Grand Isle · Jefferson County · Louisiana
Grand Isle Surf Report & Forecast, Louisiana
Grand Isle, Louisiana: flat (under 1 ft), at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.3 ft at 3 seconds from the east, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 72°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.2 ft at 7:42 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.3 ft · 3 s · E
- Wind
- 8 mph (NE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 2.2 ft at 7:42 pm
- Water
- 72°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 5:09 pm
Grand Isle surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Grand Isle: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low 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 Grand Isle: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.4 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.4 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.7 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.9 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 2.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.3 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.3 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.3 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.4 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.8 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.9 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 2.1 ft |
Grand Isle beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Grand Isle arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- 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.
Grand Isle surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Grand Isle: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Grand Isle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 2 s · E | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | calm | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph onshore (SE) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · WSW | 15 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 21 | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.1 ft · 3 s · NE | 13 mph offshore (N) | 11 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.8 ft · 3 s · NE | 16 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 21 | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 12 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 3 s · E | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 12 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 3 s · E | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 3 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (E) | 13 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Grand Isle are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Grand Isle tide chart and tide times
Tides at Grand Isle today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.4 ft at 6:16 am and high 2.2 ft at 7:42 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Grand Isle tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.4 ft at 6:16 amHigh 2.2 ft at 7:42 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.3 ft at 7:01 amHigh 2.3 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 7:57 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:47 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.4 ft at 8:54 amHigh 2.2 ft at 9:38 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.4 ft at 9:43 amHigh 2.1 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.3 ft at 10:24 amHigh 1.9 ft at 10:30 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.4 ft at 10:39 amHigh 1.9 ft at 11:11 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 11:23 amHigh 1.8 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.8 ft at 11:31 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Grand Isle water temperature
The water temperature at Grand Isle is about 72°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and an 8 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 73°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 Grand Isle
- Chandeleur Islands85 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Grand Isle
Grand Isle is a beach break in Grand Isle, Jefferson County, Louisiana, facing south-southeast.
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