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Freshwater Bayou Tide Times

Louisiana · Station 8765969 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Freshwater Bayou runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.9 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 6, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Sep 6.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Freshwater Canal Locks (8766072), about 8 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 137 min later.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 0.7 ft at 3:30 AM

Predicted

Today's tides
High tide	3:30 AM	0.7 ft
Low tide	6:46 PM	0.1 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Freshwater Bayou this month: Sep 4, Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 7, Sep 8. 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: Sep 3, Sep 4, Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 29, Sep 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026

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Sat

1H:0.6L:0.5H:0.6L:0.1

2H:0.7L:0.0

3🌗H:0.8L:-0.1

4🌗H:0.8L:-0.1

5🌗H:0.9L:-0.1

6🌗H:0.9L:-0.2

7H:0.8

8L:-0.1H:0.8L:0.7H:0.7

9L:-0.1H:0.7L:0.6H:0.7

10L:0.0H:0.7L:0.5H:0.7

11🌑L:0.1H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7

12🌑L:0.2H:0.6L:0.3H:0.7

13🌑L:0.4H:0.5L:0.2H:0.7

14L:0.5H:0.6L:0.1

15H:0.7L:0.1

16H:0.7L:0.1

17H:0.7L:0.1

18🌓H:0.8L:0.1

19🌓H:0.8L:0.0

20🌓H:0.8L:0.0

21🌓H:0.7L:0.0

22H:0.7L:0.6H:0.6

23L:0.0H:0.7L:0.6H:0.6

24L:0.1H:0.6L:0.5H:0.6

25🌕L:0.2H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7

26🌕L:0.3H:0.6L:0.3H:0.7

27🌕L:0.4H:0.5L:0.2H:0.7

28🌕L:0.5H:0.6L:0.1H:0.7

29L:-0.0

30H:0.8L:-0.1

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 🌒	4:27–6:27 PM 4:52–6:52 AM	11:19–1:19 PM 9:32–11:32 PM	68
Thu Sep 17 🌒	5:17–7:17 PM 5:42–7:42 AM	12:15–2:15 PM 10:18–12:18 AM	56
Fri Sep 18 🌓	6:08–8:08 PM 6:33–8:33 AM	1:08–3:08 PM —	42
Sat Sep 19 🌓	6:58–8:58 PM 7:23–9:23 AM	1:56–3:56 PM 11:08–1:08 AM	41
Sun Sep 20 🌓	7:48–9:48 PM 8:13–10:13 AM	2:39–4:39 PM 12:03–2:03 AM	55
Mon Sep 21 🌓	8:35–10:35 PM 9:00–11:00 AM	3:18–5:18 PM 12:59–2:59 AM	67
Tue Sep 22 🌔	9:20–11:20 PM 9:45–11:45 AM	3:52–5:52 PM 1:57–3:57 AM	78

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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