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 07:22 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
9:15PM1.42m
9:37AM1.31m
9:51PM1.44m
10:13AM1.26m
10:25PM1.44m
10:48AM1.19m
11:01PM1.42m
11:25AM1.13m
11:39PM1.38m
12:02PM1.07m
00:20AM1.33m
12:44PM1.01m
1:05AM1.28m
1:30PM0.96m
1:57AM1.23m
2:23PM0.94m
2:54AM1.21m
3:23PM0.94m
3:54AM1.21m
4:24PM0.99m
4:54AM1.23m
5:22PM1.08m
5:49AM1.27m
6:15PM1.19m
6:39AM1.30m
7:03PM1.32m
7:27AM1.34m
7:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
2:59PM-0.03m
3:25AM-0.08m
3:35PM-0.02m
4:06AM-0.06m
4:09PM0.01m
4:46AM-0.03m
4:43PM0.05m
5:25AM0.03m
5:19PM0.10m
6:06AM0.09m
5:56PM0.16m
6:49AM0.16m
6:38PM0.20m
7:37AM0.23m
7:25PM0.24m
8:31AM0.27m
8:20PM0.27m
9:29AM0.29m
9:22PM0.27m
10:27AM0.27m
10:25PM0.23m
11:19AM0.21m
11:25PM0.17m
12:06PM0.14m
00:20AM0.08m
12:49PM0.06m
1:12AM-0.01m
1:31PM-0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
NW
4
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
1
NNE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
6
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
0.9
N
4
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SSW
10
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
20
SSW
25
S
20
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
40
SW
15
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
35
NNE
30
NE
25
E
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
NE
15
E
20
ENE
40
ENE
5
SW
20
NW
10
W
45
NW
40
NW
30
N
 mm 
10
1
16
7
38
14
14
max°C
26
24
9
5
13
19
24
20
21
24
20
20
18
15
6
12
13
7
10
9
3
3
2
4
7
9
11
16
14
12
14
13
15
19
17
18
21
19
10
9
9
10
10
9
6
9
8
Moonrise
7:17
8:20
9:23
10:26
11:28
12:27
1:22
2:10
2:51
3:26
3:56
4:23
4:48
5:12
5:37
Moonset
6:42
7:06
7:33
8:04
8:41
9:24
10:15
11:12
12:14
1:18
2:24
3:31
4:39
5:49
7:01
Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
Today's sea temperature in Cape Henlopen Bay is
7.5° C
(Statistics for 01 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 5.7 max: 8.4 min: 3.3°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026
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