Brandywine Shoal Light tides
Delaware · NOAA 8555889Now
Low tide
8:23 am
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How these times are worked out
Major periods are the two hours centred on the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour centred on moonrise and moonset (solunar tables). Moon and sun times are computed for this station’s position with the PyEphem astronomy library; high and low tides are NOAA predictions. A period is marked best bet when it overlaps sunrise or sunset (within an hour) or contains a high or low tide. This is a traditional angler’s rule of thumb, not a guarantee, and it does not include weather, season or local rules.
Tide table, next 7 days
Today in Brandywine Shoal Light, high tide is at 2:31 am and 2:53 pm and low tide at 8:23 am and 9:27 pm.
| Monday 2 November6:29 am 4:59 pm · Last quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| High | 2:31 am | 4.4 ft |
| Low | 8:23 am | 0.7 ft |
| High | 2:53 pm | 5.3 ft |
| Low | 9:27 pm | 0.6 ft |
| Tuesday 3 November6:30 am 4:57 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| High | 3:40 am | 4.7 ft |
| Low | 9:35 am | 0.7 ft |
| High | 4:00 pm | 5.2 ft |
| Low | 10:25 pm | 0.5 ft |
| Wednesday 4 November6:31 am 4:56 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| High | 4:42 am | 5.0 ft |
| Low | 10:43 am | 0.6 ft |
| High | 5:01 pm | 5.1 ft |
| Low | 11:18 pm | 0.3 ft |
| Thursday 5 November6:32 am 4:55 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| High | 5:37 am | 5.3 ft |
| Low | 11:44 am | 0.5 ft |
| High | 5:56 pm | 5.1 ft |
| Friday 6 November6:33 am 4:54 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 12:05 am | 0.3 ft |
| High | 6:26 am | 5.5 ft |
| Low | 12:38 pm | 0.3 ft |
| High | 6:44 pm | 5.0 ft |
| Saturday 7 November6:35 am 4:53 pm · Waning crescent | ||
| Low | 12:48 am | 0.2 ft |
| High | 7:10 am | 5.7 ft |
| Low | 1:25 pm | 0.2 ft |
| High | 7:29 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Sunday 8 November6:36 am 4:52 pm · New moon | ||
| Low | 1:28 am | 0.2 ft |
| High | 7:50 am | 5.8 ft |
| Low | 2:09 pm | 0.2 ft |
| High | 8:11 pm | 4.8 ft |
Monthly tide tables
Printable tables with every high and low, sunrise, sunset and moon phases.
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King tides and lowest tides
The highest highs and lowest lows NOAA predicts here over the next 12 months, at least 4 days apart.
Highest high tides
Bars compare the five dates in each list. Tap a date for that month’s full table.
About this station
Brandywine Shoal Light is a NOAA reference station in Delaware, where predictions are computed directly from tides measured on site.
- Avg. tidal range4.7 fthigh to next low
- Tides per day42 highs, 2 lows · 6 h 13 m apart
- Highest, 13 mo6.5 ft2 Aug 2027, 9:43 pm
- Lowest, 13 mo−1.0 ft23 Jan 2027, 2:43 am
- Minus tides195lows below zero, 13 mo
- Live sensorsWindno water temperature
Nearest stations
38.9867° N, 75.1133° W · NOAA 8555889 · Eastern time
Brandywine Shoal Light tide FAQ
When is the next high tide in Brandywine Shoal Light?
The next high tide is at 2:53 pm today (Monday 2 November), reaching 5.3 ft. After that, the next high is at 3:40 am tomorrow (Tuesday 3 November) (4.7 ft).
When is low tide today in Brandywine Shoal Light?
There are two low tides today: 8:23 am (0.7 ft) and 9:27 pm (0.6 ft).
How many tides a day does Brandywine Shoal Light get?
Usually two highs and two lows a day, about 6 h 13 min apart on average. The two highs of a day are usually similar in height. 53 of the 397 days in NOAA’s predictions have only three turns of the tide.
What is the tidal range in Brandywine Shoal Light?
The average change from one high to the next low is 4.7 ft. From the day’s highest to its lowest water it averages 5.2 ft, and the biggest single swing predicted in the next 13 months is 7.0 ft.
When are the king tides in Brandywine Shoal Light this year?
The highest predicted tide is 6.5 ft on Monday 2 August 2027 at 9:43 pm (new moon). Other king tides: 6.5 ft on 4 July 2027, 6.4 ft on 1 October 2027 and 6.3 ft on 25 November 2026. The lowest is −1.0 ft on 23 January 2027 at 2:43 am.
What is the best time to fish in Brandywine Shoal Light today?
The best bets today are 5:37–7:37 am (moon overhead, around sunrise). These solunar periods line up with sunrise, sunset or a turn of the tide.
Figures from NOAA CO-OPS predictions for station 8555889, next 13 months. Heights above MLLW.