Weather for Frederica, Delaware
Current Weather
Five Day Weather Forecast
Fri
H: 64°F
L: 57°F
Sat
H: 57°F
L: 53°F
Sun
H: 75°F
L: 57°F
Mon
H: 65°F
L: 61°F
Tue
H: 69°F
L: 59°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.05 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.25 μg/m3
Ozone: 75 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 31 mins
Moon Transit: 6:51 PM
Moonset: 1:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 33.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:57 AM - 10:27 AM6:21 PM - 8:51 PM
Minor Periods
11:16 AM - 12:46 AM12:45 AM - 2:15 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Rip Current Statement issued May 22 at 3:54PM EDT until May 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Fri May 22, 2026, 3:54 PM
Expires: Sat May 23, 2026, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM Saturday to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water temperatures are in the 50s to low 60s. These cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia and physical incapacitation to anyone suddenly immersed in the water.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Always obey posted Beach Flags. If you enter the surf zone, always have a floatation device with you and swim near a lifeguard if possible. If caught in a rip current, relax and float and do not swim against the current. If able, swim parallel to the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
High Surf Advisory issued May 22 at 3:54PM EDT until May 24 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Fri May 22, 2026, 3:54 PM
Expires: Sat May 23, 2026, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM Saturday to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water temperatures are in the 50s to low 60s. These cold water temperatures can quickly cause hypothermia and physical incapacitation to anyone suddenly immersed in the water.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Always obey posted Beach Flags. If you enter the surf zone, always have a floatation device with you and swim near a lifeguard if possible. If caught in a rip current, relax and float and do not swim against the current. If able, swim parallel to the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.22 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.37 μg/m3
Ozone: 72.84 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 31 mins
Moon Transit: 6:51 PM
Moonset: 1:15 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 33.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:57 AM - 10:27 AM6:21 PM - 8:51 PM
Minor Periods
11:16 AM - 12:46 AM12:45 AM - 2:15 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.97 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.17 μg/m3
Ozone: 76.76 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:15 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 7:37 PM
Moonset: 1:44 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 44.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:45 AM - 11:15 AM7:07 PM - 9:37 PM
Minor Periods
12:26 AM - 1:56 PM1:14 AM - 2:44 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.68 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.29 μg/m3
Ozone: 55.84 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 34 mins
Moon Transit: 8:21 PM
Moonset: 2:09 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 55.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:30 AM - 12:00 AM7:51 PM - 10:21 PM
Minor Periods
1:31 PM - 3:01 PM1:39 AM - 3:09 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 15.43 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.02 μg/m3
Ozone: 39.2 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:17 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 35 mins
Moon Transit: 9:03 PM
Moonset: 2:32 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 66.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:12 AM - 12:42 AM8:33 PM - 11:03 PM
Minor Periods
2:34 PM - 4:04 PM2:02 AM - 3:32 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 24 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.16 μg/m3
Ozone: 26.23 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:58 AM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 37 mins
Moon Transit: 9:45 PM
Moonset: 2:53 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 76.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
10:53 AM - 1:23 PM9:15 PM - 11:45 PM
Minor Periods
3:36 PM - 5:06 PM2:23 AM - 3:53 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5