Marcus Hook Bar (north) tidal current predictions

Now

Flood 1.3 ktToward ENE (65°)

Next slack

2:04 PMEDT

Next max flood

1.9 kt10:58 PM

Next max ebb

2.0 kt5:33 PM

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward ENE (65°); below it the ebb, running out toward WSW (248°). Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Today: slack 1:38 AM, ebb 1.9 kt 5:00 AM, slack 8:32 AM, flood 1.8 kt 10:37 AM, slack 2:04 PM, ebb 2.0 kt 5:33 PM, slack 8:56 PM, flood 1.9 kt 10:58 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.

• EdgemoorHarmonic current station4.4 mi
• EddystoneHarmonic current station6.6 mi
• Christina River, 0.9 nmi above entSubordinate current station7.1 mi
• Deepwater Point, 0.5 nm NW ofHarmonic current station7.6 mi
• Crab Point, 0.5 mi East ofHarmonic current station8.8 mi
• Mantua Creek US 44 Bridge PaulsboroHarmonic current station11 mi
• Kelly Point, 0.7nm N ofHarmonic current station11 mi
• Mantua Creek AnchorageHarmonic current station11 mi

• Tide times at Marcus Hook 1.8 mi
• Tide times at Pedricktown, Oldmans Creek 2.7 mi
• Tide times at Bridgeport, Raccoon Creek 4.3 mi
• Forecast for Claymont, DE
• Open the live map with tidal currents
• All tidal current stations in Pennsylvania

Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station DEB2119, bin 6: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.