Louisiana tide station

Port Fourchon tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:24 AM (1.8 ft); low tide at 2:44 PM (0.4 ft). Water temperature 75.9 F at Grand Isle (18 mi away).

NOAA station 8762075 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:28 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

2:24AM

1.8FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

2:44PM

0.4FT MLLW

low

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 2:44 PM (0.4 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:04 AMSunset 6:28 PMDaylight 11h 23mCDT

High tide at Port Fourchon, Louisiana on October 18, 2026 is at 2:24 AM (1.8 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Port Fourchon on October 18, 2026 is at 2:44 PM (0.4 ft).
Today's tidal range at Port Fourchon is 1.4 ft (highest high 1.8 ft, lowest low 0.4 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Port Fourchon is 75.9 F at Grand Isle (18 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:28 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8762075 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Port Fourchon

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	2:24 AM1.8 ft	2:44 PM0.4 ft			7:04 AM	6:28 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:08 AM1.7 ft	3:38 PM0.5 ft			7:05 AM	6:27 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	3:48 AM1.6 ft	4:22 PM0.6 ft			7:05 AM	6:26 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	4:26 AM1.4 ft	4:55 PM0.7 ft			7:06 AM	6:25 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	8:18 AM1.2 ft	5:03 PM0.9 ft	11:13 PM1.1 ft		7:07 AM	6:24 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:31 AM1.0 ft	12:29 PM1.2 ft	3:40 PM1.1 ft	9:59 PM1.2 ft	7:07 AM	6:23 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:14 AM0.7 ft	9:11 PM1.4 ft			7:08 AM	6:22 PM	98%

