Delaware City Branch Channel bridge Tides Today
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Delaware City Branch Channel bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 5.2 ft. This month the highest water, 6.3 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:15 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:56 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:30 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:18 PM | 5.8 ft |
Today on the water at Delaware City Branch Channel bridge
Today at Delaware City Branch Channel bridge: high tide at 6:56 AM (5.5 ft) and 7:18 PM (5.8 ft), low tide at 1:15 AM (0.3 ft) and 1:30 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon is sunny with S winds 5 mph, 73°F. Sunrise is at 6:33 AM and sunset at 4:58 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Sunny | S 5 mph | 73°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | S 5 to 10 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Delaware City Branch Channel bridge is
Delaware City Branch Channel bridge sits at 39.5700° N, 75.5900° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at Delaware City, DE, in New Castle County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Delaware City (NOAA 8551762), 0.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 9 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Delaware City, DE, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.8 mi away.
The tide at Delaware City Branch Channel bridge
Delaware City Branch Channel bridge 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Reedy Point, station 8551910. High tide comes at the same time and low tide about 5 min later than there.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Reedy Point and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551851, established 1983, gauge removed 1983. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Delaware City Branch Channel bridge
- St. Georges, Delaware: 3.3 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- New Castle, Delaware: 6.2 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Wilmington Marine Terminal: 10.9 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.: 11.4 mi, tides about 82 min later
- Woodland Beach, Del.: 17.6 mi, tides about 71 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Delaware City Branch Channel bridge this month: Nov 6, 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.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Delaware City Branch Channel bridge this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. These drain the flats and leave the bars and marsh banks high and dry.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Delaware City Branch Channel bridge, 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 3:49–5:49 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:55–1:55 PM 12:20–2:20 AM | 7:20–9:20 AM 4:27–6:27 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551851. 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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