Explore accurate tide charts and tables for
Louisiana fishing, shellfishing, boating and beach outings.
Stations and tide pools are covered in the map.
Louisiana Tide Stations
Amerada Pass: Lawma
Atchafalaya Bay: Eugene Island • Lighthouse Point • Marsh Island • Point Au Fer • Point Chevreuil • Rabbit Island • Shell Island
Barataria Bay: Barataria Pass • Bayou Rigaud • Independence Island • Manilla
Bastian Bay: Bastian Island
Bayou Gauche: West Bank 1
Bayou LaBranche: East Bank 1
Belle Pass: Port Fourchon
Caillou Bay: Raccoon Point
Calcasieu Pass: East Jetty • Lighthouse Wharf
Calcasieu River: Lake Charles
Chandeleaur Sound: Comfort Island
Chandeleur Sound: Chandeleur Light
Chef Menteur Pass: Fort Macomb
Freshwater Canal: Locks
Hackberry Bay: Texaco Dock
ICWW: Paris Road Bridge
Lake Borgne: Shell Beach
Lake Pontchartrain: New Canal USCG • Tchefuncta River
Lonesome Bayou: Thomasin
Mobile Bay: Weeks Bay
Morgan City: Atchafalaya River
Route 433: Bayou Bonfouca
Six Mile Lake: Stouts Pass
Southwest Pass: Pilot Station • Pilots Station east
Terrebonne Bay: Cocodrie • Wine Island
Timbalier Bay: Pelican Islands • Timbalier Island
Vermilion Bay: Southwest Pass
West Cote Blanche Bay: Cote Blanche Island
Best Tide Pools in Louisiana
Louisiana’s coastline offers unique tidepooling opportunities. Below are some top spots known for their marine life. Tidepools are marked on the Map tab above in red. The titles below are linked to the tide page that supports that locations tide pool charts.
Cypremort Point State Park - About 2.5 hours from New Orleans, this park’s tidal areas along Vermilion Bay host crabs and periwinkles at low tide.
Grand Isle State Park - About 2 hours from New Orleans, this park’s small tidal zones near its jetties host crabs and barnacles at low tide.
Rutherford Beach - Located 3 hours from New Orleans, this beach’s minor tide pools along its shell-strewn shore feature mussels and small fish at low tide.