Gulf Coast
Freshwater Canal Locks
Louisiana · NOAA station 8766072 · Tide predictions
29.5517, -92.3052
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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 · 129 mi W · Station 42035
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Nearby tide stations
- Freshwater Bayou · 7.9 mi NE
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay · 13.3 mi NE
- Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay · 14.5 mi N
- Lighthouse Point · 15.9 mi E
- Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay · 16.4 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.6 ft — Fri Oct 29 · 4:26 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 7:12 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 3.4 ft on Sat Jul 3
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 7:12 AM | -1.4 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 8:00 AM | -1.3 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 8:49 AM | -1.1 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 8:19 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 7:04 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 9:07 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Dec 13 | 7:36 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Sun Dec 26 | 7:09 AM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Dec 27 | 7:44 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Thu Dec 16 | 9:59 AM | -0.8 ft |
172 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 Canal Locks 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.