Louisiana tide station

Southwest Pass tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:58 AM (1.9 ft); low tide at 1:26 PM (0.4 ft). Water temperature 74.5 F at Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass (1.3 mi away).

NOAA station 8760959 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:25 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:58AM

1.9FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

1:26PM

0.4FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

74.5

23.6C

Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass, 1.3 mi

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 1:26 PM (0.4 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:01 AMSunset 6:25 PMDaylight 11h 23mCDT

High tide at Southwest Pass, Louisiana on October 18, 2026 is at 1:58 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Southwest Pass on October 18, 2026 is at 1:26 PM (0.4 ft).
Today's tidal range at Southwest Pass is 1.5 ft (highest high 1.9 ft, lowest low 0.4 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Southwest Pass is 74.5 F at Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass (1.3 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:25 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8760959 (subordinate station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Southwest Pass

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:58 AM1.9 ft	1:26 PM0.4 ft			7:01 AM	6:25 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:02 AM1.8 ft	2:09 PM0.5 ft			7:01 AM	6:24 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:16 AM1.7 ft	2:41 PM0.6 ft			7:02 AM	6:23 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	5:48 AM1.5 ft	2:59 PM0.8 ft			7:03 AM	6:22 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	7:44 AM1.4 ft	2:55 PM1.0 ft	9:46 PM1.2 ft		7:03 AM	6:21 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:40 AM1.0 ft	10:11 AM1.2 ft	2:05 PM1.1 ft	8:46 PM1.3 ft	7:04 AM	6:20 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	4:07 AM0.8 ft	8:36 PM1.6 ft			7:05 AM	6:19 PM	98%

Water temperature near Southwest Pass

74.5 F (23.6 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8760922 (Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass sensor, 1.3 mi away), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 74.5 to 87.8 F. Typical for October here is 78.7 F (5-year hourly mean; range 39.9 to 84.7), so today is 4.2 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Southwest Pass, 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					6:51 AM	6:44 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					6:52 AM	6:42 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					6:52 AM	6:41 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					6:53 AM	6:40 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					6:53 AM	6:39 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					6:54 AM	6:38 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					6:54 AM	6:37 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					6:55 AM	6:36 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					6:55 AM	6:34 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					6:56 AM	6:33 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					6:57 AM	6:32 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					6:57 AM	6:31 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					6:58 AM	6:30 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					6:58 AM	6:29 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					6:59 AM	6:28 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:12 AM2.0 ft	11:33 AM0.4 ft			7:00 AM	6:27 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	1:02 AM2.0 ft	12:34 PM0.4 ft			7:00 AM	6:26 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:58 AM1.9 ft	1:26 PM0.4 ft			7:01 AM	6:25 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	3:02 AM1.8 ft	2:09 PM0.5 ft			7:01 AM	6:24 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:16 AM1.7 ft	2:41 PM0.6 ft			7:02 AM	6:23 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	5:48 AM1.5 ft	2:59 PM0.8 ft			7:03 AM	6:22 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	7:44 AM1.4 ft	2:55 PM1.0 ft	9:46 PM1.2 ft		7:03 AM	6:21 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:40 AM1.0 ft	10:11 AM1.2 ft	2:05 PM1.1 ft	8:46 PM1.3 ft	7:04 AM	6:20 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	4:07 AM0.8 ft	8:36 PM1.6 ft			7:05 AM	6:19 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	5:14 AM0.5 ft	8:52 PM1.8 ft			7:05 AM	6:18 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	6:17 AM0.3 ft	9:23 PM2.0 ft			7:06 AM	6:17 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	7:22 AM0.1 ft	10:04 PM2.2 ft			7:07 AM	6:16 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	8:32 AM-0.0 ft	10:53 PM2.3 ft			7:07 AM	6:15 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	9:45 AM-0.1 ft	11:46 PM2.3 ft			7:08 AM	6:15 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	10:58 AM-0.1 ft				7:09 AM	6:14 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:44 AM2.2 ft	12:06 PM-0.0 ft			7:10 AM	6:13 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:46 AM2.1 ft	12:06 PM0.1 ft		6:10 AM	5:12 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:52 AM1.8 ft	12:54 PM0.3 ft		6:11 AM	5:11 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	3:15 AM1.5 ft	1:23 PM0.6 ft		6:12 AM	5:11 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	5:52 AM1.2 ft	1:13 PM0.9 ft	8:24 PM1.1 ft	6:13 AM	5:10 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	2:25 AM0.9 ft	7:15 PM1.3 ft		6:13 AM	5:09 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	3:32 AM0.6 ft	7:06 PM1.6 ft		6:14 AM	5:08 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	4:22 AM0.4 ft	7:21 PM1.7 ft		6:15 AM	5:08 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	5:05 AM0.2 ft	7:46 PM1.9 ft		6:16 AM	5:07 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	5:46 AM0.1 ft	8:15 PM1.9 ft		6:16 AM	5:07 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	6:27 AM0.0 ft	8:47 PM2.0 ft		6:17 AM	5:06 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	7:11 AM0.0 ft	9:23 PM1.9 ft		6:18 AM	5:05 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	8:01 AM0.0 ft	10:02 PM1.9 ft		6:19 AM	5:05 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	8:53 AM0.1 ft	10:44 PM1.8 ft		6:20 AM	5:04 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	9:45 AM0.1 ft	11:26 PM1.8 ft		6:20 AM	5:04 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	10:32 AM0.2 ft			6:21 AM	5:03 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:07 AM1.6 ft	11:10 AM0.2 ft		6:22 AM	5:03 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	12:46 AM1.4 ft	11:35 AM0.4 ft		6:23 AM	5:03 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:17 AM1.2 ft	11:41 AM0.5 ft	10:00 PM1.0 ft	6:24 AM	5:02 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	11:08 AM0.7 ft	7:13 PM1.0 ft		6:24 AM	5:02 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	2:24 AM0.7 ft	6:25 PM1.2 ft		6:25 AM	5:02 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	3:00 AM0.3 ft	6:23 PM1.4 ft		6:26 AM	5:01 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	3:45 AM0.0 ft	6:44 PM1.7 ft		6:27 AM	5:01 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	4:35 AM-0.2 ft	7:20 PM1.9 ft		6:28 AM	5:01 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	5:31 AM-0.4 ft	8:05 PM2.1 ft		6:28 AM	5:01 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	6:31 AM-0.5 ft	8:56 PM2.1 ft		6:29 AM	5:00 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	7:35 AM-0.6 ft	9:49 PM2.1 ft		6:30 AM	5:00 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	8:40 AM-0.5 ft	10:44 PM2.0 ft		6:31 AM	5:00 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	9:43 AM-0.4 ft	11:37 PM1.8 ft		6:32 AM	5:00 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	10:37 AM-0.2 ft			6:32 AM	5:00 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	12:25 AM1.5 ft	11:17 AM0.1 ft		6:33 AM	5:00 PM	62%

How these predictions are made

Southwest Pass is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station South Pass by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+0h 35m

relative to South Pass

Low tide time

-0h 13m

relative to reference

High tide height

x1.07

ratio

Low tide height

x1.07

ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Southwest Pass today?

High tide at Southwest Pass, Louisiana on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:58 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Southwest Pass today?

Low tide at Southwest Pass on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:26 PM (0.4 ft).

What is the water temperature at Southwest Pass?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Southwest Pass is 74.5 F at Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass (1.3 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 8760959.