Thursday, November 12 · NOAA station 8762928 (Cocodrie, Terrebonne Bay)
Tides live · forecast as of 5:35 PM CT
Tide now
0.6 ft
▲ Rising · 0.2 ft/hr
Next high
12:23 AM
1.4 ft · in 6h 48m
Next low
12:24 PM
-0.0 ft · in 18h 49m
Wind
6 mph N
Light breeze · gusts 12
Fishing score
66 /100
Very Good
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| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low | 11:30 AM | -0.1 ft |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High | 12:23 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low | 12:24 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today in Cocodrie, no high tide falls within the calendar day, and low tide bottoms out at 11:30 AM (-0.1 ft).
The sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 5:09 PM, under a waxing crescent (10% illuminated). Tidal range is in the middle of its two-week cycle.
Tomorrow starts with a high tide at 12:23 AM (1.4 ft) — see the 7-day outlook below to plan the week.
Best windows today
dawn bite window · light wind
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moderate tidal range this week.
68°F
Clear
Light breeze — Great fishing conditions
Today
79° / 59°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Fri, Nov 13
74° / 55°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Sat, Nov 14
64° / 50°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Sun, Nov 15
69° / 57°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Mon, Nov 16
68° / 53°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Tue, Nov 17
66° / 57°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
Wed, Nov 18
73° / 60°
Best: 5:00 AM–7:00 AM
High and low tide times and heights for the next seven days, with sunrise (↑) and sunset (↓). Heights are relative to MLLW. NOAA predictions for station 8762928; local time.
| Day | Tides | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| TodayThu, Nov 12 |
| ↑ 6:24 AM↓ 5:09 PM |
| TomorrowFri, Nov 13 |
| ↑ 6:24 AM↓ 5:08 PM |
| Sat, Nov 14 |
| ↑ 6:25 AM↓ 5:08 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 |
| ↑ 6:26 AM↓ 5:07 PM |
| Mon, Nov 16 |
| ↑ 6:27 AM↓ 5:07 PM |
| Tue, Nov 17 |
| ↑ 6:28 AM↓ 5:06 PM |
| Wed, Nov 18 |
| ↑ 6:28 AM↓ 5:06 PM |
Activity ratings reflect typical feeding seasons — not legal seasons. Regulations, closures, and size/bag limits change; always check current LDWF regulations before keeping any fish.

Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Season: Year-round, best in fall
Baits: Cut mullet, Live shrimp, Gold spoons
Sight-fish tailing reds on shallow flats on a flooding tide. Fall schools push bait against oyster bars and grass edges.

Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Season: Year-round, best in cooler months
Baits: Live shrimp under a popping cork, Soft plastics, Topwaters
Drift grass flats in 2–6 feet with a popping cork ahead of the drift. Gator trout hunt alone in skinny water at dawn.
Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
Season: Spring and fall; the fall run to the passes is the event
Baits: Live mud minnows, Finger mullet, Gulp! shrimp on a jig head
Drag a bait slowly along the bottom at channel edges, jetty rocks and the down-current side of structure on an outgoing tide. In the fall, flounder stack in passes and inlets on their way to the Gulf or ocean; fish the drop-offs then.
Black Drum
Pogonias cromis
Season: Fall through spring; big drum run the passes in late winter
Baits: Blue crab halves, Dead shrimp, Clams
A bottom fish that feeds by feel, so scent beats action: crab or shrimp on a fish-finder rig, left still on a channel edge, jetty or bridge. The late-winter run of 30-plus pound drum through Gulf and Atlantic passes is a shore-fishable event; keep the small ones, release the big breeders.

Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Season: Winter – early spring
Baits: Fiddler crabs, Shrimp, Barnacles
Fish tight to pilings and rocks — the bite is a subtle tick. Set the hook the instant you feel weight; they steal baits for a living.
Matched to the species feeding at Cocodrie right now.

Surf Rods
Okuma Tundra Surf Spinning Rod — 7 ft, 2-Piece
Okuma build the Tundra as a surf series and say so themselves, they describe it as favoured by catfish anglers and cost-conscious surf anglers.

Soft Baits
Zoom Fluke 4" — Smokin' Shad, 10-Pack
Same darting soft-jerkbait profile in the standard body, in a translucent shad pattern that covers most clear-water situations.

Terminal Tackle
Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Offset Circle Sea Hook — 4/0, 50-Pack
The circle hook does the work for you: no strike, just let the rod load and the hook finds the corner of the jaw on its own.

Tools
Rapala 8" Super Stainless Steel Pliers
Eight inches of stainless with an internal spring that holds the jaws open, so you can work one-handed while the other hand is busy holding a fish.
The next high tide at Cocodrie is shown live in the tide chart above, from NOAA station 8762928.
Low tide in Cocodrie today is at 11:30 AM (-0.1 ft). Today includes a minus tide — a good window for exploring structure that's normally underwater.
Today's best fishing window at Cocodrie is 5:00 AM–7:00 AM (rated Very Good, 67/100), driven by dawn bite window, light wind. The score blends tide movement, dawn/dusk light, moon phase, wind, and water temperature.
In November, the most active species at Cocodrie are Redfish, Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead. See the species section above for baits, techniques, and seasons.
Predictions come directly from NOAA CO-OPS harmonic predictions for station 8762928 (Cocodrie, Terrebonne Bay) and are the same data used in official tide tables. Actual water levels can vary with storms and barometric pressure, so treat predictions as planning guidance, not navigation data.
Cocodrie is at the end of the highway south of Houma, on the edge of Terrebonne Bay, and almost everything around it is marsh, bayou and open bay. It is a boat and kayak fishery: redfish in the ponds and along marsh edges, speckled trout on the bay's reefs and islands, flounder and drum in the channels. With a tide this small, moving water matters more than height; fish the stretch when it is actually falling or rising, and watch the wind.