Wilmington Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Wilmington 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 05:04 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
8:32PM1.18m
9:04AM1.41m
9:13PM1.17m
9:43AM1.39m
9:51PM1.15m
10:17AM1.37m
10:24PM1.14m
10:43AM1.35m
10:49PM1.13m
11:01AM1.34m
11:14PM1.15m
11:30AM1.34m
11:54PM1.17m
12:16PM1.33m
00:47AM1.20m
1:13PM1.31m
1:50AM1.24m
2:16PM1.28m
2:56AM1.29m
3:20PM1.25m
4:01AM1.34m
4:25PM1.21m
5:08AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.02m
2:49AM-0.01m
3:41PM0.02m
3:30AM-0.02m
4:22PM0.02m
4:08AM-0.03m
5:01PM0.02m
4:45AM-0.04m
5:38PM0.02m
5:22AM-0.04m
6:13PM0.02m
6:00AM-0.04m
6:50PM0.01m
6:44AM-0.02m
7:30PM-0.01m
7:36AM0.01m
8:16PM-0.03m
8:40AM0.05m
9:10PM-0.05m
9:55AM0.06m
10:10PM-0.08m
11:08AM0.05m
11:12PM-0.11m
12:15PM0.00m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SE
5
3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.7
ESE
10
1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SE
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
N
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
SE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
 mm 
1
50
3
max°C
19
20
19
14
10
10
10
15
14
15
10
4
5
11
16
16
14
16
16
14
16
17
17
20
21
18
21
22
16
15
14
17
13
14
11
16
Moonrise
7:06
7:58
8:44
9:24
9:59
10:30
10:57
11:24
11:51
12:19
12:51
1:30
Moonset
3:45
4:34
5:29
6:28
7:30
8:32
9:34
10:37
11:39
12:44
1:52
3:03
Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
Today's sea temperature in Wilmington is
12.3° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.9 max: 23.5 min: 20.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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