Amerada Pass (Atchafalaya Bay) tide times · NOAA station LAWMA, Amerada Pass
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Amerada Pass (Atchafalaya Bay) at a glance
- Tides
- Mostly once a day
- Typical range
- 1.6 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 2.2 ftSat, Jun 5
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.1 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 8.2 ftJul 13, 2019
The tide at Amerada Pass (Atchafalaya Bay)
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly once-daily
Mostly one large high and one large low a day; on some days a small second high and low appear between them. Form number 2.09. - Typical range
- 1.6 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.49 m) - a smaller range than 72% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.1 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Sat, Jun 5 | 6:34 am | 2.2 ft | |
| Sat, Jul 3 | 5:38 am | 2.2 ft | |
| Sat, May 8 | 7:29 am | 2.1 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 8:39 am | -1.1 ft | in daylight |
| Tue, Dec 14 | 9:37 am | -1.0 ft | in daylight |
| Sun, Dec 26 | 8:36 am | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
154 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 8.2 ft (2.49 m) on Jul 13, 2019 - 6.5 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.6 ft (-0.50 m) on Dec 26, 2010.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.3 ft (0.69 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Jun 4, 2004.
Tide times nearby
- Eugene Island (Atchafalaya Bay)6 mi southwest
- Berwick (Morgan City)16 mi north
- Freshwater Bayou (Intracoastal City)59 mi west
- Port Fourchon72 mi east
- New Orleans (Lake Pontchartrain)84 mi northeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Louisiana, 29.450°N 91.338°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8764227. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.