Pilottown Tides Today
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Pilottown runs a mean tidal range of about 0.9 ft. This month the highest water, 0.9 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, a -0.8 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 30.
| High tide | 1:53 AM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:19 PM | -0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Pilottown
Today at Pilottown: high tide at 1:53 AM (0.8 ft), low tide at 2:19 PM (-0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is slight 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 7:08 AM and sunset at 6:12 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 71°F |
| Saturday | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 77°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Pilottown is
Pilottown sits at 29.1793° N, 89.2588° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 8 mi southeast of Venice, LA, in Plaquemines Parish. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 1980. The nearest weather station is Pilottown, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Pilottown
Pilottown 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 0.8 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: 5.4 ft on Aug 29, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -2.0 ft on Dec 14, 2012.
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 Pilottown from the 2012-2016 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.8 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Grand Isle, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8760721, established 1980. 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 Pilottown
- Joseph Bayou: 8.4 mi, tides about 99 min earlier
- Southeast Pass: 13.6 mi, tides about 104 min earlier
- Jack Bay: 14.0 mi, tides about 71 min later
- Grand Bay: 16.1 mi, tides about 59 min later
- Pilots Station East, SW Pass: 19.3 mi, tides about 101 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Pilottown this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 27, Oct 28, 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 Pilottown this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 …. 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 Pilottown, 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 🌖 | 4:38–6:38 AM 5:03–7:03 PM | 10:26–12:26 AM 11:55–1:55 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:38–7:38 AM 6:03–8:03 PM | — 12:42–2:42 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:33–8:33 AM 6:58–8:58 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:22–3:22 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:25–9:25 AM 7:50–9:50 PM | 12:43–2:43 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:13–10:13 AM 8:38–10:38 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:58–10:58 AM 9:23–11:23 PM | 2:49–4:49 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:43–11:43 AM 10:08–12:08 AM | 3:49–5:49 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8760721. 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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