West Creek, Route 47 bridge Tides Today
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West Creek, Route 47 bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 2.3 ft. This month the highest water, 3.2 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 1:25 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:53 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 1:42 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 7:13 PM | 2.5 ft |
Today on the water at West Creek, Route 47 bridge
Today at West Creek, Route 47 bridge: high tide at 6:53 AM (2.4 ft) and 7:13 PM (2.5 ft), low tide at 1:25 AM (0.3 ft) and 1:42 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is patchy fog then sunny with S winds 0 to 5 mph, 72°F. Sunrise is at 6:29 AM and sunset at 4:56 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Patchy Fog then Sunny | S 0 to 5 mph | 72°F |
| Tonight | Partly Cloudy | S 5 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where West Creek, Route 47 bridge is
West Creek, Route 47 bridge sits at 39.2167° N, 74.9250° W on the Delaware Bay and River, at Delmont, NJ, in Cumberland 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 Cape May, ferry terminal (NOAA 8536110), 17.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 174 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Cape May, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.0 mi away.
The tide at West Creek, Route 47 bridge
West Creek, Route 47 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 Lewes (Breakwater Harbor), station 8557380. High tide comes about 140 min later and low tide about 197 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.58 times the reference.
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 Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536851, established 1978, gauge removed 1978. 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 West Creek, Route 47 bridge
- Mauricetown: 5.9 mi, tides about 25 min earlier
- Tuckahoe, Tuckahoe River: 10.9 mi, tides about 104 min earlier
- Ocean Drive bridge: 12.9 mi, tides about 213 min earlier
- Fortescue Creek: 13.5 mi, tides about 110 min earlier
- Millville: 13.6 mi, tides about 46 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at West Creek, Route 47 bridge 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 West Creek, Route 47 bridge 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 West Creek, Route 47 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 🌗 | 7:13–9:13 AM 7:38–9:38 PM | 12:41–2:41 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:50–3:50 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:44–10:44 AM 9:09–11:09 PM | 2:57–4:57 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 4:03–6:03 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:15–12:15 PM 10:40–12:40 AM | 5:09–7:09 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:03–1:03 PM 11:28–1:28 AM | 6:14–8:14 AM 3:47–5:47 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 11:53–1:53 PM 12:18–2:18 AM | 7:16–9:16 AM 4:25–6:25 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8536851. 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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