NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   GMZ551-190915-  Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA  out 20 nm-  319 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING  SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING    THIS AFTERNOON  Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,  occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 5 seconds.  TONIGHT  East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas  3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at  6 seconds.  MONDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.  Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet  at 5 seconds.  MONDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:  East 5 feet at 5 seconds.  TUESDAY  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.  Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet  at 5 seconds.  TUESDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to  10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to  5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot  at 8 seconds.  WEDNESDAY  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: East 3 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to  5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:  Southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.  THURSDAY  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, subsiding to 1 to  2 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds  and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at  6 seconds.  THURSDAY NIGHT  Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.    $$