Martello Castle, Lake Borgne Tides Today
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Martello Castle, Lake Borgne runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 1.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 28.
| High tide | 6:06 AM | 1.7 ft |
| Low tide | 5:18 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Martello Castle, Lake Borgne
Today at Martello Castle, Lake Borgne: high tide at 6:06 AM (1.7 ft), low tide at 5:18 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 76°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 7:11 AM and sunset at 6:14 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 5 mph | 70°F |
| Saturday | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 76°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Martello Castle, Lake Borgne is
Martello Castle, Lake Borgne sits at 29.9450° N, 89.8350° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 3 mi southeast of New Orleans, LA. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1982 until 2007, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Shell Beach, Lake Borgne (NOAA 8761305), 11.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 32 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Shell Beach, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 11.1 mi away.
The tide at Martello Castle, Lake Borgne
Martello Castle, Lake Borgne has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.0 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.4 ft, and 1.2 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 Martello Castle, Lake Borgne from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bay Waveland Yacht Club, MS gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761529, established 1982, gauge removed 2007. 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 Martello Castle, Lake Borgne
- Shell Beach, Lake Borgne: 11.0 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 90: 16.4 mi, tides about 41 min earlier
- New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain: 17.6 mi, tides about 208 min later
- Lafitte, Barataria Waterway: 25.4 mi, tides about 136 min later
- Rat Bayou: 26.5 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Martello Castle, Lake Borgne this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, 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 Martello Castle, Lake Borgne this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, 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 Martello Castle, Lake Borgne, 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 🌖 | 4:40–6:40 AM 5:05–7:05 PM | 10:27–12:27 AM 11:59–1:59 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:40–7:40 AM 6:05–8:05 PM | — 12:46–2:46 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:36–8:36 AM 7:01–9:01 PM | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:26–3:26 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:27–9:27 AM 7:52–9:52 PM | 12:45–2:45 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 1:49–3:49 AM 2:32–4:32 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 3:52–5:52 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761529. 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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