Gulf Coast
Lake Charles
Louisiana · NOAA station 8767816 · Tide predictions
30.2236, -93.2217
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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 · 99 mi SW · Station 42035
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Nearby tide stations
- Calcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk Terminal · 5.3 mi SW
- East Calcasieu Lake · 16.1 mi S
- Gum Cove, ICWW · 21.3 mi SW
- Calcasieu Pass · 32.3 mi S
- Catfish Point, Mermentau River · 33.4 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 1.7 ft — Sat May 8 · 12:02 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.9 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 1:13 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.0 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:13 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 12:16 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:07 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 11:15 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:57 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jan 18 | 10:15 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 12:10 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Wed Feb 17 | 11:12 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Dec 14 | 2:23 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Wed Dec 15 | 3:16 PM | -0.7 ft |
170 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
Lake Charles 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.