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Shell Island

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:31:51 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.4733, -91.3050
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE3:39 AMLOW TIDE8:44 AMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.6 ft MLLW

Air

55°F

Wind

6 mph NE

Water

75°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:31 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:31 AM · tide ~1.6 ft · falling

0.51.01.52.0ft MLLW3:39 AM1.8 ft8:44 AM1.5 ft1:05 PM1.5 ft6:53 PM0.9 ftNow · 6:31 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

  • Minor2:10 AM – 3:10 AM
  • Major8:18 AM – 10:18 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:18 PM – 4:18 PM
  • Major8:39 PM – 10:39 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 · Shell Island
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

55°F

Wind

6 mph NE

Water

75°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Shell Island
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:12 AM

Sunset

6:26 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:27 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:37 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:00 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:12 AM – 6:26 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:39 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:44 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:05 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:53 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:13 AM – 6:25 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:44 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:23 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:07 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:43 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:13 AM – 6:24 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:49 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:32 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:26 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:31 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:23 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide3:51 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:50 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:31 PM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:20 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:15 AM – 6:22 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide3:51 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:15 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:30 PM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:10 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:15 AM – 6:21 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide3:49 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:48 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:26 PM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:06 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:16 AM – 6:20 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide3:43 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:27 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:24 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:17 AM – 6:20 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:13 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:29 PM2.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:18 AM – 6:19 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:07 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:48 PM2.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:18 AM – 6:18 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:09 PM-0.09 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:19 AM – 6:17 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:53 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:17 PM0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:20 AM – 5:17 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:50 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:29 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:21 AM – 5:16 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:09 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:43 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:22 AM – 5:15 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:27 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:14 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:08 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:59 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:22 AM – 5:15 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:45 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:30 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:16 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:13 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:23 AM – 5:14 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:03 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:59 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:49 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:23 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:24 AM – 5:13 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:17 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:29 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:07 PM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:28 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:25 AM – 5:13 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:26 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:58 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:10 PM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:37 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:25 AM – 5:12 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:14 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:27 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:03 PM2.0 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:26 AM – 5:12 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:57 AM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:50 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:27 AM – 5:11 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:29 AM0.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:36 PM1.9 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:28 AM – 5:11 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide10:04 AM0.00 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:28 PM1.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:29 AM – 5:10 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:44 AM0.04 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:29 AM – 5:10 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:07 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:30 AM0.1 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:30 AM – 5:09 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:40 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:19 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:31 AM – 5:09 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:44 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:09 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:32 AM – 5:08 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:56 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:58 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:33 AM – 5:08 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:53 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:47 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:08 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:58 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:42 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:08 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:03 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:31 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:20 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:50 PM0.9 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

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