Delaware City Tides Today
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Delaware City runs a mean tidal range of about 5.2 ft. This month the highest water, 6.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:21 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:04 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:37 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:25 PM | 5.8 ft |
Today on the water at Delaware City
Today at Delaware City: high tide at 7:04 AM (5.5 ft) and 7:25 PM (5.8 ft), low tide at 1:21 AM (0.4 ft) and 1:37 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is sunny with S winds 5 to 10 mph, 72°F. Sunrise is at 6:33 AM and sunset at 4:58 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Sunny | S 5 to 10 mph | 72°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 10 to 15 mph | 63°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Delaware City is
Delaware City sits at 39.5822° N, 75.5890° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at Delaware City, DE. The station here is a live gauge in a NOAA PORTS harbor system, reporting water level in near real time for commercial traffic. It has been in NOAA's records since 2001. The nearest weather station is Delaware City, DE, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Delaware City
Delaware City has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 6.0 ft, and 5.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Delaware Bay tides are semidiurnal, two highs a day of 4 to 6 ft, and the tide keeps growing as it funnels upriver toward Philadelphia and Trenton.
About this station
- High tide reaches Delaware City about 3.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 9.7 ft on Oct 30, 2012.
- Lowest on record: -3.6 ft on Jan 7, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 7.5 ft as minor flooding here, 8.5 ft as moderate and 9.5 ft as major.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Delaware City from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.0 ft above it and mean sea level 3.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Reedy Point, DE gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551762, established 2001. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Delaware City
- St. Georges, Delaware: 3.7 mi, tides about 28 min earlier
- New Castle, Delaware: 5.3 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Wilmington Marine Terminal: 10.1 mi, tides about 47 min later
- Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.: 12.3 mi, tides about 74 min later
- Woodland Beach, Del.: 18.4 mi, tides about 80 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Delaware City this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. These spring highs push water furthest up into the marsh grass.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Delaware City, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:16–9:16 AM 7:41–9:41 PM | 12:44–2:44 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:02–10:02 AM 8:27–10:27 PM | 1:53–3:53 AM 2:00–4:00 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:32–11:32 AM 9:57–11:57 PM | 4:07–6:07 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:18–12:18 PM 10:43–12:43 AM | 5:13–7:13 AM 3:16–5:16 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:06–1:06 PM 11:31–1:31 AM | 6:18–8:18 AM 3:48–5:48 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:55–1:55 PM 12:20–2:20 AM | 7:21–9:21 AM 4:27–6:27 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551762. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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