Should I boat at Grand Isle, LA today?
Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Grand Isle, LA on Louisiana & Texas Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.
Conditions right now
GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind NNE 10 kt, gusts 13 kt; waves about 2 ft every 3 s. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.
From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.
About Grand Isle, LA
- Water: Louisiana & Texas Coast
- Location: 29.240, -90.000
- NWS marine forecast zone: GMZ553
- Live observations: NDBC GISL1
How the wind direction plays here
- Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW
- Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, WNW, NW, NNW
- Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W
Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.
Nearby launches on Louisiana & Texas Coast
- Galveston, TX (288 mi): GO, wind NE 8 kt, gusts 10 kt; waves about 2 ft
- Kemah / Galveston Bay, TX (303 mi): GO, wind NE 6 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves under 1 ft
- Port Aransas, TX (439 mi): GO, wind E 9 kt, gusts 11 kt; waves about 2 ft every 5 s
- South Padre Island, TX (490 mi): CAUTION, wind ESE 8 kt, gusts 10 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
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