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Slaughter Beach tides

Predicted from Mispillion River entrance, NOAA station 8556198, 3 miles away. Delaware Bay funnels, so the tide grows as it goes: about four feet at Lewes, six by the middle bay, more again up the river. It matters here beyond the swimming. The horseshoe crabs spawn on the high tides around the new and full moons of May and June, and the shorebirds arrive to meet them. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Mispillion Harbor, the DuPont Nature Center and the horseshoe crab sanctuary.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 12:01 amLow tide1.1 ft
  2. 5:48 amHigh tide4.2 ft
  3. 12:06 pmLow tide1.1 ft
  4. 6:06 pmHigh tide4.9 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:15 am
Sunset
6:15 pm
Daylight
11 hr 0 min
Moonrise
3:54 pm
Moonset
2:15 am
Moon
Waxing gibbous 78%

The lowest daylight water is 1.1 ft at 12:06 pm.

About Slaughter Beach

A recognized ecological sanctuary along the bay, this peaceful town encompasses Mispillion Harbor, the DuPont Nature Center, and serves as an official horseshoe crab sanctuary. Typical activities involve quiet family walks, incredible official sanctuary birdwatching, and beachcombing for intact whelks and shed horseshoe crab shells. The tides drive the entire ecological spectacle of this beach; high tides during the spring full moons bring thousands of spawning horseshoe crabs onto the sand, while the subsequent low tides expose rich mudflats that attract massive flocks of migratory shorebirds to feed on their eggs.

This week

  1. Wed

    21 Oct

    4.9 ft

    6:06 pm

    1.1 ft

    12:01 am

  2. Thu

    22 Oct

    5.0 ft

    6:53 pm

    0.8 ft

    12:59 pm

  3. Fri

    23 Oct

    5.0 ft

    7:37 pm

    0.6 ft

    1:49 pm

  4. Sat

    24 Oct

    5.4 ft

    8:00 am

    0.3 ft

    2:37 pm

  5. Sun

    25 Oct

    5.8 ft

    8:43 am

    0.1 ft

    3:24 pm

  6. Mon

    26 Oct

    6.1 ft

    9:27 am

    0.0 ft

    4:11 pm

  7. Tue

    27 Oct

    6.2 ft

    10:12 am

    -0.1 ft

    4:10 am

  8. Wed

    28 Oct

    6.3 ft

    11:00 am

    -0.1 ft

    4:54 am

  9. Thu

    29 Oct

    6.2 ft

    11:51 am

    0.0 ft

    5:42 am

  10. Fri

    30 Oct

    6.0 ft

    12:48 pm

    0.2 ft

    6:35 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 256 days

Water reaches 6.3 ft at 10:09 pm on Sunday 4 July, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

north south Tides for WilmingtonWilmingtonTides for New CastleNew CastleTides for Delaware CityDelaware CityTides for Woodland BeachWoodland BeachTides for Port MahonPort MahonTides for Bowers BeachBowers BeachSlaughter BeachTides for Broadkill BeachBroadkill BeachTides for Cape HenlopenCape HenlopenTides for LewesLewesTides for Rehoboth BeachRehoboth BeachTides for Dewey BeachDewey BeachTides for Indian River InletIndian River InletTides for Bethany BeachBethany BeachTides for South BethanySouth BethanyTides for Fenwick IslandFenwick Island

Every Delaware location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.

