Chandeleur Islands · St. Bernard County · Louisiana
Chandeleur Islands Surf Report & Forecast, Louisiana
Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: 0–1 ft, at 4 am CST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.7 ft at 2 seconds from the northeast, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 72°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 9:58 am.
0–1 ft
- Swell
- 0.7 ft · 2 s · NEplus 0.2 ft · 3 s · E
- Wind
- 9 mph (NE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 9:58 am
- Water
- 72°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:16 amset 5:02 pm
Chandeleur Islands surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Chandeleur Islands: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Chandeleur Islands: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.9 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.8 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NW) | 1.4 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NW) | 1.1 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NNW) | 0.8 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NNW) | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.8 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (W) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (W) | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.2 ft |
Chandeleur Islands beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 4 am, sets at Chandeleur Islands arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 27 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Chandeleur Islands surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Chandeleur Islands: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Chandeleur Islands are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 2 s · NE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | calm | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · WNW | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 11 mph offshore (WNW) | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (N) | 11 mph offshore (NW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 9 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · ENE | 23 mph onshore (ENE) | 21 mph onshore (E) | 9 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 4 s · E | 24 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 3 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–4 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph cross-shore (NE) | 19 mph cross-shore (NE) | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 15 mph cross-shore (NE) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–4 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Chandeleur Islands are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Chandeleur Islands tide chart and tide times
Tides at Chandeleur Islands today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.7 ft at 9:58 am. At 4 am the tide is 1.6 ft and falling.
Chandeleur Islands tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.7 ft at 9:58 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.4 ft at 12:10 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:21 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.5 ft at 12:25 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:29 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.5 ft at 1:12 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:50 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.4 ft at 1:44 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:52 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.3 ft at 2:25 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:52 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.3 ft at 3:04 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:24 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.6 ft at 3:33 amLow 0.8 ft at 3:22 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Chandeleur Islands water temperature
The water temperature at Chandeleur Islands is about 72°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 9 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 71 and 72°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Chandeleur Islands
- Dauphin Island, Alabama50 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- West Pass, Alabama69 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Gulf State Park Pier, Alabama73 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Alabama Point, Alabama80 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Spuds, Alabama80 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Bungalows, Alabama81 mi ENE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Chandeleur Islands
Chandeleur Islands is a sandbar in Chandeleur Islands, St. Bernard County, Louisiana, facing east-southeast. Also called Chandeleurs.
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