Water Temperature of Delaware Bay in Lewes, DE

Current Water Temperature

61.7°F

Measurement Time: Sunday, May 24, 2026, 6:42 PM EDT

Today's Tides

 High: May 24, 3:53 AM, 4.2 ft
Low: May 24, 10:12 AM, 0.4 ft
 High: May 24, 4:39 PM, 4.0 ft
Low: May 24, 10:34 PM, 0.6 ft

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Breakwater Harbor; Lewes Beach; Cape Henlopen State Park

Delaware Bay

Station Name: Lewes
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 10 feet

Sensor Depth: -8 feet

Nearest Address:
41 Cape Henlopen Dr
Lewes, DE 19958
Sussex County

GPS Coordinates: 38.781700, -75.120003

Nearby Water Temperatures

Broadkill River, Milton, DE (7.1 mi)
Indian River Bay, Millsboro, DE (10.9 mi)
Cape May Canal, North Cape May, NJ (15.5 mi)
Millsboro Pond, Millsboro, DE (15.9 mi)
Beaverdam Branch, Houston, DE (22.8 mi)
Murderkill River, Frederica, DE (24.1 mi)
Ocean City Inlet, Ocean City, MD (31.4 mi)
St. Jones River, Dover, DE (34 mi)
Delaware Bay, Greenwich, NJ (38.7 mi)
Choptank River, Cambridge, MD (52.8 mi)
Appoquinimink River, Odessa, DE (54.2 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City, NJ (54.7 mi)
Silver Lake Tributary, Townsend, DE (54.9 mi)
Delaware River, Middletown, DE (55.2 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Port Penn, DE (58.9 mi)

Weather for Lewes, Delaware

Current Weather

64°F
Overcast
Overcast
64°F
61.5°F
90%
SE 8.1 mph
14.2 mph
61.5°F
60.8°F
0 in
100%
9 mi
1021 mbar
0.8

Five Day Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
Sun
H: 64°F
L: 58°F
Moderate rain
Mon
H: 70°F
L: 59°F
Patchy rain nearby
Tue
H: 67°F
L: 63°F
Cloudy
Wed
H: 75°F
L: 63°F
Patchy rain nearby
Thu
H: 74°F
L: 62°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.45 μg/m3
PM10: 7.45 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 122.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.25 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.15 μg/m3
Ozone: 50 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 33 mins
Moonrise: 2:00 PM
Moon Transit: 8:19 PM
Moonset: 2:07 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 55.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

9:31 AM - 12:01 AM
7:49 PM - 10:19 PM

Minor Periods

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:37 AM - 3:07 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Rip Current Statement issued May 24 at 3:16AM EDT until May 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Sun May 24, 2026, 3:16 AM
Expires: Sun May 24, 2026, 6:00 PM

* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 1 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. In New Jersey, Atlantic Coastal Cape May and Coastal Atlantic. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper 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.


Beach Hazards Statement issued May 24 at 4:03AM EDT until May 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Effective: Sun May 24, 2026, 4:03 AM
Expires: Sun May 24, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Accomack and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
63.7°F
57.6°F
60.1°F
98%
0.09 in
86%
0%
16.1 mph
6.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.91 μg/m3
PM10: 10.57 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 114.09 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.18 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.21 μg/m3
Ozone: 68.88 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 33 mins
Moonrise: 2:00 PM
Moon Transit: 8:19 PM
Moonset: 2:07 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 55.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

9:31 AM - 12:01 AM
7:49 PM - 10:19 PM

Minor Periods

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:37 AM - 3:07 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Monday, May 25, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
70.2°F
59.4°F
64.7°F
98%
0.57 in
90%
0%
10.3 mph
4.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 3.5 μg/m3
PM10: 4.3 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 145.61 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.25 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.2 μg/m3
Ozone: 54.44 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:15 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 34 mins
Moonrise: 3:02 PM
Moon Transit: 9:01 PM
Moonset: 2:30 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 66.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

10:13 AM - 12:43 AM
8:31 PM - 11:01 PM

Minor Periods

2:32 PM - 4:02 PM
2:00 AM - 3:30 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
67.2°F
62.5°F
64.4°F
93%
0.01 in
85%
0%
6.9 mph
5.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 3.73 μg/m3
PM10: 3.91 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 150.89 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.83 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.42 μg/m3
Ozone: 51.64 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:40 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 36 mins
Moonrise: 4:04 PM
Moon Transit: 9:43 PM
Moonset: 2:52 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 76.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

10:55 AM - 1:25 PM
9:13 PM - 11:43 PM

Minor Periods

3:34 PM - 5:04 PM
2:22 AM - 3:52 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Weather Forecast

Cloudy
75.3°F
62.5°F
69.1°F
82%
0 in
0%
0%
7.8 mph
8.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.51 μg/m3
PM10: 5.81 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 178.48 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.87 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.25 μg/m3
Ozone: 61.12 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:39 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 37 mins
Moonrise: 5:06 PM
Moon Transit: 10:26 PM
Moonset: 3:14 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:37 AM - 2:07 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:36 PM - 6:06 PM
2:44 AM - 4:14 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
74.3°F
62.2°F
68.1°F
73%
0.08 in
88%
0%
14.5 mph
7.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.56 μg/m3
PM10: 7.62 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 215.23 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 10.87 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.6 μg/m3
Ozone: 51 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:39 AM
Sun Transit: 12:57 AM
Sunset: 8:17 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 6:08 PM
Moon Transit: 11:10 PM
Moonset: 3:39 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 92.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:21 AM - 2:51 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

5:38 PM - 7:08 PM
3:09 AM - 4:39 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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