Mid-Atlantic
Brandywine Shoal Light
Delaware · NOAA station 8555889 · Tide predictions
38.9867, -75.1133
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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 · 31 mi S · Station 44084
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Nearby tide stations
- Cape May Point, Sunset Beach · 8.1 mi E
- Cape May, ferry terminal · 8.3 mi E
- North Highlands Beach · 8.9 mi E
- Cape May, Atlantic Ocean · 10.4 mi E
- Cape Island Creek, Cape May · 11.1 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.5 ft — Mon Aug 2 · 9:43 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.0 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:43 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 7.0 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:34 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:21 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 3:10 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:46 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:52 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 2:25 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 5:07 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:34 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:55 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 3:41 PM | -0.6 ft |
193 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
Brandywine Shoal Light is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
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.