South Delray Beach, ICWW Tides Today
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South Delray Beach, ICWW runs a mean tidal range of about 2.3 ft. This month the highest water, 3.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:23 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:48 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 3:07 PM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:42 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at South Delray Beach, ICWW
Today at South Delray Beach, ICWW: high tide at 2:23 AM (2.4 ft) and 3:07 PM (2.8 ft), low tide at 8:48 AM (-0.2 ft) and 9:42 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 18 mph, 83°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:39 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 18 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 17 to 21 mph | 75°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where South Delray Beach, ICWW is
South Delray Beach, ICWW sits at 26.4467° N, 80.0650° W on Florida's Atlantic coast, at Delray Beach, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1973 until 1973, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Lake Worth Pier (ocean) (NOAA 8722670), 11.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 132 min later than there.
The tide at South Delray Beach, ICWW
South Delray Beach, ICWW 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 2.6 ft, and 2.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Florida's Atlantic tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day, with ranges of 2 to 5 ft that shrink inside the lagoons.
About this station
- High tide reaches South Delray Beach, ICWW about 2.6 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 South Delray Beach, ICWW from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.6 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.2 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Miami Beach, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722761, established 1973, gauge removed 1973. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near South Delray Beach, ICWW
- Boca Raton, Lake Boca Raton: 7.2 mi, tides about 54 min earlier
- Hillsboro Beach, ICWW: 12.0 mi, tides about 88 min earlier
- Hillsboro Inlet (ocean): 13.2 mi, tides about 117 min earlier
- West Palm Beach Canal: 13.8 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
- Palm Beach: 19.9 mi, tides about 103 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at South Delray Beach, ICWW this month: Oct 1, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 South Delray Beach, ICWW this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 …. 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 South Delray Beach, ICWW, 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 🌖 | 4:59–6:59 AM 5:24–7:24 PM | 10:54–12:54 AM 12:10–2:10 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:00–8:00 AM 6:25–8:25 PM | — 12:59–2:59 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:55–8:55 AM 7:20–9:20 PM | 12:02–2:02 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:47–9:47 AM 8:12–10:12 PM | 1:08–3:08 AM 2:18–4:18 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:35–10:35 AM 9:00–11:00 PM | 2:11–4:11 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:20–11:20 AM 9:45–11:45 PM | 3:11–5:11 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 4:09–6:09 AM 3:56–5:56 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8722761. 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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