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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 04:39 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 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 | 3:26PM1.07m | 4:09AM1.39m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:27AM0.06m | 9:34PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||
ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
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clear | cloudy | heavy rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | |
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— | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
max°C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Moonrise | 6:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 9:26 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:50 | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | 11:37 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:31 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 3:17 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 11:28 | — | — | — | 12:36 | — | — | 1:47 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 5.8° C (Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.9 max: 10.2 min: 5.3°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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