Water temperature

Louisiana water temperature

Name: Louisiana water temperature
Creator: Tide & Temp
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Latest NOAA water temperatures across Louisiana, updated daily from CO-OPS sensors and NDBC buoys.

Warmest water in Louisiana today: 83.3 F at Bulk Terminal; coldest: 65.8 F at Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay.
10 NOAA CO-OPS water-temperature sensors and 12 NDBC buoys report for Louisiana as of October 18, 2026 (UTC).

NOAA CO-OPS sensors in Louisiana

Latest hourly reading; 30-day range; typical = 5-year mean for October at that sensor.

Station	Water now	30-day range (F)	Typical Oct (F)	Read (local)
Berwick, Atchafalaya River	74.3 F 23.5 C	73.9 to 89.1	76.4	04:00 10-18
Bulk Terminal	83.3 F 28.5 C	82.9 to 95.4	83.1	04:00 10-18
Eugene Island, North of, Atchafalaya Bay	65.8 F 18.8 C	65.8 to 89.8	75.6	04:00 10-18
Freshwater Canal Locks	78.4 F 25.8 C	77.7 to 93.0	78.5	04:00 10-18
Grand Isle	75.9 F 24.4 C	74.8 to 86.4	77.4	04:00 10-18
Lake Charles	72.7 F 22.6 C	72.3 to 89.8	78.9	04:00 10-18
LAWMA, Amerada Pass	74.5 F 23.6 C	73.4 to 90.0	77.4	04:00 10-18
New Canal Station	71.4 F 21.9 C	71.4 to 88.7	77.6	04:00 10-18
Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass	74.5 F 23.6 C	74.5 to 87.8	78.7	04:00 10-18
West Bank 1, Bayou Gauche	70.9 F 21.6 C	70.9 to 89.1	76.0	04:00 10-18

Buoys are assigned to the state of the nearest NOAA tide station. Observation times are UTC.

Buoy	Location	Water	Air	Waves	Observed
42084	Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA	80.1 F 26.7 C	71 F	3.6 ft	08:30 UTC
42354	Chandeleur Island SE, LA	80.6 F 27.0 C	69 F	6.2 ft	08:30 UTC
AMRL1	8764227 - LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA	74.5 F 23.6 C	55 F		08:48 UTC
BKTL1	8767961 - Lake Charles Bulk Terminal, LA	83.3 F 28.5 C			08:48 UTC
BYGL1	8762482 - West Bank 1, Bayou Gauche, LA	71.1 F 21.7 C	58 F		08:48 UTC
EINL1	8764314 - North of Eugene Island, LA	65.8 F 18.8 C	62 F		08:48 UTC
FRWL1	8766072 - Freshwater Canal Locks, LA	78.4 F 25.8 C	57 F		08:48 UTC
GISL1	8761724 - Grand Isle, LA	75.9 F 24.4 C	66 F		08:48 UTC
LCLL1	8767816 - Lake Charles, LA	72.7 F 22.6 C	57 F		08:48 UTC
NWCL1	8761927 - New Canal Station, LA	71.4 F 21.9 C	63 F		08:48 UTC
PSTL1	8760922 - Pilot's Station East, SW Pass, LA	74.5 F 23.6 C	70 F		08:48 UTC
TESL1	8764044 - Tesoro Marine Terminal, Berwick, Atchafalaya River, LA	74.3 F 23.5 C	57 F		08:48 UTC