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Ship Shoal Light, LA — Tides & Fishing

Ship Shoal Light

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 12:59:53 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

28.9150, -91.0717
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE10:56 PMLOW TIDE10:50 AMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~2.5 ft MLLW

Air

84°F

Wind

21 mph SE

Water

86°F

Pressure

1011 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 12:59 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 12:59 AM · tide ~2.5 ft · falling

-1.00.01.02.03.0ft MLLW10:50 AM0.1 ft12:00 AM2.8 ftNow · 12:59 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Major3:48 AM – 5:48 AM
  • Minor11:43 AM – 12:43 PM
  • Major4:20 PM – 6:20 PM☀️ Prime
  • Minor9:54 PM – 10:54 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.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Ship Shoal Light
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

84°F

Wind

21 mph SE

Water

86°F

Pressure

1011 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Ship Shoal Light
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

6:58 AM

Sunset

6:47 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

6:57 AM – 6:49 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide9:54 PM2.5 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

6:57 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:44 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:56 PM2.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

6:58 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:50 AM0.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

6:59 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:00 AM2.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:59 AM0.05 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

6:59 AM – 6:45 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:05 AM2.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:12 PM0.08 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:43 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:14 AM2.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:23 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:42 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:40 AM2.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:24 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:01 AM – 6:41 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:28 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:17 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:01 AM – 6:40 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:18 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:01 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:17 PM1.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:39 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:31 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:17 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:31 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:54 PM1.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:03 AM – 6:38 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:58 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:37 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:44 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:04 PM1.8 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:03 AM – 6:37 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide5:04 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:52 PM2.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:35 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:36 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:18 PM2.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:34 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:45 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:57 PM2.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:05 AM – 6:33 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide8:42 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:42 PM2.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:32 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:34 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:33 PM2.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:31 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:24 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:26 PM2.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:07 AM – 6:30 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:16 AM0.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:29 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:15 AM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:09 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:28 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:01 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:02 PM0.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:09 AM – 6:27 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:44 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:49 PM0.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:26 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:28 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:26 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:25 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:50 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:48 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:24 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:38 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:13 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:40 PM1.5 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:12 AM – 6:24 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:21 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:32 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:12 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:56 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:12 AM – 6:23 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide4:20 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:47 PM1.9 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:13 AM – 6:22 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide5:12 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:41 PM2.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:21 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:14 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:56 PM2.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:15 AM – 6:20 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:22 AM0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:34 PM2.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:15 AM – 6:19 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide8:30 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:29 PM2.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:16 AM – 6:19 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:34 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:36 PM2.8 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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