Louisiana tide station

Freshwater Canal Locks tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: low tide at 3:01 PM (0.7 ft). Water temperature 78.4 F at Freshwater Canal Locks.

NOAA station 8766072 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 6:36 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼

3:01PM

0.7FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

78.4

25.8C

Freshwater Canal Locks

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 3:01 PM (0.7 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:13 AMSunset 6:36 PMDaylight 11h 22mCDT

Low tide at Freshwater Canal Locks on October 18, 2026 is at 3:01 PM (0.7 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Freshwater Canal Locks is 78.4 F at Freshwater Canal Locks, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 6:36 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8766072 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Freshwater Canal Locks

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	3:01 PM0.7 ft				7:13 AM	6:36 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	12:19 AM2.3 ft	4:05 PM0.7 ft			7:14 AM	6:35 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	12:43 AM2.2 ft	7:35 AM1.7 ft	9:39 AM1.7 ft	5:05 PM0.8 ft	7:14 AM	6:34 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:59 AM2.2 ft	7:06 AM1.5 ft	10:59 AM1.8 ft	6:01 PM0.9 ft	7:15 AM	6:33 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:02 AM2.1 ft	7:05 AM1.3 ft	12:18 PM1.9 ft	6:51 PM1.0 ft	7:16 AM	6:32 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:57 AM2.0 ft	7:24 AM1.0 ft	1:27 PM2.1 ft	7:35 PM1.2 ft	7:16 AM	6:31 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:02 AM2.0 ft	7:49 AM0.6 ft	2:26 PM2.3 ft	8:18 PM1.4 ft	7:17 AM	6:30 PM	98%

