Gulf Coast
Shell Beach
Lake Borgne · Louisiana · NOAA station 8761305 · Tide predictions
29.8681, -89.6732
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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
Chandeleur Island SE, LA (279) buoy · 65 mi E · Station 42354
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Nearby tide stations
- MARTELLO CASTLE, LAKE BORGNE · 11.0 mi NW
- Chef Menteur, Chef Menteur Pass · 15.6 mi NW
- Michoud Substation, ICWW · 18.5 mi NW
- Bay Gardene · 18.9 mi S
- The Rigolets, U.S. Highway 90 · 21.0 mi N
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.3 ft — Wed Oct 20 · 5:16 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.9 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 11:56 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.5 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 11:56 AM | -0.9 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 11:10 AM | -0.9 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 12:39 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Wed Feb 17 | 10:11 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 10:21 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 10:51 AM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 1:12 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 16 | 9:23 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 11:25 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 2 | 10:31 AM | -0.7 ft |
180 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
Shell Beach, Lake Borgne 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.