Cape Henlopen Bay Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 — and sunset is at 04:43 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Icy conditions (max 13°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:29PM1.03m
11:45AM1.30m
00:18AM1.07m
12:33PM1.24m
1:12AM1.13m
1:26PM1.17m
2:09AM1.20m
2:24PM1.11m
3:09AM1.29m
3:26PM1.07m
4:09AM1.39m
4:29PM1.05m
5:09AM1.48m
5:32PM1.05m
6:08AM1.55m
6:33PM1.05m
7:05AM1.60m
7:30PM1.08m
7:59AM1.63m
8:24PM1.11m
8:51AM1.62m
9:17PM1.13m
9:41AM1.58m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.03m
5:20AM0.07m
6:08PM0.02m
6:14AM0.09m
6:55PM0.00m
7:15AM0.10m
7:45PM-0.02m
8:20AM0.09m
8:39PM-0.04m
9:27AM0.06m
9:34PM-0.07m
10:34AM0.01m
10:31PM-0.11m
11:37AM-0.05m
11:27PM-0.14m
12:36PM-0.10m
00:24AM-0.18m
1:32PM-0.14m
1:20AM-0.21m
2:25PM-0.17m
2:13AM-0.22m
3:16PM-0.18m
3:06AM-0.20m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
10
1
N
4
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
SE
4
0.9
NW
3
1.7
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1
WSW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1
NW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
 km/h
25
NNW
5
ENE
25
SW
20
NW
30
N
15
NE
20
SE
20
SSE
35
NW
30
NE
15
N
10
WNW
5
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
15
W
 mm 
1
10
1
1
1
max°C
8
4
7
7
3
-1
2
5
3
3
-1
2
4
9
13
10
5
-1
0
-1
1
2
3
6
6
5
6
3
-1
-2
0
-1
0
3
7
11
Moonrise
10:50
11:14
11:37
12:02
12:31
1:06
1:49
2:45
3:52
5:07
6:24
Moonset
9:16
10:21
11:28
12:36
1:47
3:02
4:21
5:38
6:49
7:48
8:35
9:12
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
4:43
4:44
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is
5.4° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.2 max: 9.4 min: 5.0°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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