Lake Charles tide times
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Lake Charles at a glance
- Tides
- Mostly once a day
- Typical range
- 1.4 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.7 ftSat, May 8
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.9 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 6.0 ftAug 27, 2020
The tide at Lake Charles
- 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 1.83. - Typical range
- 1.4 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.43 m) - a smaller range than 77% 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 | 12:02 pm | 1.7 ft | |
| Sat, Jun 5 | 11:01 am | 1.7 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 30 | 9:13 pm | 1.7 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 1:13 pm | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 12:10 pm | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Tue, Dec 14 | 2:23 pm | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
170 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.0 ft (1.84 m) on Aug 27, 2020 - 4.6 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.9 ft (-0.89 m) on Jan 2, 2008.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.8 ft (0.54 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on May 17, 2026.
Tide times nearby
- Lake Charles (Bulk Terminal)5 mi southwest
- Cameron (Calcasieu Pass)32 mi south
- Port Arthur (Rainbow Bridge)43 mi southwest
- Port Arthur49 mi southwest
- Sabine Pass52 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, 30.224°N 93.222°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8767816. 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.