Freshwater Canal Locks Tides Today
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Freshwater Canal Locks runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 1:23 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:36 PM | 2.4 ft |
Today on the water at Freshwater Canal Locks
Today at Freshwater Canal Locks: high tide at 10:36 PM (2.4 ft), low tide at 1:23 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 77°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 79°F. Sunrise is at 7:21 AM and sunset at 6:24 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 69°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Freshwater Canal Locks is
Freshwater Canal Locks sits at 29.5517° N, 92.3052° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 28 mi south of Perry, LA, in Vermilion Parish. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 2005. The nearest weather station is Freshwater Canal Locks, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Freshwater Canal Locks
Freshwater Canal Locks has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.5 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.1 ft, and 1.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.5 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.
About this station
- Highest water on record: 10.1 ft on Sep 12, 2008.
- Lowest on record: -4.1 ft on Mar 12, 2022.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.9 ft as minor flooding here, 4.9 ft as moderate and 5.9 ft as major.
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 Canal Locks from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.1 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.2 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 Sabine Pass North, TX gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8766072, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 2005. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Freshwater Canal Locks
- Freshwater Bayou: 7.9 mi, tides about 165 min later
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay: 13.3 mi, tides about 226 min later
- Lighthouse Point: 15.9 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Intracoastal City: 18.3 mi, tides about 230 min later
- Joseph Harbor: 28.4 mi, tides about 4 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Freshwater Canal Locks this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Canal Locks this month: 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 Canal Locks, 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 | 10:38–12:38 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 | 12:56–2:56 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 3:43–5:43 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8766072. 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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