4 ft · rising

Bite windowsCoral bands = major · gold = minor09-0409-05

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Best fishing times today

Friday, September 4

★★☆☆☆

Fair fishing day

Last Quarter · 54% illuminated · Neap

Windows

Major5:50 PM – 7:50 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:59 PM – 11:59 PM
Major5:55 AM – 7:55 AM☀️ Prime
Minor1:53 PM – 2:53 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

6:39 AM

Sunset

7:19 PM

Moon

Last Quarter · 49%

Tide cycle

Neap · Weak

Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

79°F

Wind

7 mph E

Pressure

1013 hPa

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

FRI, SEP 4, 2026

6:39 AM – 7:19 PMLast Quarter 54%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide3:45 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:44 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, SEP 5, 2026

6:39 AM – 7:18 PMLast Quarter 42%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide4:54 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:55 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, SEP 6, 2026

6:40 AM – 7:17 PMLast Quarter 31%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide6:13 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:54 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

MON, SEP 7, 2026

6:41 AM – 7:15 PMWaning Crescent 21%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide7:47 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide7:45 PM-0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, SEP 8, 2026

6:41 AM – 7:14 PMWaning Crescent 12%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide9:21 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:28 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 9, 2026

6:42 AM – 7:13 PMWaning Crescent 6%Spring

★★★★☆Great

High tide10:43 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:01 PM0.01 ftMLLW

THU, SEP 10, 2026

6:42 AM – 7:12 PMNew Moon 2%Spring

★★★★☆Great

High tide12:07 PM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:07 PM0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, SEP 11, 2026

6:43 AM – 7:11 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

★★★★☆Great

Low tide5:59 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide1:58 PM0.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:19 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, SEP 12, 2026

6:43 AM – 7:09 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

★★★★☆Great

High tide1:36 AM0.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:23 AM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, SEP 13, 2026

6:44 AM – 7:08 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

★★★★☆Great

High tide12:40 AM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide10:20 AM0.09 ftMLLW

MON, SEP 14, 2026

6:44 AM – 7:07 PMWaxing Crescent 10%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide12:36 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:51 AM-0.03 ftMLLW

TUE, SEP 15, 2026

6:45 AM – 7:06 PMWaxing Crescent 16%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide1:04 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide1:00 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 16, 2026

6:45 AM – 7:04 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Moderate

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide1:42 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide2:08 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

THU, SEP 17, 2026

6:46 AM – 7:03 PMFirst Quarter 33%Neap

★☆☆☆☆Poor

High tide2:28 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide3:18 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, SEP 18, 2026

6:46 AM – 7:02 PMFirst Quarter 42%Neap

★☆☆☆☆Poor

High tide3:19 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide4:25 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, SEP 19, 2026

6:47 AM – 7:01 PMFirst Quarter 52%Neap

★☆☆☆☆Poor

High tide4:16 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide5:21 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, SEP 20, 2026

6:47 AM – 6:59 PMFirst Quarter 61%Neap

★☆☆☆☆Poor

High tide5:16 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:06 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

MON, SEP 21, 2026

6:48 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide6:18 AM1.1 ftMLLW
Low tide6:41 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

TUE, SEP 22, 2026

6:48 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Moderate

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide7:27 AM1.0 ftMLLW
Low tide7:08 PM-0.06 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 23, 2026

6:49 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Gibbous 86%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide8:48 AM0.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:26 PM0.06 ftMLLW

THU, SEP 24, 2026

6:49 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 92%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide10:23 AM0.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:26 PM0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, SEP 25, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:53 PMFull Moon 97%Spring

★★★★☆Great

Low tide4:40 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide12:09 PM0.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:02 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, SEP 26, 2026

6:50 AM – 6:52 PMFull Moon 99%Spring

★★★★☆Great

High tide12:48 AM0.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:03 AM0.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:46 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:36 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, SEP 27, 2026

6:51 AM – 6:51 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

★★★★☆Great

Low tide8:19 AM0.10 ftMLLW
High tide11:09 PM0.9 ftMLLW

MON, SEP 28, 2026

6:51 AM – 6:50 PMFull Moon 98%Spring

★★★★☆Great

Low tide9:29 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
High tide11:37 PM1.0 ftMLLW

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Moderate

★★★★☆Great

Low tide10:47 AM-0.2 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

6:52 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide12:21 AM1.2 ftMLLW
Low tide12:19 PM-0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Moderate

★★★☆☆Good

High tide1:16 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide1:53 PM-0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

6:53 AM – 6:45 PMLast Quarter 67%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide2:19 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:16 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

6:54 AM – 6:44 PMLast Quarter 56%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide3:27 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:28 PM-0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

6:54 AM – 6:42 PMLast Quarter 45%Neap

★★☆☆☆Fair

High tide4:36 AM1.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:28 PM-0.3 ftMLLW

Throw this gear

tag=limitout05-20

Marsh staples worth a cast this week — same voice as the catch notes.

4-inch DieZel MinnowZ

Marsh-proven soft plastics for trout and reds.

ASIN B06XBB2JZS →

3-inch orange Four Horsemen 5-pack

Classic cork presentation for skinny water.

ASIN B0BLC9FQ54 →

Johnson gold spoon

Flash and thump when the water muddies up.

ASIN B0000AUWG0 →