Joseph Harbor Tides Today
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Joseph Harbor runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 26, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 1:24 PM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:36 PM | 2.6 ft |
Today on the water at Joseph Harbor
Today at Joseph Harbor: high tide at 10:36 PM (2.6 ft), low tide at 1:24 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. Sunrise is at 7:23 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 15 mph | 70°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Joseph Harbor is
Joseph Harbor sits at 29.6375° N, 92.7672° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 29 mi east of Cameron, LA, in Cameron 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), 28.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 4 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Grand Chenier, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 11.4 mi away.
The tide at Joseph Harbor
Joseph Harbor 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 2.2 ft, and 1.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 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.
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 Joseph Harbor from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.7 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 Freshwater Canal Locks, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8766941, 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 Joseph Harbor
- Catfish Point, Mermentau River: 16.3 mi, tides about 215 min later
- Mermentau River, Grand Chenier: 17.3 mi, tides about 54 min later
- Freshwater Canal Locks: 28.4 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Freshwater Bayou: 31.0 mi, tides about 177 min later
- Calcasieu Pass: 35.7 mi, tides about 30 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Joseph Harbor this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 25, 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 Joseph Harbor this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Joseph Harbor, 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 🌖 | 4:52–6:52 AM 5:17–7:17 PM | 10:40–12:40 AM 12:11–2:11 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:52–7:52 AM 6:17–8:17 PM | — 12:57–2:57 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:48–8:48 AM 7:13–9:13 PM | 11:50–1:50 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:39–9:39 AM 8:04–10:04 PM | 12:57–2:57 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:27–10:27 AM 8:52–10:52 PM | 2:02–4:02 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:04–5:04 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:04–6:04 AM 3:44–5:44 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8766941. 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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