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Port Fourchon, LA — Tides & Fishing

Port Fourchon

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 7:20:03 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.1142, -90.1993
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Lafitte cypress swamp

Barataria / Lafitte

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  • Lots of rat reds in the Barataria
  • Catfish still chewing
  • Bass in the evening
  • Fish in transition — they eat one day, you hunt the next

No specks in the mix.

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FALLING
HIGH TIDE4:26 AMLOW TIDE4:55 PMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.4 ft MLLW

Air

60°F

Wind

8 mph N

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:20 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:20 AM · tide ~1.4 ft · falling

0.60.81.01.21.4ft MLLW4:26 AM1.4 ft4:55 PM0.7 ftNow · 7:20 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

  • Minor2:05 AM – 3:05 AM
  • Major8:13 AM – 10:13 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:13 PM – 4:13 PM
  • Major8:35 PM – 10:35 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 · Port Fourchon
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

60°F

Wind

8 mph N

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Port Fourchon
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:07 AM

Sunset

6:22 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:24 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:23 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:48 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:22 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:07 AM – 6:22 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:26 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:55 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:21 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide8:18 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:03 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:13 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:20 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:31 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:40 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:59 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:09 AM – 6:19 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:14 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:11 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:18 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:58 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:45 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:17 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:49 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:19 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:16 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:48 AM0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:07 PM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:12 AM – 6:16 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:54 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:05 PM2.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:13 AM – 6:15 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:03 AM-0.08 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:14 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:10 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:10 PM-0.07 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:13 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:15 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:17 PM0.00 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:15 AM – 5:13 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:13 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:21 PM0.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:16 AM – 5:12 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:59 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:20 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:17 AM – 5:11 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:23 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:09 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:17 AM – 5:11 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:54 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:35 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:31 PM1.1 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:18 AM – 5:10 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:06 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:25 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:19 AM – 5:09 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide5:38 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:57 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:20 AM – 5:09 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide6:11 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:47 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:20 AM – 5:08 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide6:44 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:58 PM1.7 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:21 AM – 5:08 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:17 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:25 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:22 AM – 5:07 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide7:54 AM0.08 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:59 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:23 AM – 5:07 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:36 AM0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:40 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:24 AM – 5:06 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:23 AM0.08 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:24 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:24 AM – 5:06 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:12 AM0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:09 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:25 AM – 5:05 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:00 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:50 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:26 AM – 5:05 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:43 AM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:27 AM – 5:05 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:24 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:19 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:28 AM – 5:04 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:51 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:44 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:28 AM – 5:04 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:00 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:45 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:13 PM1.0 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

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

Today · 2026-10-21

43/49

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