Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay Tides Today
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Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.8 ft. This month the highest water, 1.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:43 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:45 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay
Today at Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay: high tide at 2:43 AM (1.2 ft), low tide at 6:45 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 mph, 80°F. Sunrise is at 7:21 AM and sunset at 6:24 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | E 10 mph | 68°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 80°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay is
Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay sits at 29.7581° N, 92.2638° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 14 mi southwest of Perry, LA, in Vermilion 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), 14.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 217 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Freshwater Canal Locks, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 14.5 mi away.
The tide at Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay
Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay 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. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.3 ft, and 1.0 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 0.2 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 Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 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 Bulk Terminal, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8765994, 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 Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay
- Intracoastal City: 6.7 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Freshwater Bayou: 7.1 mi, tides about 42 min later
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay: 9.6 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
- Freshwater Canal Locks: 14.5 mi, tides about 225 min earlier
- Lighthouse Point: 20.9 mi, tides about 194 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay this month: Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, 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 Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay, 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 🌖 | 4:50–6:50 AM 5:15–7:15 PM | 10:37–12:37 AM 12:09–2:09 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:50–7:50 AM 6:15–8:15 PM | — 12:56–2:56 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:46–8:46 AM 7:11–9:11 PM | 11:48–1:48 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 2:00–4:00 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:11–11:11 AM 9:36–11:36 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 4:02–6:02 AM 3:42–5:42 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8765994. 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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