Bay St. Louis (Waveland) tide times · NOAA station Bay Waveland Yacht Club
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Bay St. Louis (Waveland) at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 1.8 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 2.6 ftSun, Jun 6
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.3 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 10.9 ftSep 1, 2008
The tide at Bay St. Louis (Waveland)
- Pattern
- Once-daily
Usually just one high tide and one low tide a day, about 24 h 50 min apart - the pattern of most of the Gulf of Mexico. Form number 5.77. - Typical range
- 1.8 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.55 m) - a smaller range than 66% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.5 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Sun, Jun 6 | 1:01 pm | 2.6 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 23 | 4:41 am | 2.5 ft | |
| Wed, Oct 20 | 2:27 am | 2.5 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 8:34 am | -1.3 ft | in daylight |
| Wed, Feb 17 | 6:54 am | -1.0 ft | in daylight |
| Tue, Dec 14 | 9:40 am | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
157 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 10.9 ft (3.32 m) on Sep 1, 2008 - 9.1 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -3.9 ft (-1.20 m) on Sep 2, 1985.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.7 ft (0.82 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 11, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Shell Beach38 mi southwest
- Pascagoula46 mi east
- New Orleans (Lake Pontchartrain)51 mi southwest
- Bayou La Batre65 mi east
- Fowl River (west bridge)70 mi east
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. Mississippi, 30.326°N 89.326°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8747437. 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.