Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
February 05, 2026
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 3 TUGS - 01/31/26 CARL OOS 2-3 WEEKS ** ZEUS OOS 7 HRS (2/5 0700)
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:
05/0115 TO 05/0530 ** 05/1315 TO 05/1930 ** 06/0215 TO 06/1915 ** 07/0330 TO 07/1915 ** 08/0430 TO 08/1900 ** 09/0530 TO 09/1900 ** 10/0630 TO 10/1930
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 39’06” FW 01/19/26
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 36’00” FW 01/19/26
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
January 15, 2026 Thursday
0006 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds
0345 – Pilot services resumed
January 21, 2026 Wednesday
2026 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 22, 2026 Thursday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
1630 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 23, 2026 Friday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
January 24, 2026 Saturday
2000 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 25, 2026 Sunday
0800 – Pilot services resumed
1730 – Pilot services suspended due to severe weather
January 26, 2026 Monday
0730 – Pilot services resumed
2215 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 27, 2025 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
January 30, 2026 Friday
1812 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather / wind
January 31, 2026 Saturday
0430 - Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Thursday
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: north 3 feet at 4 seconds.
Thursday Night
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northwest 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Friday
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: west 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Friday Night
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: west 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Saturday
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: west 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Sunday
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Sunday Night
South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Monday
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Monday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.
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Lake Charles
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