Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain Tides Today
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Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain runs a mean tidal range of about 0.6 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 30, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Oct 29.
| High tide | 11:45 AM | 1.0 ft |
Today on the water at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain
Today at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain: high tide at 11:45 AM (1.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 to 15 mph, 79°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 7:13 AM and sunset at 6:15 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 5 mph | 67°F |
| Saturday | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 15 mph | 79°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain is
Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain sits at 30.3783° N, 90.1600° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, at Madisonville, LA, in St. Tammany Parish. 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 New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain (NOAA 8761927), 24.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 27 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Hammond, Hammond Municipal Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 18.2 mi away.
The tide at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain
Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain 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 0.6 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: 3.3 ft on Jan 21, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -2.7 ft on Apr 12, 1988.
- NOAA predicts tides here from South Pass, station 8760551. High tide comes about 696 min later and low tide about 741 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.48 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 fixes MLLW at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.6 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's New Canal Station, LA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761993, established 1982, gauge removed 1988. 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 Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain
- New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain: 24.4 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
- I-10 Bonnet Carre Floodway: 25.5 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- East Bank 1, Norco, B. LaBranche: 25.8 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 90: 29.2 mi, tides about 205 min earlier
- Martello Castle, Lake Borgne: 35.7 mi, tides about 243 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 15, 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.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain this month: 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 Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain, 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 🌖 | 4:42–6:42 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 10:27–12:27 AM 12:02–2:02 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:42–7:42 AM 6:07–8:07 PM | — 12:48–2:48 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:37–8:37 AM 7:02–9:02 PM | 11:38–1:38 AM 1:28–3:28 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:28–9:28 AM 7:53–9:53 PM | 12:46–2:46 AM 2:02–4:02 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:16–10:16 AM 8:41–10:41 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 2:34–4:34 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 2:53–4:53 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 3:54–5:54 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8761993. 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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