Delaware River and Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2026-05-18 20:43 EDT          

----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
Lewes                    4.3 ft, Rising  Brandywine Shoal Li..    4.5 ft, Rising 
Reedy Point              *** ft,         Delaware City            0.0 ft, Falling
Newbold                  3.2 ft, Falling Bridesburg               1.7 ft, Falling
Philadelphia             1.4 ft, Falling Marcus Hook              0.2 ft, Falling
Burlington               2.7 ft, Falling Ship John Shoal          3.2 ft, Rising 
Cape May                 4.9 ft, Rising  
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
                          Spd Dir Gusts                            Spd Dir Gusts
Lewes                    8 kn   S    13  Brandywine Shoal Li..   19 kn   S    21
Delaware City            2 kn   S     4  Newbold                  6 kn SSE     9
Burlington               5 kn   S     8  Ship John Shoal         14 kn SSW    15
Cape May                11 kn SSE    15  
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
                           Air   Water                              Air   Water
Off Bethany Beach, ..   *** °F   61 °F   Lewes                    81 °F   62 °F
Brandywine Shoal Li..    72 °F           Reedy Point             *** °F  *** °F
Delaware City            75 °F           Newbold                  82 °F   68 °F
Bridesburg               85 °F   65 °F   Philadelphia             87 °F   69 °F
Marcus Hook              78 °F   64 °F   Burlington               85 °F   65 °F
Ship John Shoal          81 °F   65 °F   Cape May                 69 °F   64 °F
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
Lewes                  1021 mb Rising    Brandywine Shoal Li..  1020 mb Rising 
Reedy Point             *** mb           Delaware City          1019 mb Falling
Newbold                1020 mb Rising    Bridesburg             1019 mb Rising 
Philadelphia           1019 mb Rising    Marcus Hook            1019 mb Rising 
Burlington             1019 mb Rising    Ship John Shoal        1020 mb Rising 
Cape May               1021 mb Rising    
----------------------------Salinity/Specific Gravity---------------------------
                         Salin.   S.G.                            Salin.   S.G.
Lewes                  28.3 psu  1.021   
-----------------Air Gap/Bridge Clearance (above water surface)-----------------
Reedy Point Bridge    141.1 ft, Stdy.    Delaware Mem. Bridge  190.2 ft, Incr.
Ben Franklin Bridge.. 138.4 ft, Incr.    
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
                          Spd          Dir                           Spd          Dir
LB10, Delaware Bay ..  2.4 kn (F), 344.0°T Philadelphia Curren..  *** kn ( ),   ***°T
Reedy Point (predic..  0.9 kn (E), 146.0°T 
--------------------------------------Waves-------------------------------------
                         SigHt PkDir PkPer                          SigHt PkDir PkPer
Off Bethany Beach, ..   2.4 ft 117°T   8 s   


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