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Calcasieu Ship Channel, LA — Tides & Fishing

Calcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk Terminal

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:00 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

30.1903, -93.3007
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE6:08 AMLOW TIDE12:19 PMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.5 ft MLLW

Air

60°F

Wind

6 mph NE

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:34 AM · tide ~1.5 ft · falling

0.00.51.01.5ft MLLW6:08 AM1.5 ft12:19 PM1.0 ft5:00 PM1.2 ft11:37 PM0.6 ftNow · 6:34 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Minor2:17 AM – 3:17 AM
  • Major8:26 AM – 10:26 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:26 PM – 4:26 PM
  • Major8:48 PM – 10:48 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Calcasieu Ship Channel
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

60°F

Wind

6 mph NE

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Calcasieu Ship Channel
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:21 AM

Sunset

6:33 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:19 AM – 6:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:00 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:20 AM – 6:34 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:48 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:29 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:26 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:50 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:21 AM – 6:33 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:08 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:19 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:00 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:37 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:21 AM – 6:32 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:19 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:32 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:03 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:22 AM – 6:31 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:21 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:18 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:51 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:58 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:23 AM – 6:30 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:05 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:10 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:14 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:51 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:29 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:50 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:09 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:41 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:28 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:35 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:20 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:15 PM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:28 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:20 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:39 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:56 PM0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:52 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:27 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:05 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:03 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:46 PM-0.00 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:26 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:08 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:55 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:28 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:46 PM0.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:25 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:30 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:58 PM0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:24 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:51 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:18 PM0.08 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:29 AM – 5:24 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:57 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:36 PM0.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:30 AM – 5:23 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:40 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:45 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:31 AM – 5:22 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:07 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:26 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:53 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:48 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:31 AM – 5:21 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:26 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:55 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:47 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:32 AM – 5:21 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:41 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:27 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:42 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:43 PM0.8 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:33 AM – 5:20 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:50 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:58 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:45 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:20 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:38 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:54 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:29 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:44 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:19 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:29 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:53 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:58 PM0.10 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:38 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:18 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:18 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:53 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:26 PM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:29 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:18 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:56 PM0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:20 PM1.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:17 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:30 PM0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:12 PM1.4 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:17 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:11 PM0.05 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:16 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:08 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:00 PM0.08 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:16 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:03 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:56 PM0.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:16 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:53 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:56 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:15 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:35 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:57 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:15 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:07 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:55 PM0.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:14 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:29 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:03 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:51 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:50 PM0.5 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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