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 05:45 AM and sunset is at 08:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very warm air temperatures (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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High Tide
11:13AM1.18m
11:37PM1.66m
12:10PM1.16m
00:34AM1.57m
1:11PM1.14m
1:34AM1.48m
2:15PM1.14m
2:36AM1.38m
3:21PM1.17m
3:40AM1.29m
4:25PM1.22m
4:42AM1.22m
5:23PM1.28m
5:41AM1.17m
6:14PM1.34m
6:34AM1.14m
7:00PM1.39m
7:21AM1.11m
7:41PM1.43m
8:04AM1.09m
8:19PM1.46m
8:44AM1.08m
8:56PM1.47m
9:21AM1.07m
9:33PM1.47m
9:58AM1.06m
10:11PM1.46m
10:35AM1.05m
Low Tide
5:11AM-0.11m
5:01PM-0.06m
6:06AM-0.06m
5:59PM-0.00m
7:04AM-0.00m
7:00PM0.07m
8:04AM0.04m
8:07PM0.13m
9:04AM0.08m
9:18PM0.17m
10:02AM0.09m
10:29PM0.18m
10:56AM0.10m
11:33PM0.16m
11:44AM0.10m
00:31AM0.13m
12:29PM0.10m
1:21AM0.10m
1:11PM0.10m
2:06AM0.08m
1:50PM0.10m
2:48AM0.07m
2:28PM0.11m
3:27AM0.06m
3:05PM0.12m
4:05AM0.08m
3:43PM0.12m
4:42AM0.09m
4:20PM0.14m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
km/h
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
10
SW
25
S
5
WSW
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
S
15
W
5
NE
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
S
15
S
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
10
SSW
15
NNW
5
ENE
6
2
1
7
2
2
12
7
6
5
4
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
4
2
max °C
28
32
27
27
30
24
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
11
13
13
14
19
21
22
23
19
19
18
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
19
19
21
25
21
22
27
23
24
27
22
26
28
22
21
20
Moonrise
8:02
9:17
10:32
11:45
12:54
1:59
3:02
4:03
5:05
6:07
7:09
8:10
9:08
10:00
10:46
Moonset
11:53
12:38
1:13
1:42
2:07
2:30
2:51
3:14
3:39
4:07
4:40
5:19
6:05
6:58
7:56
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
Sunset
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is
14.6° C
(Statistics for 19 May 1981-2005 – mean: 12.7 max: 14.6 min: 9.9°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026
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