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Delaware City, DE tide chart and marine alerts

NOAA station 8551762 · 39.582°N, 75.589°W. Get an email only when the NWS issues a marine or coastal alert here, or the tide runs unusually high or low.

NOAA station 8551762

Delaware City, DE

Tide now2.9 ft↑ rising · predicted

Next high12:44 AM5.0 ft

Next low7:05 AM0.6 ft

WindSSE 4 ktgusts 7
Air54°F
NOAA sensors · 9:42 PM

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts here

NOAA sensor 3.7 ft at 9:42 PM (+1.1 ft vs prediction)Times EST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

Next 7 days Shape drawn between NOAA's predicted highs and lows

7-day tides, sun and moon Times EST · feet above MLLW

Day	High tides	Low tides	Sunrise Sunset	Moon
Wed, Nov 11	12:03 AM 5.2 ft12:16 PM 6.2 ft	6:29 AM 0.5 ft7:17 PM 0.5 ft	6:41 AM 4:51 PM	Waxing crescent 6%
Thu, Nov 12	12:44 AM 5.0 ft12:54 PM 6.0 ft	7:05 AM 0.6 ft7:58 PM 0.6 ft	6:42 AM 4:50 PM	Waxing crescent 11%
Fri, Nov 13	1:26 AM 4.9 ft1:32 PM 5.8 ft	7:42 AM 0.7 ft8:39 PM 0.6 ft	6:43 AM 4:49 PM	Waxing crescent 18%
Sat, Nov 14	2:09 AM 4.7 ft2:13 PM 5.7 ft	8:21 AM 0.7 ft9:22 PM 0.7 ft	6:44 AM 4:48 PM	Waxing crescent 25%
Sun, Nov 15	2:54 AM 4.6 ft2:58 PM 5.6 ft	9:06 AM 0.7 ft10:06 PM 0.7 ft	6:45 AM 4:48 PM	Waxing crescent 34%
Mon, Nov 16	3:42 AM 4.6 ft3:48 PM 5.4 ft	9:55 AM 0.7 ft10:52 PM 0.6 ft	6:47 AM 4:47 PM	Waxing crescent 43%
Tue, Nov 17	4:32 AM 4.6 ft4:42 PM 5.3 ft	10:49 AM 0.6 ft11:40 PM 0.5 ft	6:48 AM 4:46 PM	First quarter 53%

Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions. Sun and moon: computed for this station's coordinates with NOAA's solar equations and standard lunar formulas.

Today Wednesday, Nov 11

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
High	12:03 AM	5.2 ft
Low	6:29 AM	0.5 ft
High	12:16 PM	6.2 ft
Low	7:17 PM	0.5 ft

Tomorrow Thursday, Nov 12

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
High	12:44 AM	5.0 ft
Low	7:05 AM	0.6 ft
High	12:54 PM	6.0 ft
Low	7:58 PM	0.6 ft

Friday Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
High	1:26 AM	4.9 ft
Low	7:42 AM	0.7 ft
High	1:32 PM	5.8 ft
Low	8:39 PM	0.6 ft

Active NWS alerts

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts cover this station right now (checked 9:51 PM EST).

Marine forecast ANZ430 · Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE

Tonight: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Thu: SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
Thu Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain.
Fri: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.

National Weather Service, issued Wed 5:54 PM EST. Official forecast for ANZ430

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 7.9 ft MLLW (NOAA's minor high-tide flooding threshold for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 6.0 ft.

No predicted tide in the next few days crosses either line.

Official sources

Predictions are astronomical tides. Wind and pressure can move the real water level a foot or more. NOAA's sensor here read 3.7 ft at 9:42 PM.

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Delaware City, DE: common questions

When is the next high tide at Delaware City, DE?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Delaware City, DE at Thu 12:44 AM EST, 5.0 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Delaware City, DE?

The next predicted low tide is at Thu 7:05 AM EST, 0.6 ft relative to MLLW.

Is there a marine alert for Delaware City, DE right now?

No. When this page was built, no NWS marine or coastal alert covered this station.

What are these tide heights measured from?

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of the lower of the two daily low tides. A negative number means the water is below that average.

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