Point Au Fer Tides Today
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Point Au Fer runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 1:38 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 12:30 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Point Au Fer
Today at Point Au Fer: high tide at 1:38 AM (2.7 ft), low tide at 12:30 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 78°F. Sunrise is at 7:16 AM and sunset at 6:21 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 72°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 10 mph | 78°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Point Au Fer is
Point Au Fer sits at 29.3333° N, 91.3533° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 24 mi south of Patterson, LA. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay (NOAA 8764314), 3.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 16 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay, a tide-station weather package reporting wind and water temperature, 3.0 mi away.
The tide at Point Au Fer
Point Au Fer has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.4 high tides a day here. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Galveston, Galveston Channel, station 8771450. High tide comes about 21 min earlier and low tide about 146 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.40 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Galveston, Galveston Channel and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8764256, established 1960, gauge removed 1978. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Point Au Fer
- Lawma, Amerada Pass: 8.1 mi, tides about 45 min later
- Shell Island: 10.1 mi, tides about 91 min later
- Fourleague Bay: 13.1 mi, tides about 95 min later
- South Point, Marsh Island: 26.8 mi, tides about 16 min later
- Stouts Pass at Six Mile Lake: 29.3 mi, tides about 193 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Point Au Fer this month: Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Point Au Fer this month: 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 Point Au Fer, 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 🌖 | 4:46–6:46 AM 5:11–7:11 PM | 10:34–12:34 AM 12:04–2:04 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:47–7:47 AM 6:12–8:12 PM | — 12:51–2:51 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:42–8:42 AM 7:07–9:07 PM | 11:45–1:45 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:33–9:33 AM 7:58–9:58 PM | 12:52–2:52 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:21–10:21 AM 8:46–10:46 PM | 1:56–3:56 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:07–11:07 AM 9:32–11:32 PM | 2:58–4:58 AM 3:09–5:09 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM | 3:58–5:58 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8764256. 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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