New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain Tides Today
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New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain runs a mean tidal range of about 0.3 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 3, and the lowest, 0.3 ft, on the evening of Oct 30.
| High tide | 12:16 PM | 0.8 ft |
Today on the water at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain
Today at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain: high tide at 12:16 PM (0.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 15 mph, 79°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 72°F. Sunrise is at 7:12 AM and sunset at 6:15 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 72°F |
| Saturday | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain is
New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain sits at 30.0272° N, 90.1133° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at New Orleans, LA. 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 1982. The nearest weather station is New Canal Station, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain
New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain 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 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.5 ft, a small tide. 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: 6.5 ft on Aug 30, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -2.6 ft on Dec 25, 1989.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.6 ft as minor flooding here, 5.6 ft as moderate and 8.6 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 New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.2 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 Shell Beach, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761927, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1982. 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 New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain
- East Bank 1, Norco, B. LaBranche: 15.3 mi, tides about 9 min later
- I-10 Bonnet Carre Floodway: 16.8 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Martello Castle, Lake Borgne: 17.6 mi, tides about 208 min earlier
- Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain: 24.4 mi, tides about 27 min later
- The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 90: 24.5 mi, tides about 208 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 14. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain, 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 🌖 | 4:41–6:41 AM 5:06–7:06 PM | 10:28–12:28 AM 12:01–2:01 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:41–7:41 AM 6:06–8:06 PM | — 12:47–2:47 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:37–8:37 AM 7:02–9:02 PM | 11:38–1:38 AM 1:27–3:27 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:28–9:28 AM 7:53–9:53 PM | 12:46–2:46 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:16–10:16 AM 8:41–10:41 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 2:53–4:53 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 3:53–5:53 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761927. 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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