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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:39 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:47PM0.99m | 7:07AM1.37m | 7:26PM0.99m | 7:45AM1.40m | 8:04PM0.99m | 8:24AM1.41m | 8:42PM0.99m | 9:02AM1.41m | 9:21PM0.99m | 9:40AM1.40m | 10:00PM0.99m | 10:19AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.00m | 11:01AM1.34m | 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 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.08m | 00:36AM0.06m | 1:37PM0.06m | 1:14AM0.05m | 2:15PM0.05m | 1:51AM0.03m | 2:52PM0.05m | 2:28AM0.02m | 3:28PM0.04m | 3:07AM0.02m | 4:05PM0.04m | 3:47AM0.03m | 4:44PM0.04m | 4:31AM0.05m | 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 | |||||||||||||
S 4 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | |
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | clear | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
Moonrise | 5:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 9:26 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:50 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | 11:37 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — |
Moonset | 2:37 | — | — | — | 3:17 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 11:28 | — | — | — | 12:36 | — | — |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 6.4° C (Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.0 max: 10.2 min: 6.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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