Lewes tides today
The Lewes station is in the Breakwater Harbor at Cape Henlopen, where Delaware Bay opens to the Atlantic.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Lewes, DE · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 0.6 ft now
High 11:20 PM
3.9 ft · in 5 h 39 min
| Low | 4:30 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High | 11:00 AM | 5.0 ft |
| Low | 5:15 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High | 11:20 PM | 3.9 ft |
Tide coefficient 104 (average), range 4.5 ft
Sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 6:25 PM
Waxing crescent, 9% lit · fishing day ★★★☆
Solunar: major 1:40 AM–3:40 AM, minor 9:49 AM–10:49 AM, major 2:05 PM–4:05 PM, minor 7:16 PM–8:16 PM
Lewes tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM 5.0 ft · 11:20 PM 3.9 ft | 4:30 AM 0.5 ft · 5:15 PM 0.6 ft | 104 | 7:08 AM–6:25 PM | Waxing crescent ★★★☆ | |
| 11:39 AM 4.9 ft | 5:07 AM 0.7 ft · 5:59 PM 0.8 ft | 96 | 7:09 AM–6:23 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:01 AM 3.7 ft · 12:22 PM 4.7 ft | 5:47 AM 0.9 ft · 6:47 PM 1.0 ft | 87 | 7:10 AM–6:22 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:46 AM 3.5 ft · 1:08 PM 4.5 ft | 6:32 AM 1.1 ft · 7:39 PM 1.2 ft | 78 | 7:11 AM–6:21 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:34 AM 3.4 ft · 1:58 PM 4.3 ft | 7:23 AM 1.2 ft · 8:33 PM 1.3 ft | 72 | 7:12 AM–6:19 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:28 AM 3.3 ft · 2:53 PM 4.2 ft | 8:18 AM 1.3 ft · 9:28 PM 1.3 ft | 68 | 7:13 AM–6:18 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 3:29 AM 3.3 ft · 3:53 PM 4.2 ft | 9:17 AM 1.3 ft · 10:22 PM 1.2 ft | 68 | 7:14 AM–6:16 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Lewes
- Tue Oct 13, 5:41 PM to 6:25 PM44 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 5:15 PM
- Wed Oct 14, 5:03 PM to 6:23 PM1 h 20 min · lowest 0.8 ft at 5:59 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station LEWES (BREAKWATER HARBOR) (NOAA 8557380). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 4.4 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Lewes come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8557380, LEWES (BREAKWATER HARBOR). The tide here is semidiurnal: two highs and two lows of similar height every day, about six hours and a quarter apart, with an average daily range of 4.4 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 5.4 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 3.4 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 151 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.0 ft on January 23, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 5.6 ft on August 2, 2027. Clock times are Eastern Time, daylight saving time included.
At the mouth of Delaware Bay
Lewes sits inside Cape Henlopen, sheltered by two stone breakwaters, and its gauge measures the tide entering Delaware Bay: 4.4 ft on an average day. The bay is a long funnel, and the tide grows and slows as it travels up toward Philadelphia, taking several hours to get there. Lewes is the starting point of that journey, which is why NOAA uses it as a reference for points on both sides of the bay mouth, including Cape May Point in New Jersey.
Bay beaches versus ocean beaches
The bay beaches at Lewes are calm and gently sloped, and at low tide they open onto broad sandy shallows. Around the point, the ocean beaches of Cape Henlopen and Rehoboth Beach feel the open Atlantic, and their tide comes earlier: on the days compared for this site, Rehoboth's predicted highs and lows ran roughly 45 minutes to an hour ahead of Lewes. Both are worth checking if you split a day between the bay and the ocean.
The ferry and the shoals
The ferry to Cape May crosses the bay mouth over shoals where tidal currents run strongly. For small boats, the current in the canal and around the breakwaters matters as much as the height. The lowest low of the period is -1.0 ft, on January 23, 2027; the highest high 5.6 ft, on August 2, 2027.
Highest and lowest tides at Lewes, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for LEWES (BREAKWATER HARBOR) between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2027 | 9:32 PM | 5.6 ft |
| July 4, 2027 | 9:47 PM | 5.6 ft |
| October 28, 2026 | 10:38 AM | 5.5 ft |
| August 1, 2027 | 8:38 PM | 5.5 ft |
| July 5, 2027 | 10:40 PM | 5.5 ft |
| October 27, 2026 | 9:50 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2027 | 2:23 AM | -1.0 ft |
| January 24, 2027 | 3:16 AM | -1.0 ft |
| February 21, 2027 | 2:13 AM | -1.0 ft |
| February 22, 2027 | 3:03 AM | -1.0 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 1:29 AM | -0.9 ft |
| January 25, 2027 | 4:09 AM | -0.9 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8557380
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 4.1 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 4.7 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 4.7 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 4.2 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 2.2 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Rehoboth Beach tides: Rehoboth Beach, average range 4.3 ft, highest predicted tide 5.6 ft on November 25, 2026