Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 12, 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:
12/0700 TO 12/2030 ** 13/0800 TO 13/2115 ** 14/0845 TO 14/2145 ** 15/0915 TO 15/2230 ** 16/1000 TO 16/2330 ** 17/1030 TO 18/0015 ** 18/1100 TO 19/0100 ** 19/1130 TO 20/0200
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 2026
January 05, 2026 Monday
2036 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 06, 2026 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
1958 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 07, 2026 Wednesday
0630 – Pilot services resumed
2006 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 08, 2026 Thursday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
January 09, 2026 Friday
0002 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0500 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Tonight
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
Tuesday
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Tuesday Night
West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: west 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming west 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Wednesday
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: west 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Wednesday Night
North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds.
Thursday
North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Friday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Friday Night
West winds around 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
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Lake Charles
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