On the Mississippi River delta. Grand Isle — Louisiana’s barrier-island surf and redfish base — is south down Bayou Lafourche.
Delacroix (St. Bernard)22 mi · ~31 min · St. Bernard ParishRed drum
72° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
90Go
Lake Pontchartrain (Fontainebleau)27 mi · ~39 min · St. Tammany ParishRed drumSpecial Weather Statement 72° water · 5 mph wind · outgoing tide
65Marginal
Grand Isle State Park48 mi · ~1 hr 10 min · Jefferson ParishRed drumSmall Craft Advisory 74° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
81Worth the trip
Bay St. Louis Beach51 mi · ~1 hr 13 min · Hancock County, MSSouthern flounderSpecial Weather Statement 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Pass Christian Beach55 mi · ~1 hr 20 min · Harrison County, MSSouthern flounderSmall Craft Advisory 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Cocodrie / Dularge (Terrebonne)60 mi · ~1 hr 27 min · Terrebonne ParishRed drumSmall Craft Advisory 73° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
65Marginal
Venice (Plaquemines)63 mi · ~1 hr 31 min · Plaquemines ParishRed drum
74° water · 15 mph wind · incoming tide
100Go
Gulfport Beach66 mi · ~1 hr 34 min · Harrison County, MSSheepsheadSmall Craft Advisory 69° water · 10 mph wind · low slack tide
81Worth the trip
Biloxi Beach76 mi · ~1 hr 50 min · Harrison County, MSSheepsheadSpecial Weather Statement 70° water · 10 mph wind · low slack tide
81Worth the trip
Dauphin Island Public Beach119 mi · ~2 hr 51 min · Mobile County, ALSouthern flounderRip Current Statement 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
81Worth the trip
Mobile Bay128 mi · ~3 hr 4 min · Mobile County, ALSpotted seatrout
69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
90Go
Gulf Shores Public Beach144 mi · ~3 hr 27 min · Baldwin County, ALSouthern flounderRip Current Statement 69° water · 15 mph wind · outgoing tide
73Worth the trip
Distances are straight-line from the middle of New Orleans. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.