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 06:52 AM and sunset is at 07:19 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:17AM1.48m
8:38PM1.49m
9:04AM1.48m
9:25PM1.58m
9:52AM1.44m
10:13PM1.64m
10:39AM1.37m
11:01PM1.65m
11:28AM1.27m
11:52PM1.60m
12:20PM1.17m
00:47AM1.53m
1:17PM1.08m
1:49AM1.43m
2:23PM1.01m
2:58AM1.35m
3:38PM0.98m
4:12AM1.30m
4:53PM1.01m
5:22AM1.29m
5:58PM1.07m
6:22AM1.29m
6:51PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:24PM-0.14m
2:48AM-0.22m
3:08PM-0.19m
3:39AM-0.25m
3:51PM-0.20m
4:30AM-0.23m
4:36PM-0.18m
5:22AM-0.18m
5:24PM-0.12m
6:17AM-0.09m
6:15PM-0.04m
7:17AM0.02m
7:11PM0.05m
8:22AM0.11m
8:16PM0.13m
9:35AM0.17m
9:28PM0.18m
10:46AM0.18m
10:43PM0.19m
11:48AM0.16m
11:50PM0.16m
12:40PM0.13m
00:47AM0.11m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
NW
4
1.2
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
SE
8
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
NNW
30
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNE
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
 mm 
1.0
19
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
23
max°C
12
18
18
19
24
22
19
21
19
20
19
16
4
8
7
4
5
12
14
19
20
19
24
21
21
24
14
10
12
11
3
8
9
4
8
9
Moonrise
6:23
6:49
7:17
7:48
8:25
9:11
10:05
11:08
12:15
1:23
2:30
3:33
Moonset
6:39
7:56
9:15
10:35
11:54
1:07
2:11
3:03
3:44
4:16
4:43
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:35
Sunset
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 8.3 °C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 5.4 max: 8.2 min: 2.5°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Friday 28 Mar 2025
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