Louisiana tide station

New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:44 PM (0.9 ft); low tide at 12:50 AM (0.5 ft). Water temperature 71.4 F at New Canal Station.

NOAA station 8761927 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:27 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼

12:50AM

0.5FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

1:44PM

0.9FT MLLW

high

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 1:44 PM (0.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:05 AMSunset 6:27 PMDaylight 11h 22mCDT

High tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on October 18, 2026 is at 1:44 PM (0.9 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain on October 18, 2026 is at 12:50 AM (0.5 ft).
Today's tidal range at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain is 0.4 ft (highest high 0.9 ft, lowest low 0.5 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain is 71.4 F at New Canal Station, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:27 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8761927 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	12:50 AM0.5 ft	1:44 PM0.9 ft			7:05 AM	6:27 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:19 AM0.5 ft	2:40 PM0.9 ft			7:05 AM	6:25 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	1:40 AM0.5 ft	3:20 PM0.9 ft			7:06 AM	6:24 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:53 AM0.5 ft	3:51 PM0.8 ft			7:07 AM	6:23 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:52 AM0.5 ft	4:18 PM0.7 ft			7:07 AM	6:22 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:23 AM0.6 ft	8:23 AM0.7 ft	1:03 PM0.6 ft	4:35 PM0.7 ft	7:08 AM	6:21 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:49 AM0.7 ft	7:15 PM0.6 ft			7:09 AM	6:20 PM	98%

Water temperature near New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain

71.4 F (21.9 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8761927 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 71.4 to 88.7 F. Typical for October here is 77.6 F (5-year hourly mean; range 65.3 to 85.5), so today is 6.2 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain, 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					6:54 AM	6:46 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:55 AM	6:45 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:55 AM	6:44 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:56 AM	6:42 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:56 AM	6:41 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:57 AM	6:40 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:58 AM	6:39 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:58 AM	6:38 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:59 AM	6:37 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:59 AM	6:35 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:00 AM	6:34 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:01 AM	6:33 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:01 AM	6:32 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:02 AM	6:31 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:03 AM	6:30 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	11:26 AM0.9 ft				7:03 AM	6:29 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:13 AM0.5 ft	12:31 PM0.9 ft			7:04 AM	6:28 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	12:50 AM0.5 ft	1:44 PM0.9 ft			7:05 AM	6:27 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:19 AM0.5 ft	2:40 PM0.9 ft			7:05 AM	6:25 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	1:40 AM0.5 ft	3:20 PM0.9 ft			7:06 AM	6:24 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:53 AM0.5 ft	3:51 PM0.8 ft			7:07 AM	6:23 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:52 AM0.5 ft	4:18 PM0.7 ft			7:07 AM	6:22 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:23 AM0.6 ft	8:23 AM0.7 ft	1:03 PM0.6 ft	4:35 PM0.7 ft	7:08 AM	6:21 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:49 AM0.7 ft	7:15 PM0.6 ft			7:09 AM	6:20 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	6:41 AM0.8 ft	6:59 PM0.5 ft			7:09 AM	6:20 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	7:06 AM0.8 ft	7:29 PM0.4 ft			7:10 AM	6:19 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	7:53 AM0.9 ft	8:16 PM0.4 ft			7:11 AM	6:18 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	8:52 AM0.9 ft	9:21 PM0.3 ft			7:12 AM	6:17 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	9:55 AM0.9 ft	10:39 PM0.3 ft			7:12 AM	6:16 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	11:01 AM0.9 ft	11:48 PM0.3 ft			7:13 AM	6:15 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:16 PM0.8 ft				7:14 AM	6:14 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	12:41 AM0.3 ft	12:40 PM0.8 ft			6:15 AM	5:13 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	12:20 AM0.3 ft	1:48 PM0.8 ft			6:15 AM	5:13 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	12:45 AM0.4 ft	2:34 PM0.7 ft			6:16 AM	5:12 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	12:47 AM0.4 ft	3:06 PM0.6 ft			6:17 AM	5:11 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	12:11 AM0.5 ft	5:08 AM0.5 ft	10:35 AM0.5 ft	3:20 PM0.5 ft	6:18 AM	5:10 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	4:46 AM0.6 ft	6:23 PM0.4 ft			6:18 AM	5:10 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:00 AM0.6 ft	6:05 PM0.4 ft			6:19 AM	5:09 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	5:26 AM0.7 ft	6:21 PM0.3 ft			6:20 AM	5:08 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	6:00 AM0.7 ft	6:48 PM0.3 ft			6:21 AM	5:08 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	6:45 AM0.7 ft	7:24 PM0.2 ft			6:22 AM	5:07 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	7:36 AM0.7 ft	8:08 PM0.2 ft			6:23 AM	5:06 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	8:29 AM0.7 ft	8:58 PM0.2 ft			6:23 AM	5:06 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	9:19 AM0.6 ft	9:46 PM0.2 ft			6:24 AM	5:05 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	10:06 AM0.6 ft	10:23 PM0.2 ft			6:25 AM	5:05 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	10:50 AM0.6 ft	10:49 PM0.2 ft			6:26 AM	5:04 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	11:33 AM0.6 ft	11:06 PM0.2 ft			6:27 AM	5:04 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	12:18 PM0.5 ft	11:14 PM0.2 ft			6:27 AM	5:03 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:04 PM0.5 ft	11:04 PM0.2 ft			6:28 AM	5:03 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	1:49 PM0.4 ft	9:59 PM0.3 ft			6:29 AM	5:03 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	4:43 AM0.4 ft	6:41 PM0.3 ft			6:30 AM	5:02 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	4:18 AM0.4 ft	5:07 PM0.2 ft			6:31 AM	5:02 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	4:21 AM0.5 ft	5:00 PM0.1 ft			6:32 AM	5:02 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	4:44 AM0.5 ft	5:39 PM0.1 ft			6:32 AM	5:01 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	5:26 AM0.6 ft	6:28 PM-0.0 ft			6:33 AM	5:01 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	6:32 AM0.6 ft	7:24 PM-0.0 ft			6:34 AM	5:01 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	7:50 AM0.5 ft	8:26 PM-0.1 ft			6:35 AM	5:01 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	9:02 AM0.5 ft	9:31 PM-0.1 ft			6:36 AM	5:00 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	10:05 AM0.5 ft	10:26 PM-0.1 ft			6:37 AM	5:00 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	11:07 AM0.5 ft	11:05 PM-0.0 ft			6:37 AM	5:00 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	12:10 PM0.4 ft	11:25 PM0.0 ft			6:38 AM	5:00 PM	62%

Tidal datums at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8761927, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

4.84 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

4.84 ft

Mean high water

MSL

4.57 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

4.29 ft

Mean low water

0.55 ft

Mean range

0.54 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 10.81 ft above MLLW on August 30, 2012. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Michoud Substation, ICWW11 mi · next high 8:00 AM
East Bank 1, Norco, B. LaBranche15 mi · next high 2:11 PM
Martello Castle, Lake Borgne18 mi · next high 7:24 AM
Chef Menteur, Chef Menteur Pass19 mi · next high 7:48 AM
Tchefuncta River, Lake Pontchartrain24 mi · next high 12:59 PM
The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 9024 mi · next high 7:24 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain today?

High tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:44 PM (0.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain today?

Low tide at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 12:50 AM (0.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain is 71.4 F at New Canal Station, 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 8761927.