Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 06, 2026
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
Notes: Open 24/7, however, for routine maintenance, it is out of service nightly from 12:00 AM to 1:30 AM.
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows:
29/0700 TO 29/2200 ** 30/0745 TO 30/2215 ** 31/0830 TO 31/2230 ** 01/0915 TO 01/2315 ** 02/1000 TO 03/0000 ** 03/1045 TO 04/0100 ** 04/1130 TO 05/0200
Maximum Channel Draft: 40'00” FW
Maximum Channel Draft: 40'00” FW
Max Terminal Drafts:
Alcoa 32’00” FW
Bulk Terminal 1 Old 40’00” FW
Bulk Terminal 1 New 40’00” FW
CITGO “B” Dock 40’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO “C” Dock 40’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 39’00” FW 10/22/25
Phillips 66 Clifton Ridge 40’00” FW
Phillips 66 Refinery Dock #3 42’00” BRACKISH WATER | CONTROLLING DEPTH
Port of Lake Charles City Docks 35’00” FW
Port of Lake Charles City Dock #8 40’00" FW
Westlake Chemical A Dock 41’00” FW
Westlake Chemical C Dock 42’00” FW
Westlake Styrene/CII 35’00” FW
Ventur Global LNG 40’00” FW
A2 INNER ANCHORAGE 40’00” FW
A4 INNER ANCHORAGE 40’00” FW
I-210 BRIDGE 135 FT (+/- TIDE)
Traffic Notice:
-ABANDONED ANCHOR CHAIN IN POSITION L 29-17.8N, LN 093-11.75W, BEARING 150 / 2.6NM FROM CC. DO NOT ANCHOR LESS THAN 3.5 MILES S.E. OF CC
PILOT DELAYS OF 2025
January 05, 2025 Sunday
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather offshore
January 6, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
January 09, 2025 Thursday
2300 – Pilot service suspended due to rough sea conditions
January 10, 2025 Friday
0330 – Pilot service resumed
1500 – Pilot service suspended offshore movements due to rough sea conditions (in port movements still allowed)
January 11, 2025 Saturday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
January 20, 2025 Monday
1800 – Pilot services suspended due to impeding winter storm
January 21, 2025 Tuesday
0001-2359 Pilot services remain suspended
January 22, 2025 Wednesday
0001-2359 Pilot services remain suspended
January 23, 2025 Thursday
1000 – Pilot services resumed
January 29, 2025 Wednesday
0315 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0630 – Pilot services resumed
January 31, 2025 Friday
0001 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0200 – Pilot services resumed
February 02, 2025 Sunday
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 03, 2025 Monday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2119 – Pilot services suspended due to thick, dense fog
February 04, 2025 Tuesday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2143 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 05, 2025 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2307 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 06, 2025 Thursday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 07, 2025 Friday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 08, 2025 Saturday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2345 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 09, 2025 Sunday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2200 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 10, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
February 11, 2025 Tuesday
0030 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0345 – Pilot services resumed
2300 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 12, 2025 Wednesday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
February 15, 2025 Saturday
0417 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
0630 – Pilot services resumed
2032 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 16, 2025 Sunday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
February 25, 2025 Tuesday
0230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0730 – Pilot services resumed
2305 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 26, 2025 Wednesday
0545 – Pilot services resumed
1845 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 27, 2025 Thursday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
February 28, 2025 Friday
2051 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 01, 2025 Saturday
0200 – Pilot services resumed
2225 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 02, 2025 Sunday
0430 – Pilot services resumed
March 03, 2025 Monday
2321 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds
March 04, 2025 Tuesday
0300 – Pilot services resumed
1700 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
March 05, 2025 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
March 08, 2025 Saturday
1850 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 09, 2025 Sunday
0300 – Pilot services resumed
March 13, 2025 Thursday
2230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 14, 2025 Friday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
1955 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 15, 2025 Saturday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
March 25, 2025 Tuesday
0230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0445 – Pilot services resumed
March 26, 2025 Wednesday
0025 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0400 – Pilot services resumed
March 28, 2025 Friday
2030 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
March 29, 2025 Saturday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
March 30, 2025 Sunday
0145 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0415 – Pilot services resumed
March 31, 2025 Monday
0001 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0500 – Pilot services resumed
April 02, 2025 Wednesday
0415 – Pilot services suspended due to strong winds / sea conditions
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2130 – Pilot services suspended due to rough winds / rough weather
April 03, 2025 Thursday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
1515 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds / rough seas
April 04, 2025 Friday
0130 – Pilot services resumed
1335 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds / rough seas
April 05, 2025 Saturday
1030 – Pilot services resumed
2210 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds / rough seas
April 06, 2025 Sunday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2206 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
April 07, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
April 20, 2025 Sunday
0015 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
0300 – Pilot services resumed
April 25, 2025 Friday
0030 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0300 – Pilot services resumed
April 30, 2025 Wednesday
1754 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather / strong winds
May 01, 2025 Thursday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
May 06, 2025 Tuesday
1630 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather / strong winds
May 07, 2025 Wednesday
0815 – Pilot services resumed
October 28, 2025 Tuesday
2200 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather / strong winds
November 06, 2025 Thursday
November 06, 2025 Thursday
2230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
November 07, 2025 Friday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
November 18, 2025 Tuesday
2000 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
November 19, 2025 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
November 21, 2025 Friday
2350 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
November 22, 2025 Saturday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
November 28, 2025 Friday
2236 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
November 29, 2025 Saturday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
November 30, 2025 Sunday
2000 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
December 01, 2025 Monday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
December 03, 2025 Wednesday
2130 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 04, 2025 Thursday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
December 07, 2025 Sunday
0254 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
0515 – Pilot services resumed
December 12, 2025 Friday
0112 – Pilot services suspended due to impeding dense fog
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 13, 2025 Saturday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
1900 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 14, 2025 Sunday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2120 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
December 15, 2025 Monday
0345 – Pilot services resumed
December 17, 2025 – Wednesday
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
December 18, 2025 Thursday
0815 – Pilot services resumed
December 20, 2025 Saturday
2133 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 21, 2025 Sunday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
1500 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
December 22, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
December 23, 2025 Tuesday
0003 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0730 – Pilot services resumed
1930 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 24, 2025 Wednesday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2130 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 25, 2025 Thursday
0615 – Pilot services resumed
2151 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 26, 2025 Friday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2030 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
December 27, 2025 Saturday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
December 28, 2025 Sunday
0001 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0430 – Pilot services resumed
December 29, 2025 Monday
0200 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
0500 – Pilot services resumed
1945 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
December 30, 2025 Tuesday
0200 – Pilot services resumed
January 05, 2025 Monday
2036 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 06, 2025 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Tonight
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
Wednesday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Wednesday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 6 seconds.
Thursday
South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: south 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Friday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Friday Night
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Saturday
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
Saturday Night
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
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Lake Charles
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