New Bridge, Alloway Creek tidal current predictions

Now

Ebb 0.1 ktToward W (270°)

Next slack

7:36 PMEDT

Next max flood

1.3 kt11:13 PM

Next max ebb

1.3 kt4:47 PM

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward E (90°); below it the ebb, running out toward W (270°). Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Today: slack 1:18 AM, ebb 1.3 kt 4:18 AM, slack 7:09 AM, flood 1.3 kt 10:49 AM, slack 1:40 PM, ebb 1.3 kt 4:47 PM, slack 7:36 PM, flood 1.3 kt 11:13 PM.

• Coastal Flood Warning Coastal Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:51AM EDT until September 27 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJUntil Sun 3:00 AM
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  * WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle. In New Jersey, Salem. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...At this level, widespread roadway flooding occurs along tidal waterways. Some roads become impassable. Minor damage to vulnerable structures may begin to occur.

  A Coastal Flood Warning means that moderate or major tidal flooding is occurring or imminent. Be prepared for rising water levels and take appropriate action to protect life and property. Follow the recommendations of local emergency management officials. Do not drive your vehicle through flood waters. The water may be deeper than you think it is. You will be putting yourself in danger and your vehicle may be damaged, leading to costly repairs. Visit the National Water Prediction Service at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/phi for additional water level and flood impact information for your local tide gauge.

The flood is the tidal current running in from the sea, the ebb the current running back out. Slack water is the short turn between them, when the current is weakest: the time to cross a strong channel, anchor, or dive. Slack in a channel is not the time of high or low tide; it can come hours after.

Speeds are knots along the channel's main axis, and directions are degrees true toward which the water flows, as NOAA prints its tables. A current against the wind stands the waves up steep and close together.

Predictions are astronomical: the moon and the sun, not the weather. Strong wind, river flow after heavy rain and storm surge all change the real current. This is a subordinate station: NOAA predicts it from a nearby harmonic station by fixed corrections to the times and speeds of its slack waters and maxima, so the curve between them is less exact.

• Salem River entranceSubordinate current station4.0 mi
• Salem River Entrance, east of marker 11Harmonic current station4.1 mi
• Alloway Creek ent., 0.2 mile aboveSubordinate current station4.4 mi
• Reedy Island WreckHarmonic current station4.9 mi
• Reedy Island (off end of pier)Subordinate current station5.7 mi
• Reedy PointHarmonic current station5.8 mi
• Chesapeake and Delaware Canal EntranceHarmonic current station6.1 mi
• Reedy Point Radio Tower, south ofSubordinate current station6.7 mi

• Tide times at Coopers Creek bridge 1.0 mi
• Tide times at 2.5 n.mi. above entrance 2.3 mi
• Tide times at Abbots Meadow 2.4 mi
• Forecast for Salem, NJ
• Open the live map with tidal currents
• All tidal current stations in New Jersey

Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station ACT4271, bin 1: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.