Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) Tides Today
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Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| High tide | 3:30 AM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:15 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 3:53 PM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:08 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Lewes (Breakwater Harbor)
Today at Lewes (Breakwater Harbor): high tide at 3:30 AM (3.9 ft) and 3:53 PM (4.5 ft), low tide at 9:15 AM (0.7 ft) and 10:08 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 10 mph, 67°F. The water at the gauge reads 60°F. Sunrise is at 6:28 AM and sunset at 4:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | 0 mph | 54°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 10 mph | 67°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) is
Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) sits at 38.7828° N, 75.1193° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at Lewes, DE. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1919. The nearest weather station is Lewes, DE, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Lewes (Breakwater Harbor)
Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) 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 4.7 ft, and 4.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate 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 Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) about 1.1 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: 9.3 ft on Jan 23, 2016.
- Lowest on record: -4.2 ft on Jan 10, 1978.
- The National Weather Service counts 6.0 ft as minor flooding here, 7.0 ft as moderate and 8.0 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 Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.7 ft above it and mean sea level 2.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8557380, established 1919. 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 Lewes (Breakwater Harbor)
- Rehoboth Beach: 4.8 mi, tides about 54 min earlier
- Indian River Inlet (Coast Guard Station): 12.2 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 14.1 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Rosedale Beach, Indian River: 14.1 mi, tides about 61 min later
- Little Assawoman Bay: 22.9 mi, tides about 166 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Lewes (Breakwater Harbor), 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 🌗 | 6:26–8:26 AM 6:51–8:51 PM | 11:31–1:31 AM 1:09–3:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:14–9:14 AM 7:39–9:39 PM | 12:42–2:42 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:00–10:00 AM 8:25–10:25 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 1:59–3:59 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:58–4:58 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:30–11:30 AM 9:55–11:55 PM | 4:04–6:04 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 5:09–7:09 AM 3:16–5:16 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:04–1:04 PM 11:29–1:29 AM | 6:13–8:13 AM 3:49–5:49 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8557380. 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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