Mid-Atlantic
Delaware City Branch Channel bridge
Delaware · NOAA station 8551851 · Tide predictions
39.5700, -75.5900
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Baltimore buoy · 56 mi SW · Station 44080
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Nearby tide stations
- Delaware City · 0.8 mi N
- REEDY POINT · 1.3 mi SE
- Pea Patch Island, Bulkhead Shoal Channel, Del. · 1.3 mi NE
- St. Georges, Delaware · 3.3 mi W
- Sinnickson Landing · 4.9 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.8 ft — Tue Aug 3 · 12:02 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sun Jan 24 · 6:45 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 6.8 ft on Wed Aug 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Mon Jan 25 | 7:36 AM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 6:39 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 6:13 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 5:50 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 7:16 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 6:57 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 8:28 AM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 5:26 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 4:58 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Wed Feb 24 | 8:04 AM | -0.4 ft |
166 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Delaware City Branch Channel bridge from the REEDY POINT station: high tides about the same height, at the same time; low tides about 0.89× the height, 5 min later.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.