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 04:37 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:27PM1.15m
9:54AM1.66m
10:23PM1.12m
10:48AM1.57m
11:20PM1.09m
11:44AM1.47m
00:20AM1.07m
12:40PM1.36m
1:22AM1.08m
1:39PM1.25m
2:24AM1.10m
2:37PM1.16m
3:23AM1.14m
3:35PM1.09m
4:16AM1.19m
4:30PM1.04m
5:04AM1.25m
5:20PM1.01m
5:48AM1.30m
6:05PM0.99m
6:28AM1.34m
6:47PM0.99m
7:07AM1.37m
Low Tide
3:29PM-0.14m
3:17AM-0.15m
4:23PM-0.10m
4:11AM-0.09m
5:18PM-0.05m
5:09AM-0.01m
6:14PM0.00m
6:10AM0.07m
7:11PM0.04m
7:16AM0.14m
8:07PM0.07m
8:25AM0.18m
9:00PM0.09m
9:32AM0.19m
9:49PM0.10m
10:33AM0.17m
10:35PM0.10m
11:27AM0.14m
11:18PM0.09m
12:15PM0.11m
11:58PM0.08m
12:58PM0.08m
00:36AM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
1
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
5
1
SSW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
NE
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
1.3
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1
N
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
1.2
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
10
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
NW
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NE
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
5
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
45
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
30
W
45
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
 mm 
max°C
4
4
3
5
4
-3
-1
-1
2
4
3
8
9
9
4
5
4
2
3
2
4
3
1
-2
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
4
5
8
Moonrise
6:20
7:36
8:50
10:00
11:06
12:09
1:10
2:10
3:10
4:11
5:13
6:13
Moonset
10:04
10:44
11:16
11:43
12:06
12:28
12:49
1:11
1:35
2:03
2:37
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:38
4:38
4:39
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is
9.2° C
(Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.5 max: 12.1 min: 7.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025
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