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 07:06 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Icy conditions (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:53PM1.07m
7:21AM1.34m
7:38PM1.18m
8:03AM1.39m
8:21PM1.28m
8:45AM1.41m
9:02PM1.39m
9:26AM1.41m
9:44PM1.47m
10:07AM1.37m
10:26PM1.52m
10:51AM1.31m
11:12PM1.54m
11:36AM1.23m
00:01AM1.52m
12:26PM1.14m
00:55AM1.47m
1:23PM1.05m
1:58AM1.41m
2:29PM0.99m
3:08AM1.36m
3:46PM0.98m
4:25AM1.34m
5:04PM1.01m
5:37AM1.34m
6:12PM1.10m
6:39AM1.37m
7:07PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.14m
00:52AM0.05m
1:36PM0.06m
1:39AM-0.03m
2:13PM-0.01m
2:24AM-0.10m
2:50PM-0.08m
3:09AM-0.15m
3:28PM-0.12m
3:55AM-0.17m
4:08PM-0.13m
4:42AM-0.16m
4:49PM-0.12m
5:31AM-0.12m
5:34PM-0.09m
6:24AM-0.05m
6:24PM-0.03m
7:23AM0.03m
7:20PM0.04m
8:30AM0.11m
8:26PM0.10m
9:43AM0.15m
9:39PM0.13m
10:57AM0.14m
10:55PM0.12m
12:01PM0.10m
00:04AM0.07m
12:55PM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
ESE
5
1.9
SE
6
2
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NW
4
1.7
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
40
ESE
45
SE
40
S
55
S
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
NW
15
N
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
25
N
20
E
20
SSE
5
W
10
SSE
40
NW
40
WNW
50
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SSE
20
S
40
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
 mm 
4
5
7
6
10
2
16
2
1
max°C
10
12
12
13
14
1
5
3
-1
1
1
3
5
6
10
15
12
11
6
6
10
14
11
3
5
4
-2
5
7
4
6
6
9
19
20
15
15
15
9
14
14
2
3
4
3
4
4
Moonrise
5:58
6:24
6:48
7:12
7:38
8:07
8:42
9:25
10:17
11:19
12:29
1:41
2:53
4:02
5:09
Moonset
3:36
4:43
5:52
7:01
8:12
9:25
10:41
11:58
1:12
2:19
3:16
4:02
4:39
5:08
5:34
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
7:06
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is
4.9° C
(Statistics for 15 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 3.8 max: 6.8 min: 1.4°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026
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