Cape Henlopen Bay Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:16 AM and sunset is at 04:59 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:23PM1.02m | 7:49AM1.52m | 8:12PM1.04m | 8:37AM1.51m | 8:58PM1.06m | 9:20AM1.47m | 9:42PM1.07m | 10:02AM1.41m | 10:24PM1.07m | 10:42AM1.33m | 11:06PM1.07m | 11:22AM1.24m | 11:48PM1.07m | 12:03PM1.14m | 00:32AM1.07m | 12:46PM1.05m | 1:20AM1.08m | 1:34PM0.96m | 2:11AM1.10m | 2:26PM0.90m | 3:06AM1.12m | 3:23PM0.87m | 4:03AM1.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM-0.07m | 1:08AM-0.13m | 2:15PM-0.09m | 1:59AM-0.14m | 3:01PM-0.10m | 2:46AM-0.12m | 3:44PM-0.09m | 3:33AM-0.09m | 4:25PM-0.06m | 4:18AM-0.04m | 5:04PM-0.02m | 5:04AM0.02m | 5:43PM0.02m | 5:52AM0.08m | 6:22PM0.06m | 6:43AM0.14m | 7:03PM0.10m | 7:38AM0.19m | 7:47PM0.13m | 8:38AM0.21m | 8:36PM0.15m | 9:39AM0.21m | 9:27PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 2 | SW 2 | WNW 2 | ESE 13 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | |
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | light rain | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -1 |
Moonrise | — | 3:31 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 11:03 | — | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 1:02 | — | — | 2:04 | — | — |
Moonset | 6:32 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 10:56 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | 11:49 | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 4.3 °C (Statistics for 12 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 5.3 max: 7.9 min: 2.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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