Gulf Coast
Freshwater Bayou
Louisiana · NOAA station 8765969 · Tide predictions
29.6554, -92.2507
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Galveston buoy · 133 mi W · Station 42035
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Nearby tide stations
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay · 7.1 mi E
- Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay · 7.1 mi N
- Freshwater Canal Locks · 7.9 mi SW
- Intracoastal City · 10.5 mi NE
- Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay · 14.0 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.0 ft — Sat Jun 5 · 12:53 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.3 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 2:46 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 1.3 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:09 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 12:11 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:00 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 2:19 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 3:03 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Mon Dec 13 | 1:34 PM | -0.3 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 11:14 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 12:01 PM | -0.2 ft |
| Wed Feb 17 | 11:04 AM | -0.2 ft |
| Tue Nov 16 | 3:06 PM | -0.2 ft |
173 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Freshwater Bayou is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
The northern Gulf runs small, mostly diurnal tides — often just one high and one low a day — where wind and river flow routinely outvote the moon.