New Orleans (Lake Pontchartrain) tide times · NOAA station New Canal Station
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New Orleans (Lake Pontchartrain) at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 0.5 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.0 ftFri, Sep 24
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.6 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 6.5 ftAug 30, 2012
The tide at New Orleans (Lake Pontchartrain)
- 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 14.60. - Typical range
- 0.5 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.17 m) - a smaller range than 97% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.5 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Fri, Sep 24 | 3:16 pm | 1.0 ft | |
| Mon, Oct 4 | 10:27 am | 1.0 ft | |
| Tue, Oct 19 | 10:15 am | 0.9 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 6:28 pm | -0.6 ft | in the dark |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 7:01 pm | -0.4 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Jan 31 | 1:46 pm | -0.4 ft | in daylight |
| Tue, Jan 19 | 4:27 pm | -0.5 ft | |
| Sun, Jan 31 | 1:46 pm | -0.4 ft | |
| Mon, Jan 4 | 5:06 pm | -0.4 ft |
113 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.5 ft (1.98 m) on Aug 30, 2012 - 6.0 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.6 ft (-0.79 m) on Dec 25, 1989.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.0 ft (0.31 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Sep 25, 2023.
Tide times nearby
- Shell Beach29 mi southeast
- Bay St. Louis (Waveland)51 mi northeast
- Grand Isle54 mi south
- Port Fourchon63 mi south
- Berwick (Morgan City)72 mi west
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, 30.027°N 90.113°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8761927. 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.