Water temperature near Port Fourchon

75.9 F (24.4 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8761724 (Grand Isle sensor, 18 mi away), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 74.8 to 86.4 F. Typical for October here is 77.4 F (5-year hourly mean; range 66.6 to 85.5), so today is 1.5 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Port Fourchon, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). 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	6:47 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	6:43 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:56 AM	6:42 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:57 AM	6:41 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:57 AM	6:40 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:58 AM	6:39 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:59 AM	6:37 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:59 AM	6:36 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:00 AM	6:35 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:00 AM	6:34 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:01 AM	6:33 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:02 AM	6:32 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:02 AM	6:31 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:43 AM1.8 ft	12:40 PM0.4 ft			7:03 AM	6:30 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	1:35 AM1.8 ft	1:42 PM0.4 ft			7:03 AM	6:29 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	2:24 AM1.8 ft	2:44 PM0.4 ft			7:04 AM	6:28 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:08 AM1.7 ft	3:38 PM0.5 ft			7:05 AM	6:27 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	3:48 AM1.6 ft	4:22 PM0.6 ft			7:05 AM	6:26 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	4:26 AM1.4 ft	4:55 PM0.7 ft			7:06 AM	6:25 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	8:18 AM1.2 ft	5:03 PM0.9 ft	11:13 PM1.1 ft		7:07 AM	6:24 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:31 AM1.0 ft	12:29 PM1.2 ft	3:40 PM1.1 ft	9:59 PM1.2 ft	7:07 AM	6:23 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	6:14 AM0.7 ft	9:11 PM1.4 ft			7:08 AM	6:22 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	6:58 AM0.5 ft	8:45 PM1.6 ft			7:09 AM	6:21 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	7:49 AM0.3 ft	9:19 PM1.8 ft			7:09 AM	6:20 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	8:48 AM0.1 ft	10:07 PM2.0 ft			7:10 AM	6:19 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	9:54 AM-0.0 ft	11:05 PM2.1 ft			7:11 AM	6:18 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	11:03 AM-0.1 ft				7:12 AM	6:17 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	12:10 AM2.1 ft	12:10 PM-0.1 ft			7:12 AM	6:17 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	1:15 AM2.0 ft	1:17 PM0.0 ft			7:13 AM	6:16 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:13 AM1.9 ft	1:21 PM0.1 ft		6:14 AM	5:15 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:59 AM1.7 ft	2:20 PM0.3 ft		6:14 AM	5:14 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:23 AM1.4 ft	3:09 PM0.6 ft		6:15 AM	5:13 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	1:54 AM1.2 ft	3:35 PM0.9 ft	9:31 PM1.1 ft	6:16 AM	5:13 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	5:06 AM0.8 ft	8:25 PM1.2 ft		6:17 AM	5:12 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:38 AM0.6 ft	7:57 PM1.4 ft		6:17 AM	5:11 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	6:11 AM0.4 ft	7:47 PM1.6 ft		6:18 AM	5:11 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	6:44 AM0.2 ft	7:58 PM1.7 ft		6:19 AM	5:10 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	7:17 AM0.1 ft	8:25 PM1.7 ft		6:20 AM	5:09 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	7:54 AM0.1 ft	8:59 PM1.7 ft		6:21 AM	5:09 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	8:36 AM0.1 ft	9:40 PM1.7 ft		6:21 AM	5:08 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	9:23 AM0.1 ft	10:24 PM1.7 ft		6:22 AM	5:08 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	10:12 AM0.1 ft	11:09 PM1.7 ft		6:23 AM	5:07 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	11:00 AM0.1 ft	11:50 PM1.6 ft		6:24 AM	5:07 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	11:43 AM0.2 ft			6:25 AM	5:06 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:24 AM1.5 ft	12:19 PM0.3 ft		6:25 AM	5:06 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	12:51 AM1.4 ft	12:44 PM0.4 ft		6:26 AM	5:05 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:00 AM1.2 ft	12:45 PM0.5 ft	10:13 PM1.0 ft	6:27 AM	5:05 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	12:11 PM0.7 ft	8:16 PM1.0 ft		6:28 AM	5:05 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	4:51 AM0.6 ft	7:25 PM1.1 ft		6:29 AM	5:04 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	4:55 AM0.3 ft	6:49 PM1.3 ft		6:29 AM	5:04 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	5:21 AM0.0 ft	6:47 PM1.5 ft		6:30 AM	5:04 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	6:01 AM-0.2 ft	7:24 PM1.7 ft		6:31 AM	5:03 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	6:53 AM-0.4 ft	8:14 PM1.8 ft		6:32 AM	5:03 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	7:53 AM-0.5 ft	9:11 PM1.9 ft		6:33 AM	5:03 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	8:57 AM-0.5 ft	10:12 PM1.9 ft		6:33 AM	5:03 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	10:01 AM-0.5 ft	11:13 PM1.8 ft		6:34 AM	5:03 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	11:00 AM-0.4 ft			6:35 AM	5:03 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	12:06 AM1.6 ft	11:53 AM-0.2 ft		6:36 AM	5:03 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	12:41 AM1.4 ft	12:38 PM0.1 ft		6:37 AM	5:02 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Port Fourchon

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8762075, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

31.12 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

31.11 ft

Mean high water

MSL

30.54 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

29.93 ft

Mean low water

1.17 ft

Mean range

1.21 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 34.52 ft above MLLW on September 24, 2005. Tidal datum epoch 2012-2016.

Nearby tide stations

East Timbalier Island, Timbalier Bay5.8 mi
Leeville, Bayou LaFourche9.3 mi · next high 6:07 AM
Caminada Pass (bridge)12 mi
Pelican Islands, Timbalier Bay14 mi · next high 5:21 AM
East Point, Grand Isle18 mi
Golden Meadow, Plaisance Canal18 mi · next high 8:54 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Port Fourchon today?

High tide at Port Fourchon, Louisiana on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:24 AM (1.8 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Port Fourchon today?

Low tide at Port Fourchon on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:44 PM (0.4 ft).

What is the water temperature at Port Fourchon?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Port Fourchon is 75.9 F at Grand Isle (18 mi away), 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 8762075.