Ship Shoal Light Tides Today
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Ship Shoal Light runs a mean tidal range of about 1.6 ft. This month the highest water, 2.8 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 11:41 AM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Ship Shoal Light
Today at Ship Shoal Light: low tide at 11:41 AM (-0.1 ft). Sunrise is at 7:15 AM and sunset at 6:20 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ship Shoal Light is
Ship Shoal Light sits at 28.9150° N, 91.0717° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 34 mi southwest of Dulac, 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), 36.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 19 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Ship Shoal 178 (Apache Corp), an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 23.3 mi away.
The tide at Ship Shoal Light
Ship Shoal Light 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. 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 East Point, Grand Isle, station 8761724. High tide comes about 114 min earlier and low tide about 110 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.51 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 East Point, Grand Isle and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8763719. 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 Ship Shoal Light
- Caillou Boca: 19.0 mi, tides about 156 min later
- Fourleague Bay: 29.7 mi, tides about 66 min later
- Wine Island, Terrebonne Bay: 31.4 mi, tides about 177 min later
- Cocodrie, Terrebonne Bay: 33.7 mi, tides about 166 min later
- Lawma, Amerada Pass: 40.3 mi, tides about 43 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ship Shoal Light this month: Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Ship Shoal Light this month: 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 Ship Shoal Light, 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 🌖 | 4:45–6:45 AM 5:10–7:10 PM | 10:34–12:34 AM 12:02–2:02 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:45–7:45 AM 6:10–8:10 PM | — 12:49–2:49 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:41–8:41 AM 7:06–9:06 PM | 11:44–1:44 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:51–2:51 AM 2:05–4:05 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:20–10:20 AM 8:45–10:45 PM | 1:55–3:55 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:06–11:06 AM 9:31–11:31 PM | 2:57–4:57 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:51–11:51 AM 10:16–12:16 AM | 3:57–5:57 AM 3:38–5:38 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8763719. 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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