Reedy Point Tides Today
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Reedy Point runs a mean tidal range of about 5.1 ft. This month the highest water, 6.2 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 | 12:14 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 5:54 AM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 12:24 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 6:19 PM | 5.6 ft |
Today on the water at Reedy Point
Today at Reedy Point: high tide at 5:54 AM (5.1 ft) and 6:19 PM (5.6 ft), low tide at 12:14 AM (0.5 ft) and 12:24 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 70°F. Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 4:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | 0 mph | 46°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 70°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Reedy Point is
Reedy Point sits at 39.5583° N, 75.5719° W on the Delaware Bay and River, about 1 mi southeast of Delaware City, DE, in New Castle County. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1956. The nearest weather station is Reedy Point, a tide-station weather package reporting wind and water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Reedy Point
Reedy Point 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 5.8 ft, and 5.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Reedy Point about 3.7 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: 9.2 ft on Apr 17, 2011.
- Lowest on record: -4.0 ft on Apr 7, 1982.
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 Reedy Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.8 ft above it and mean sea level 2.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.0 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8551910, established 1956. 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 Reedy Point
- Delaware City Branch Channel bridge: 1.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Pea Patch Island, Bulkhead Shoal Channel, Del.: 1.7 mi, tides at about the same time
- Delaware City: 1.9 mi, tides about 11 min later
- St. Georges, Delaware: 4.1 mi, tides about 16 min earlier
- New Castle, Delaware: 6.8 mi, tides about 34 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Reedy Point 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 Reedy Point 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 Reedy Point, 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 | 11:32–1:32 AM 1:12–3:12 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 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 2:23–4:23 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 8551910. 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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