New Castle, Delaware Tides Today
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New Castle, Delaware runs a mean tidal range of about 5.0 ft. This month the highest water, 6.1 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 | 12:54 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 6:23 AM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:04 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:48 PM | 5.5 ft |
Today on the water at New Castle, Delaware
Today at New Castle, Delaware: high tide at 6:23 AM (5.0 ft) and 6:48 PM (5.5 ft), low tide at 12:54 AM (0.5 ft) and 1:04 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 69°F. Sunrise is at 6:32 AM and sunset at 4:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | 0 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 69°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where New Castle, Delaware is
New Castle, Delaware sits at 39.6567° N, 75.5617° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at New Castle, DE. 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), 5.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 23 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Wilmington Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.6 mi away.
The tide at New Castle, Delaware
New Castle, Delaware 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 about 29 min later and low tide about 40 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 8551201, established 1985, gauge removed 1985. 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 New Castle, Delaware
- Wilmington Marine Terminal: 4.8 mi, tides about 24 min later
- Pea Patch Island, Bulkhead Shoal Channel, Del.: 5.1 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
- Delaware City: 5.3 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Delaware City Branch Channel bridge: 6.2 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Reedy Point: 6.8 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at New Castle, Delaware 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 up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at New Castle, Delaware this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26. 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 New Castle, Delaware, 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 🌗 | 6:28–8:28 AM 6:53–8:53 PM | 11:31–1:31 AM 1:12–3:12 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:16–9:16 AM 7:41–9:41 PM | 12:43–2:43 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 2:23–4:23 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 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551201. 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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