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 06:09 AM and sunset is at 07:45 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
6:57AM1.37m
7:23PM1.51m
7:50AM1.38m
8:13PM1.63m
8:41AM1.37m
9:03PM1.71m
9:31AM1.33m
9:52PM1.74m
10:22AM1.28m
10:43PM1.72m
11:13AM1.22m
11:36PM1.65m
12:08PM1.15m
00:32AM1.56m
1:06PM1.09m
1:31AM1.45m
2:10PM1.05m
2:35AM1.36m
3:19PM1.05m
3:42AM1.29m
4:26PM1.08m
4:46AM1.24m
5:25PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:03PM-0.07m
1:39AM-0.12m
1:50PM-0.13m
2:32AM-0.18m
2:37PM-0.16m
3:25AM-0.21m
3:24PM-0.16m
4:17AM-0.19m
4:13PM-0.13m
5:10AM-0.14m
5:03PM-0.07m
6:05AM-0.06m
5:57PM0.01m
7:04AM0.02m
6:55PM0.09m
8:06AM0.10m
8:00PM0.17m
9:11AM0.15m
9:10PM0.22m
10:13AM0.17m
10:22PM0.23m
11:09AM0.17m
11:27PM0.21m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
3
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
NNW
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
N
4
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
 km/h
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SW
30
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
W
25
NNW
20
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
35
NW
35
NNW
20
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
NW
30
N
 mm 
2
2
3
18
1
8
3
max°C
18
19
18
20
22
17
11
16
16
13
17
17
19
22
19
23
23
18
13
14
14
20
25
18
10
13
13
13
14
13
18
22
18
21
24
15
Moonrise
4:47
5:13
5:43
6:17
7:00
7:52
8:53
10:02
11:12
12:20
1:26
2:28
Moonset
5:27
6:44
8:04
9:26
10:45
11:56
12:55
1:41
2:18
2:47
3:11
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
Sunset
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 12.2 °C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 8.8 max: 12.6 min: 6.3°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 25 Apr 2025
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