Louisiana tide station

Ship Shoal Light tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:01 AM (2.3 ft); low tide at 1:02 PM (0.5 ft). Water temperature 65.8 F at Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay (37 mi away).

NOAA station 8763719 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:31 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:01AM

2.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

1:02PM

0.5FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

65.8

18.8C

Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay, 37 mi

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 1:02 PM (0.5 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:07 AMSunset 6:31 PMDaylight 11h 23mCDT

High tide at Ship Shoal Light, Louisiana on October 18, 2026 is at 1:01 AM (2.3 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Ship Shoal Light on October 18, 2026 is at 1:02 PM (0.5 ft).
Today's tidal range at Ship Shoal Light is 1.8 ft (highest high 2.3 ft, lowest low 0.5 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Ship Shoal Light is 65.8 F at Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay (37 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:31 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8763719 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Ship Shoal Light

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:01 AM2.3 ft	1:02 PM0.5 ft			7:07 AM	6:31 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:44 AM2.2 ft	1:49 PM0.6 ft			7:08 AM	6:30 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	2:28 AM2.0 ft	2:26 PM0.7 ft			7:09 AM	6:29 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	3:50 AM1.8 ft	2:48 PM0.9 ft			7:09 AM	6:28 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	6:38 AM1.6 ft	2:13 PM1.2 ft	8:40 PM1.5 ft		7:10 AM	6:27 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	3:21 AM1.2 ft	9:32 AM1.5 ft	1:12 PM1.4 ft	7:56 PM1.7 ft	7:11 AM	6:26 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	4:20 AM0.9 ft	7:47 PM1.9 ft			7:11 AM	6:26 PM	98%

Water temperature near Ship Shoal Light

65.8 F (18.8 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8764314 (Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay sensor, 37 mi away), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 65.8 to 89.8 F. Typical for October here is 75.6 F (5-year hourly mean; range 60.6 to 84.0), so today is 9.8 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Ship Shoal Light, 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					6:58 AM	6:50 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:58 AM	6:49 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:59 AM	6:48 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:59 AM	6:47 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:00 AM	6:46 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:00 AM	6:44 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:01 AM	6:43 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:01 AM	6:42 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:02 AM	6:41 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:03 AM	6:40 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:03 AM	6:39 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:04 AM	6:38 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:04 AM	6:37 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:05 AM	6:36 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:06 AM	6:34 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	11:16 AM0.4 ft				7:06 AM	6:33 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:15 AM2.4 ft	12:09 PM0.4 ft			7:07 AM	6:32 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:01 AM2.3 ft	1:02 PM0.5 ft			7:07 AM	6:31 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:44 AM2.2 ft	1:49 PM0.6 ft			7:08 AM	6:30 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	2:28 AM2.0 ft	2:26 PM0.7 ft			7:09 AM	6:29 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	3:50 AM1.8 ft	2:48 PM0.9 ft			7:09 AM	6:28 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	6:38 AM1.6 ft	2:13 PM1.2 ft	8:40 PM1.5 ft		7:10 AM	6:27 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	3:21 AM1.2 ft	9:32 AM1.5 ft	1:12 PM1.4 ft	7:56 PM1.7 ft	7:11 AM	6:26 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	4:20 AM0.9 ft	7:47 PM1.9 ft			7:11 AM	6:26 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	5:12 AM0.6 ft	7:41 PM2.2 ft			7:12 AM	6:25 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	6:14 AM0.3 ft	7:56 PM2.5 ft			7:13 AM	6:24 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	7:22 AM0.0 ft	8:34 PM2.7 ft			7:13 AM	6:23 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	8:30 AM-0.1 ft	9:29 PM2.8 ft			7:14 AM	6:22 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	9:34 AM-0.2 ft	10:36 PM2.8 ft			7:15 AM	6:21 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	10:37 AM-0.2 ft	11:43 PM2.7 ft			7:15 AM	6:20 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	11:41 AM-0.1 ft				7:16 AM	6:20 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	12:45 AM2.5 ft	11:45 AM0.1 ft		6:17 AM	5:19 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	12:45 AM2.2 ft	12:47 PM0.4 ft		6:18 AM	5:18 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:02 AM1.8 ft	1:40 PM0.7 ft		6:18 AM	5:17 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	5:28 AM1.5 ft	2:12 PM1.1 ft	7:08 PM1.3 ft	6:19 AM	5:16 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	2:47 AM1.0 ft	6:10 PM1.6 ft		6:20 AM	5:16 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	3:35 AM0.6 ft	5:52 PM1.8 ft		6:21 AM	5:15 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	4:20 AM0.3 ft	6:04 PM2.1 ft		6:21 AM	5:14 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	5:04 AM0.1 ft	6:29 PM2.2 ft		6:22 AM	5:14 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	5:49 AM0.0 ft	7:01 PM2.3 ft		6:23 AM	5:13 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	6:35 AM-0.0 ft	7:37 PM2.3 ft		6:24 AM	5:13 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	7:22 AM-0.1 ft	8:16 PM2.3 ft		6:25 AM	5:12 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	8:08 AM-0.1 ft	8:59 PM2.3 ft		6:25 AM	5:12 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	8:51 AM-0.0 ft	9:42 PM2.2 ft		6:26 AM	5:11 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	9:30 AM0.0 ft	10:20 PM2.1 ft		6:27 AM	5:11 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	10:06 AM0.1 ft	10:49 PM1.9 ft		6:28 AM	5:10 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	10:34 AM0.2 ft	11:05 PM1.7 ft		6:29 AM	5:10 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	10:49 AM0.4 ft	11:02 PM1.4 ft		6:29 AM	5:09 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	10:38 AM0.6 ft	8:03 PM1.2 ft		6:30 AM	5:09 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	10:06 AM0.8 ft	6:05 PM1.3 ft		6:31 AM	5:08 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:04 AM0.7 ft	5:35 PM1.5 ft		6:32 AM	5:08 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	3:17 AM0.3 ft	5:35 PM1.7 ft		6:33 AM	5:08 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	3:47 AM-0.1 ft	5:46 PM2.0 ft		6:33 AM	5:08 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	4:29 AM-0.4 ft	6:11 PM2.3 ft		6:34 AM	5:07 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	5:23 AM-0.6 ft	6:50 PM2.5 ft		6:35 AM	5:07 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	6:25 AM-0.8 ft	7:39 PM2.5 ft		6:36 AM	5:07 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	7:29 AM-0.9 ft	8:37 PM2.5 ft		6:37 AM	5:07 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	8:29 AM-0.8 ft	9:39 PM2.4 ft		6:37 AM	5:07 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	9:26 AM-0.7 ft	10:38 PM2.1 ft		6:38 AM	5:07 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	10:19 AM-0.4 ft	11:27 PM1.7 ft		6:39 AM	5:06 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	11:06 AM-0.0 ft	11:31 PM1.3 ft		6:40 AM	5:06 PM	62%

How these predictions are made

Ship Shoal Light is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station East Point, Grand Isle by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

-1h 54m

relative to East Point, Grand Isle

Low tide time

-1h 50m

relative to reference

High tide height

x1.51

ratio

Low tide height

x1.51

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Ship Shoal Light today?

High tide at Ship Shoal Light, Louisiana on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:01 AM (2.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Ship Shoal Light today?

Low tide at Ship Shoal Light on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:02 PM (0.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at Ship Shoal Light?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Ship Shoal Light is 65.8 F at Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay (37 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 8763719.