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St. Louis Bay entrance tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 4:24 AM (2.2 ft); low tide at 4:46 PM (0.4 ft). Water temperature 67.6 F at Bay Waveland Yacht Club.

NOAA station 8747437 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:23 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
4:24AM
2.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
4:46PM
0.4FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
67.6
19.8C
Bay Waveland Yacht Club
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predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 4:24 AM (2.2 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:02 AMSunset 6:23 PMDaylight 11h 21mCDT

Next 7 days at St. Louis Bay entrance

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today4:24 AM2.2 ft4:46 PM0.4 ft  7:02 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 195:22 AM2.1 ft5:23 PM0.5 ft  7:02 AM6:22 PM 62%
Tue Oct 206:26 AM1.9 ft5:49 PM0.6 ft  7:03 AM6:21 PM 72%
Wed Oct 217:45 AM1.7 ft6:00 PM0.8 ft  7:04 AM6:20 PM 81%
Thu Oct 221:14 AM1.5 ft5:11 AM1.3 ft10:15 AM1.5 ft5:50 PM1.0 ft7:04 AM6:19 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:29 AM1.5 ft6:24 AM1.0 ft1:03 PM1.4 ft5:18 PM1.2 ft7:05 AM6:18 PM 94%
Sat Oct 247:17 AM0.7 ft11:08 PM1.9 ft  7:06 AM6:17 PM 98%

