Mid-Atlantic
Sluice Creek
Route 47 bridge, Dennis Creek · New Jersey · NOAA station 8536687 · Tide predictions
39.1617, -74.8317
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Bethany Beach, DE (263) buoy · 45 mi S · Station 44084
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Nearby tide stations
- Dennis Creek, 2.5 n.mi. above entrance · 1.6 mi NW
- Dennis Creek, Route 47 bridge · 1.6 mi N
- Bidwell Creek, Route 47 bridge · 3.6 mi SW
- Bidwell Creek entrance · 4.0 mi SW
- Townsend Sound · 4.5 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.8 ft — Mon Aug 2 · 11:21 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.3 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 3:59 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 7.5 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 4:51 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 5:38 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 4:28 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 4:04 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 5:10 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 6:25 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 3:44 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 5:52 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 3:14 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 2:56 PM | -0.7 ft |
223 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 Sluice Creek, Route 47 bridge, Dennis Creek from the LEWES (BREAKWATER HARBOR) station: high tides about 1.22× the height, 109 min later; low tides about 1.22× the height, 96 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.