October 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Thu
High 12:35 am 4.6 ftLow 6:52 am 0.4 ftHigh 1:00 pm 5.9 ftLow 7:54 pm 0.6 ft
6:56 am6:45 pm
2Fri
High 1:31 am 4.4 ftLow 7:49 am 0.5 ftHigh 1:59 pm 5.8 ftLow 8:58 pm 0.8 ft
6:56 am6:43 pm
3Sat
High 2:35 am 4.2 ftLow 8:51 am 0.7 ftHigh 3:05 pm 5.6 ftLow 10:07 pm 0.8 ft
6:57 am6:42 pm
4Sun
High 3:48 am 4.1 ftLow 9:59 am 0.8 ftHigh 4:19 pm 5.5 ftLow 11:17 pm 0.8 ft
6:58 am6:40 pm
5Mon
High 5:04 am 4.3 ftLow 11:12 am 0.8 ftHigh 5:32 pm 5.5 ft
6:59 am6:39 pm
6Tue
Low 12:22 am 0.7 ftHigh 6:10 am 4.6 ftLow 12:22 pm 0.6 ftHigh 6:34 pm 5.5 ft
7:00 am6:37 pm
7Wed
Low 1:17 am 0.5 ftHigh 7:06 am 4.9 ftLow 1:25 pm 0.5 ftHigh 7:29 pm 5.5 ft
7:01 am6:36 pm
8Thu
Low 2:06 am 0.4 ftHigh 7:56 am 5.3 ftLow 2:22 pm 0.3 ftHigh 8:18 pm 5.5 ft
7:02 am6:34 pm
9Fri
Low 2:50 am 0.3 ftHigh 8:42 am 5.6 ftLow 3:14 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:04 pm 5.3 ft
7:03 am6:33 pm
10Sat
Low 3:30 am 0.2 ftHigh 9:25 am 5.8 ftLow 4:00 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:46 pm 5.2 ft
7:04 am6:31 pm
11Sun
Low 4:08 am 0.2 ftHigh 10:05 am 5.8 ftLow 4:42 pm 0.2 ftHigh 10:25 pm 4.9 ft
7:05 am6:30 pm
12Mon
Low 4:44 am 0.3 ftHigh 10:44 am 5.8 ftLow 5:23 pm 0.4 ftHigh 11:03 pm 4.7 ft
7:06 am6:28 pm
13Tue
Low 5:20 am 0.5 ftHigh 11:22 am 5.7 ftLow 6:05 pm 0.6 ftHigh 11:42 pm 4.4 ft
7:07 am6:27 pm
14Wed
Low 5:57 am 0.7 ftHigh 12:01 pm 5.5 ftLow 6:49 pm 0.8 ft
7:08 am6:25 pm
15Thu
High 12:23 am 4.2 ftLow 6:37 am 0.9 ftHigh 12:44 pm 5.3 ftLow 7:37 pm 1.0 ft
7:09 am6:24 pm
16Fri
High 1:08 am 4.0 ftLow 7:22 am 1.1 ftHigh 1:30 pm 5.1 ftLow 8:29 pm 1.2 ft
7:10 am6:22 pm
17Sat
High 1:56 am 3.8 ftLow 8:13 am 1.2 ftHigh 2:20 pm 4.9 ftLow 9:23 pm 1.3 ft
7:11 am6:21 pm
18Sun
High 2:50 am 3.7 ftLow 9:08 am 1.3 ftHigh 3:15 pm 4.8 ftLow 10:18 pm 1.3 ft
7:12 am6:20 pm
19Mon
High 3:51 am 3.7 ftLow 10:07 am 1.3 ftHigh 4:15 pm 4.7 ftLow 11:12 pm 1.2 ft
7:13 am6:18 pm
20Tue
High 4:54 am 3.9 ftLow 11:08 am 1.2 ftHigh 5:14 pm 4.8 ft
7:14 am6:17 pm
21Wed
Low 12:01 am 1.1 ftHigh 5:48 am 4.2 ftLow 12:06 pm 1.1 ftHigh 6:06 pm 4.9 ft
7:15 am6:15 pm
22Thu
Low 12:44 am 0.9 ftHigh 6:35 am 4.6 ftLow 12:59 pm 0.8 ftHigh 6:53 pm 5.0 ft
7:16 am6:14 pm
23Fri
Low 1:25 am 0.6 ftHigh 7:18 am 5.0 ftLow 1:49 pm 0.6 ftHigh 7:37 pm 5.0 ft
7:17 am6:13 pm
24Sat
Low 2:05 am 0.4 ftHigh 8:00 am 5.4 ftLow 2:37 pm 0.3 ftHigh 8:22 pm 5.1 ft
7:18 am6:11 pm
25Sun
Low 2:46 am 0.2 ftHigh 8:43 am 5.8 ftLow 3:24 pm 0.1 ftHigh 9:06 pm 5.0 ft
7:19 am6:10 pm
26Mon
Low 3:28 am 0.0 ftHigh 9:27 am 6.1 ftLow 4:11 pm 0.0 ftHigh 9:52 pm 4.9 ft
7:20 am6:09 pm
27Tue
Low 4:10 am -0.1 ftHigh 10:12 am 6.2 ftLow 4:58 pm -0.1 ftHigh 10:39 pm 4.8 ft
7:21 am6:08 pm
28Wed
Low 4:54 am -0.1 ftHigh 11:00 am 6.3 ftLow 5:48 pm 0.0 ftHigh 11:29 pm 4.6 ft
7:23 am6:06 pm
29Thu
Low 5:42 am 0.0 ftHigh 11:51 am 6.2 ftLow 6:43 pm 0.2 ft
7:24 am6:05 pm
30Fri
High 12:24 am 4.4 ftLow 6:35 am 0.2 ftHigh 12:48 pm 6.0 ftLow 7:44 pm 0.4 ft
7:25 am6:04 pm
31Sat
High 1:25 am 4.2 ftLow 7:35 am 0.4 ftHigh 1:49 pm 5.7 ftLow 8:48 pm 0.5 ft
7:26 am6:03 pm

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