Lake Charles (Bulk Terminal) tide times · NOAA station Bulk Terminal
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Lake Charles (Bulk Terminal) at a glance
- Tides
- Mostly once a day
- Typical range
- 1.3 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.7 ftSat, May 8
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.0 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 5.8 ftAug 27, 2020
The tide at Lake Charles (Bulk Terminal)
- 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 1.98. - Typical range
- 1.3 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.41 m) - a smaller range than 80% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.0 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Sat, May 8 | 12:00 pm | 1.7 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 1 | 10:28 pm | 1.6 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 9:43 pm | 1.6 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 12:56 pm | -1.0 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 11:54 am | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 1:37 pm | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
169 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 5.8 ft (1.78 m) on Aug 27, 2020 - 4.5 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -3.0 ft (-0.92 m) on Jan 16, 2022.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.7 ft (0.53 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 20, 2024.
Tide times nearby
- Lake Charles5 mi northeast
- Cameron (Calcasieu Pass)29 mi south
- Port Arthur (Rainbow Bridge)38 mi southwest
- Port Arthur44 mi southwest
- Sabine Pass47 mi southwest
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, 30.190°N 93.301°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8767961. 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.