Shell Beach, Lake Borgne Tides Today
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Shell Beach, Lake Borgne runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 2.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, 0.2 ft, on the evening of Oct 31.
| High tide | 5:49 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:35 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Shell Beach, Lake Borgne
Today at Shell Beach, Lake Borgne: high tide at 5:49 AM (2.3 ft), low tide at 6:35 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is slight chance rain showers 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. In effect now: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:10 AM and sunset at 6:13 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 10 mph | 71°F |
| Saturday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 to 15 mph | 76°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shell Beach, Lake Borgne is
Shell Beach, Lake Borgne sits at 29.8681° N, 89.6732° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 9 mi northeast of Delacroix, LA, in St. Bernard Parish. 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 1979. The nearest weather station is Shell Beach, LA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Shell Beach, Lake Borgne
Shell Beach, 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 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.5 ft, and 1.3 ft between the average high and the average low, 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: 10.8 ft on Aug 29, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -3.0 ft on Oct 29, 2020.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.4 ft as minor flooding here, 4.4 ft as moderate and 7.4 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 Shell Beach, Lake Borgne from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.7 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 Bay Waveland Yacht Club, MS gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761305, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1979. 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 Shell Beach, Lake Borgne
- Martello Castle, Lake Borgne: 11.0 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Bay Gardene: 18.9 mi, tides about 99 min earlier
- The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 90: 21.0 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Rat Bayou: 21.5 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Comfort Island: 24.4 mi, tides about 193 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shell Beach, Lake Borgne this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 27, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Shell Beach, 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 🌖 | 4:39–6:39 AM 5:04–7:04 PM | 10:26–12:26 AM 11:58–1:58 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:40–7:40 AM 6:05–8:05 PM | — 12:45–2:45 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:35–8:35 AM 7:00–9:00 PM | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:25–3:25 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:26–9:26 AM 7:51–9:51 PM | 12:44–2:44 AM 2:00–4:00 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:14–10:14 AM 8:39–10:39 PM | 1:49–3:49 AM 2:31–4:31 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:00–11:00 AM 9:25–11:25 PM | 2:51–4:51 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:45–11:45 AM 10:10–12:10 AM | 3:51–5:51 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761305. 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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