Water temperature near St. Louis Bay entrance

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67.6 F (19.8 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8747437 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 67.6 to 88.7 F. Typical for October here is 74.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 62.2 to 84.7), so today is 7.3 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to St. Louis Bay entrance, 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 Mississippi station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    6:51 AM6:43 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    6:52 AM6:42 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    6:52 AM6:40 PM 51%
Sun Oct 4    6:53 AM6:39 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    6:53 AM6:38 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    6:54 AM6:37 PM 21%
Wed Oct 7    6:55 AM6:36 PM 13%
Thu Oct 8    6:55 AM6:34 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    6:56 AM6:33 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    6:56 AM6:32 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    6:57 AM6:31 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    6:58 AM6:30 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    6:58 AM6:29 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    6:59 AM6:27 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:00 AM6:26 PM 21%
Fri Oct 162:42 AM2.3 ft2:51 PM0.5 ft  7:00 AM6:25 PM 30%
Sat Oct 173:30 AM2.3 ft3:58 PM0.4 ft  7:01 AM6:24 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today4:24 AM2.2 ft4:46 PM0.4 ft  7:02 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 195:22 AM2.1 ft5:23 PM0.5 ft  7:02 AM6:22 PM 62%
Tue Oct 206:26 AM1.9 ft5:49 PM0.6 ft  7:03 AM6:21 PM 72%
Wed Oct 217:45 AM1.7 ft6:00 PM0.8 ft  7:04 AM6:20 PM 81%
Thu Oct 221:14 AM1.5 ft5:11 AM1.3 ft10:15 AM1.5 ft5:50 PM1.0 ft7:04 AM6:19 PM 88%
Fri Oct 2312:29 AM1.5 ft6:24 AM1.0 ft1:03 PM1.4 ft5:18 PM1.2 ft7:05 AM6:18 PM 94%
Sat Oct 247:17 AM0.7 ft11:08 PM1.9 ft  7:06 AM6:17 PM 98%
Sun Oct 258:06 AM0.5 ft11:24 PM2.1 ft  7:07 AM6:16 PM 100%
Mon Oct 268:55 AM0.2 ft11:54 PM2.3 ft  7:07 AM6:15 PM 99%
Tue Oct 279:50 AM0.1 ft   7:08 AM6:14 PM 97%
Wed Oct 2812:32 AM2.5 ft10:57 AM-0.0 ft  7:09 AM6:13 PM 92%
Thu Oct 291:17 AM2.6 ft12:32 PM-0.0 ft  7:10 AM6:12 PM 85%
Fri Oct 302:06 AM2.6 ft2:23 PM-0.1 ft  7:10 AM6:12 PM 77%
Sat Oct 313:00 AM2.5 ft3:38 PM-0.0 ft  7:11 AM6:11 PM 67%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 12:57 AM2.3 ft3:31 PM0.1 ft  6:12 AM5:10 PM 57%
Mon Nov 23:56 AM2.0 ft4:05 PM0.3 ft  6:13 AM5:09 PM 46%
Tue Nov 34:55 AM1.7 ft4:09 PM0.6 ft11:48 PM1.3 ft 6:13 AM5:08 PM 36%
Wed Nov 42:59 AM1.2 ft6:05 AM1.3 ft3:50 PM0.9 ft11:14 PM1.3 ft6:14 AM5:07 PM 26%
Thu Nov 54:49 AM0.9 ft12:30 PM1.2 ft3:18 PM1.1 ft9:56 PM1.5 ft6:15 AM5:07 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:58 AM0.5 ft9:04 PM1.8 ft  6:16 AM5:06 PM 10%
Sat Nov 76:47 AM0.3 ft9:28 PM2.0 ft  6:17 AM5:05 PM 4%
Sun Nov 87:29 AM0.1 ft10:01 PM2.1 ft  6:17 AM5:05 PM 1%
Mon Nov 98:10 AM0.0 ft10:37 PM2.2 ft  6:18 AM5:04 PM 0%
Tue Nov 108:52 AM-0.0 ft11:15 PM2.2 ft  6:19 AM5:03 PM 1%
Wed Nov 119:41 AM-0.0 ft11:55 PM2.1 ft  6:20 AM5:03 PM 4%
Thu Nov 1210:41 AM-0.0 ft   6:21 AM5:02 PM 10%
Fri Nov 1312:36 AM2.1 ft11:52 AM0.0 ft  6:22 AM5:02 PM 17%
Sat Nov 141:18 AM2.0 ft1:00 PM0.0 ft  6:22 AM5:01 PM 26%
Sun Nov 151:59 AM1.9 ft1:50 PM0.1 ft  6:23 AM5:01 PM 35%
Mon Nov 162:37 AM1.7 ft2:24 PM0.2 ft  6:24 AM5:00 PM 46%
Tue Nov 173:11 AM1.5 ft2:42 PM0.3 ft  6:25 AM5:00 PM 56%
Wed Nov 181:07 AM1.3 ft2:36 PM0.5 ft10:44 PM1.2 ft 6:26 AM4:59 PM 67%
Thu Nov 192:01 PM0.7 ft9:50 PM1.2 ft  6:27 AM4:59 PM 76%
Fri Nov 205:22 AM0.6 ft8:38 PM1.4 ft  6:27 AM4:58 PM 85%
Sat Nov 215:55 AM0.2 ft8:36 PM1.6 ft  6:28 AM4:58 PM 92%
Sun Nov 226:36 AM-0.1 ft9:03 PM1.9 ft  6:29 AM4:58 PM 96%
Mon Nov 237:24 AM-0.3 ft9:42 PM2.1 ft  6:30 AM4:58 PM 99%
Tue Nov 248:17 AM-0.5 ft10:27 PM2.2 ft  6:31 AM4:57 PM 100%
Wed Nov 259:18 AM-0.6 ft11:16 PM2.3 ft  6:32 AM4:57 PM 98%
Thu Nov 2610:27 AM-0.7 ft   6:32 AM4:57 PM 94%
Fri Nov 2712:06 AM2.3 ft11:45 AM-0.6 ft  6:33 AM4:57 PM 89%
Sat Nov 2812:56 AM2.1 ft12:56 PM-0.5 ft  6:34 AM4:57 PM 81%
Sun Nov 291:45 AM1.9 ft1:45 PM-0.3 ft  6:35 AM4:56 PM 72%
Mon Nov 302:31 AM1.6 ft2:05 PM-0.0 ft  6:36 AM4:56 PM 62%

Tidal datums at St. Louis Bay entrance

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8747437, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

4.15 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

4.02 ft
Mean high water

MSL

3.26 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

2.50 ft
Mean low water

MN

1.51 ft
Mean range

GT

1.79 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 13.24 ft above MLLW on September 1, 2008. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

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Questions

What time is high tide at St. Louis Bay entrance today?

High tide at St. Louis Bay entrance, Mississippi on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:24 AM (2.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at St. Louis Bay entrance today?

Low tide at St. Louis Bay entrance on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:46 PM (0.4 ft).

What is the water temperature at St. Louis Bay entrance?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to St. Louis Bay entrance is 67.6 F at Bay Waveland Yacht Club, 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 8747437.