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Gulf Coast Guide

Grand Isle

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Everything for a day on Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island: seven miles of Gulf beach, a state park pier, world-class fishing at the pass and boiled shrimp straight off the boats.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

State park, beach & marinas

Gulf Sunset

State park pier send-off

Dining

Boiled shrimp, po-boys & boudin

Things to Do

Inshore, offshore & tarpon charters

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Grand Isle State Park

East end · fishing pier & camping

Entry fee

Grand Isle Public Beach

Town swimming beach off LA-1

Free parking

Elmer's Island

Undeveloped wildlife refuge · west

Free · drive-in

Caminada Headland

Restored beach by the pass bridge

Free parking

Grand Terre Island

Fort Livingston ruins · boat-in

Boat only

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Elmer's Island

5 min west

Wildlife refuge & quiet surf

Port Fourchon

30 min west

Fourchon Beach & the oilfield port

Golden Meadow

45 min north

Cajun bayou town up LA-1

New Orleans

2 hr north

French Quarter day trip

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Grand Isle. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

At Grand Isle, the sun sets at 7:04 PM today — about 12h 18m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:47 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Grand Isle update at the top of the conditions page.