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 05:48 AM and sunset is at 08:23 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:46AM1.28m | 11:07PM1.62m | 11:38AM1.31m | 11:57PM1.53m | 12:29PM1.33m | 00:45AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.33m | 1:35AM1.29m | 2:12PM1.32m | 2:26AM1.17m | 3:06PM1.32m | 3:21AM1.08m | 4:00PM1.32m | 4:18AM1.01m | 4:56PM1.32m | 5:17AM0.98m | 5:50PM1.34m | 6:12AM0.98m | 6:40PM1.37m | 7:02AM0.99m | 7:26PM1.41m | 7:46AM1.03m | 8:08PM1.45m | 8:27AM1.07m | 8:48PM1.48m | 9:07AM1.12m | 9:25PM1.49m | 9:45AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM-0.08m | 5:28AM-0.09m | 5:32PM-0.03m | 6:15AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.04m | 7:02AM0.00m | 7:26PM0.12m | 7:49AM0.06m | 8:26PM0.18m | 8:37AM0.12m | 9:29PM0.23m | 9:27AM0.17m | 10:32PM0.26m | 10:19AM0.21m | 11:33PM0.26m | 11:11AM0.22m | 00:28AM0.25m | 12:02PM0.21m | 1:17AM0.22m | 12:50PM0.19m | 2:00AM0.19m | 1:34PM0.16m | 2:39AM0.16m | 2:15PM0.13m | 3:14AM0.13m | 2:55PM0.10m | 3:47AM0.10m | 3:35PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
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clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | cloudy | risk tstorm | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | cloudy | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | risk tstorm | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | risk tstorm | some clouds | risk tstorm | |
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mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
max °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 33 |
Moonrise | 8:18 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | 12:48 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 2:54 | — | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 10:58 | — | — | 11:21 | — | — | 11:45 | — | — | — | 12:11 | — | — | 12:41 | — | — | 1:16 | — | — | 1:58 | — | — | 2:46 | — | — | 3:42 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is 23.8° C (Statistics for 16 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 23.0 max: 24.7 min: 20.0°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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