Water temperature near Freshwater Canal Locks

78.4 F (25.8 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8766072 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 77.7 to 93.0 F. Typical for October here is 78.5 F (5-year hourly mean; range 63.0 to 89.2), so today is 0.1 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Freshwater Canal Locks, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in CDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Louisiana station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:03 AM	6:55 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:03 AM	6:54 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:04 AM	6:53 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:04 AM	6:51 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:05 AM	6:50 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:06 AM	6:49 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:06 AM	6:48 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:07 AM	6:47 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:07 AM	6:46 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:08 AM	6:44 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:08 AM	6:43 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:09 AM	6:42 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:10 AM	6:41 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:10 AM	6:40 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:11 AM	6:39 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:45 PM0.5 ft	10:55 PM2.3 ft			7:12 AM	6:38 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	1:50 PM0.6 ft	11:44 PM2.3 ft			7:12 AM	6:37 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	3:01 PM0.7 ft				7:13 AM	6:36 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	12:19 AM2.3 ft	4:05 PM0.7 ft			7:14 AM	6:35 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	12:43 AM2.2 ft	7:35 AM1.7 ft	9:39 AM1.7 ft	5:05 PM0.8 ft	7:14 AM	6:34 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:59 AM2.2 ft	7:06 AM1.5 ft	10:59 AM1.8 ft	6:01 PM0.9 ft	7:15 AM	6:33 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:02 AM2.1 ft	7:05 AM1.3 ft	12:18 PM1.9 ft	6:51 PM1.0 ft	7:16 AM	6:32 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:57 AM2.0 ft	7:24 AM1.0 ft	1:27 PM2.1 ft	7:35 PM1.2 ft	7:16 AM	6:31 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:02 AM2.0 ft	7:49 AM0.6 ft	2:26 PM2.3 ft	8:18 PM1.4 ft	7:17 AM	6:30 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:15 AM2.0 ft	8:19 AM0.3 ft	3:23 PM2.5 ft	9:02 PM1.6 ft	7:18 AM	6:29 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	1:30 AM2.1 ft	8:53 AM0.0 ft	4:22 PM2.6 ft	9:52 PM1.8 ft	7:18 AM	6:28 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	1:46 AM2.1 ft	9:33 AM-0.2 ft	5:21 PM2.6 ft	10:48 PM2.0 ft	7:19 AM	6:27 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	2:00 AM2.2 ft	10:21 AM-0.3 ft	6:27 PM2.6 ft	11:46 PM2.2 ft	7:20 AM	6:26 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	2:13 AM2.3 ft	11:15 AM-0.3 ft	8:02 PM2.6 ft		7:20 AM	6:25 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	12:15 PM-0.2 ft	9:38 PM2.5 ft			7:21 AM	6:24 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	1:23 PM-0.0 ft	10:36 PM2.4 ft			7:22 AM	6:24 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:41 PM0.2 ft	10:18 PM2.3 ft			6:23 AM	5:23 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	2:59 PM0.4 ft	10:47 PM2.2 ft			6:23 AM	5:22 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	5:10 AM1.5 ft	8:44 AM1.7 ft	4:17 PM0.7 ft	11:06 PM2.1 ft	6:24 AM	5:21 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	5:28 AM1.1 ft	10:55 AM1.8 ft	5:31 PM0.9 ft	11:17 PM1.9 ft	6:25 AM	5:20 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	5:54 AM0.8 ft	12:35 PM2.0 ft	6:32 PM1.2 ft	11:25 PM1.9 ft	6:26 AM	5:20 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	6:22 AM0.5 ft	1:42 PM2.2 ft	7:24 PM1.4 ft	11:38 PM1.9 ft	6:27 AM	5:19 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	6:51 AM0.2 ft	2:38 PM2.3 ft	8:14 PM1.6 ft	11:56 PM1.9 ft	6:27 AM	5:18 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	7:20 AM0.0 ft	3:25 PM2.4 ft	9:09 PM1.7 ft		6:28 AM	5:18 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	12:16 AM1.9 ft	7:49 AM-0.1 ft	4:06 PM2.4 ft	10:09 PM1.8 ft	6:29 AM	5:17 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	12:33 AM1.9 ft	8:21 AM-0.1 ft	4:44 PM2.3 ft		6:30 AM	5:17 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	8:55 AM-0.1 ft	5:28 PM2.3 ft			6:31 AM	5:16 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	9:34 AM-0.0 ft	6:33 PM2.2 ft			6:31 AM	5:15 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	10:16 AM0.1 ft	8:07 PM2.1 ft			6:32 AM	5:15 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	11:01 AM0.2 ft	9:02 PM2.1 ft			6:33 AM	5:14 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	11:50 AM0.4 ft	9:38 PM2.1 ft			6:34 AM	5:14 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:50 PM0.5 ft	10:02 PM2.0 ft			6:35 AM	5:13 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	1:57 PM0.7 ft	10:14 PM1.9 ft			6:35 AM	5:13 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	5:36 AM1.2 ft	8:45 AM1.3 ft	3:04 PM0.9 ft	10:11 PM1.8 ft	6:36 AM	5:13 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	5:04 AM0.9 ft	10:29 AM1.5 ft	4:15 PM1.1 ft	10:10 PM1.8 ft	6:37 AM	5:12 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:20 AM0.6 ft	12:01 PM1.7 ft	5:25 PM1.2 ft	10:20 PM1.7 ft	6:38 AM	5:12 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	5:47 AM0.2 ft	1:01 PM2.0 ft	6:23 PM1.4 ft	10:38 PM1.8 ft	6:39 AM	5:12 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	6:19 AM-0.2 ft	1:53 PM2.2 ft	7:11 PM1.6 ft	10:59 PM1.8 ft	6:40 AM	5:11 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	6:54 AM-0.5 ft	2:45 PM2.4 ft	7:57 PM1.7 ft	11:25 PM1.9 ft	6:40 AM	5:11 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	7:33 AM-0.8 ft	3:37 PM2.5 ft	8:45 PM1.8 ft	11:56 PM2.0 ft	6:41 AM	5:11 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	8:17 AM-0.9 ft	4:29 PM2.5 ft	9:36 PM1.9 ft		6:42 AM	5:11 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	12:30 AM2.1 ft	9:08 AM-0.9 ft	5:25 PM2.4 ft	10:29 PM2.0 ft	6:43 AM	5:10 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	1:06 AM2.1 ft	10:03 AM-0.8 ft	6:32 PM2.3 ft	11:26 PM1.9 ft	6:44 AM	5:10 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	1:43 AM2.0 ft	11:00 AM-0.5 ft	7:46 PM2.1 ft		6:44 AM	5:10 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	12:03 PM-0.2 ft	8:35 PM2.0 ft			6:45 AM	5:10 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	1:16 PM0.2 ft	9:06 PM1.8 ft			6:46 AM	5:10 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Freshwater Canal Locks

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8766072, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

23.09 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

22.94 ft

Mean high water

MSL

22.20 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

21.51 ft

Mean low water

1.43 ft

Mean range

2.09 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 31.09 ft above MLLW on September 12, 2008. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Freshwater Bayou7.9 mi · next high 6:07 AM
Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay13 mi
Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay14 mi · next high 4:26 AM
Lighthouse Point16 mi
Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay16 mi
Intracoastal City18 mi · next high 4:24 AM

Questions

What time is low tide at Freshwater Canal Locks today?

Low tide at Freshwater Canal Locks on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:01 PM (0.7 ft).

What is the water temperature at Freshwater Canal Locks?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Freshwater Canal Locks is 78.4 F at Freshwater Canal Locks, as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8766072.