Freshwater Bayou Tides Today
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Freshwater Bayou runs a mean tidal range of about 0.6 ft. This month the highest water, 0.9 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Oct 29.
| High tide | 4:52 AM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:18 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Freshwater Bayou
Today at Freshwater Bayou: high tide at 4:52 AM (0.9 ft), low tide at 7:18 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 79°F. Sunrise is at 7:20 AM and sunset at 6:24 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 10 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Freshwater Bayou is
Freshwater Bayou sits at 29.6554° N, 92.2507° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 20 mi south of Perry, LA, in Vermilion Parish. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2019 until 2020, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Freshwater Canal Locks (NOAA 8766072), 7.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 165 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Freshwater Canal Locks, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 7.9 mi away.
The tide at Freshwater Bayou
Freshwater Bayou has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.4 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.8 ft, and 0.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Northern Gulf tides are diurnal, one high and one low most days with ranges of 1 to 2 ft, so wind and river stage move the water as much as the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Freshwater Bayou from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.4 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bulk Terminal, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8765969, established 2019, gauge removed 2020. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Freshwater Bayou
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay: 7.1 mi, tides about 100 min earlier
- Freshwater Canal Locks: 7.9 mi, tides about 147 min earlier
- Intracoastal City: 10.5 mi, tides about 62 min earlier
- Lighthouse Point: 15.4 mi, tides about 82 min earlier
- Joseph Harbor: 31.0 mi, tides about 182 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Freshwater Bayou this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Freshwater Bayou this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Freshwater Bayou, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 4:50–6:50 AM 5:15–7:15 PM | 10:37–12:37 AM 12:09–2:09 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:50–7:50 AM 6:15–8:15 PM | — 12:55–2:55 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:46–8:46 AM 7:11–9:11 PM | 11:48–1:48 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 2:00–4:00 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:11–11:11 AM 9:36–11:36 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 4:02–6:02 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8765969. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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