Water Temperature of the Gulf of Mexico Near Plaquemines Parish, LA
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2:30 AM CST
Temperature Locations
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Local Points of Interest
Southwest Pass; Southwest Point; West Bay; Stake IslandStation Name: Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA (256)
Station Type: Buoy
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center
Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet
Nearest Address:
Offshore
Plaquemines Parish, LA 70091
Plaquemines County
GPS Coordinates: 28.988, -89.649
Nearby Water Temperatures
Southwest Pass, Venice, LA (15.1 mi)Barataria Bay, Grand Isle, LA (26.6 mi)
Mississippi River, Pilottown, LA (27 mi)
Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, LA (60.8 mi)
Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA (71.5 mi)
Bayou Gauche, Bayou Gauche, LA (72.2 mi)
Mississippi Sound, Waveland, MS (84.2 mi)
Mississippi Sound, Pass Christian, MS (89.8 mi)
Bay of St. Louis, Bay St. Louis, MS (94.4 mi)
Mississippi Sound, Biloxi, MS (100.5 mi)
Lower Atchafalaya River, Berwick, LA (106.6 mi)
Atchafalaya Bay, Morgan City, LA (106.7 mi)
Biloxy Bay, Biloxi, MS (107.8 mi)
Atchafalaya Bay, Morgan City, LA (107.9 mi)
Mississippi Sound, Pascagoula, MS (111.4 mi)
Weather Near Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Sun
H: 68°F
L: 63°F

Mon
H: 61°F
L: 57°F

Tue
H: 67°F
L: 60°F

Wed
H: 70°F
L: 64°F

Thu
H: 71°F
L: 65°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.15 μg/m3
Ozone: 80 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 11 mins
Moon Transit: 10:50 AM
Moonset: 4:12 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 0.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM10:20 AM - 12:50 AM
Minor Periods
3:42 PM - 5:12 PM5:04 AM - 6:34 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Tornado Watch issued February 14 at 11:19PM CST until February 15 at 5:00AM CST by NWS New Orleans LA
Effective: Sat February 14, 2026, 11:19 PM
Expires: Sun February 15, 2026, 5:00 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 7 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE WASHINGTON IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON PEARL RIVER WALTHALL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMITE, BAY ST. LOUIS, BAYOU CANE, BELLE CHASSE, BOGALUSA, BURAS, CHALMETTE, CONVENT, COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, CUT OFF, DESTREHAN, DEXTER, DIAMONDHEAD, EAST NEW ORLEANS, ENON, FRANKLINTON, GALLIANO, GAUTIER, GRAMERCY, GULFPORT, HAMMOND, HOUMA, KENNER, LACOMBE, LAPLACE, LAROSE, LUTCHER, MANDEVILLE, MCNEIL, METAIRIE, MOSS POINT, NEW ORLEANS, NORCO, OCEAN SPRINGS, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, POINTE A LA HACHE, PONCHATOULA, PORT SULPHUR, RACELAND, RESERVE, ROBERT, SALEM, SLIDELL, ST. MARTIN, THIBODAUX, TYLERTOWN, VIOLET, AND WAVELAND.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.97 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.17 μg/m3
Ozone: 85.08 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 11 mins
Moon Transit: 10:50 AM
Moonset: 4:12 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 0.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM10:20 AM - 12:50 AM
Minor Periods
3:42 PM - 5:12 PM5:04 AM - 6:34 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.62 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.66 μg/m3
Ozone: 73.92 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:49 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 13 mins
Moon Transit: 11:39 AM
Moonset: 5:13 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM11:09 AM - 1:39 PM
Minor Periods
4:43 PM - 6:13 PM5:41 AM - 7:11 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.78 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.56 μg/m3
Ozone: 89.44 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:50 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 14 mins
Moon Transit: 12:25 AM
Moonset: 6:14 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM11:55 AM - 2:25 PM
Minor Periods
5:44 PM - 7:14 PM6:14 AM - 7:44 AM
Action Rating: 5 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.79 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.43 μg/m3
Ozone: 87.62 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:51 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 16 mins
Moon Transit: 1:11 PM
Moonset: 7:15 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:21 AM - 2:51 AM12:41 AM - 3:11 PM
Minor Periods
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM6:45 AM - 8:15 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:12 AM
Sunset: 5:51 PM
Daylight: 11 hrs 18 mins
Moon Transit: 3:07 PM
Moonset: 8:16 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 5.2%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
1:07 AM - 3:37 AM2:37 PM - 5:07 PM
Minor Periods
7:46 PM - 9:16 PM7:16 AM - 8:46 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
