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Mispillion River entrance tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 2:50 AM (3.7 ft) and 3:15 PM (4.8 ft); low tide at 9:08 AM (1.3 ft) and 10:18 PM (1.3 ft). Water temperature 57.6 F at Lewes (15 mi away).

NOAA station 8556198 · Subordinate station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:19 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
2:50AM
3.7FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
9:08AM
1.3FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
3:15PM
4.8FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
10:18PM
1.3FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
57.6
14.2C
Lewes, 15 mi
1234512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:50 AM3.7 ft9:08 AM1.3 ft3:15 PM4.8 ft10:18 PM1.3 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 9:08 AM (1.3 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:14 AMSunset 6:19 PMDaylight 11h 04mEDT

Next 7 days at Mispillion River entrance

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:50 AM3.7 ft9:08 AM1.3 ft3:15 PM4.8 ft10:18 PM1.3 ft7:14 AM6:19 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:51 AM3.7 ft10:07 AM1.3 ft4:15 PM4.7 ft11:12 PM1.2 ft7:15 AM6:17 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:54 AM3.9 ft11:08 AM1.2 ft5:14 PM4.8 ft 7:16 AM6:16 PM 71%
Wed Oct 2112:01 AM1.0 ft5:48 AM4.2 ft12:06 PM1.1 ft6:06 PM4.9 ft7:17 AM6:15 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:44 AM0.8 ft6:35 AM4.6 ft12:59 PM0.8 ft6:53 PM4.9 ft7:18 AM6:13 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:25 AM0.6 ft7:18 AM5.0 ft1:49 PM0.6 ft7:37 PM5.0 ft7:19 AM6:12 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:05 AM0.4 ft8:00 AM5.4 ft2:37 PM0.3 ft8:22 PM5.0 ft7:20 AM6:11 PM 98%

Water temperature near Mispillion River entrance

405060708090
57.6 F (14.2 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8557380 (Lewes sensor, 15 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 57.6 to 76.8 F. Typical for October here is 64.4 F (5-year hourly mean; range 55.8 to 72.5), so today is 6.8 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Mispillion River entrance, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Delaware station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    6:57 AM6:44 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    6:58 AM6:43 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    6:59 AM6:41 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:00 AM6:40 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:01 AM6:38 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:02 AM6:36 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:03 AM6:35 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:04 AM6:33 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:05 AM6:32 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:06 AM6:30 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:07 AM6:29 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:08 AM6:27 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:09 AM6:26 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:10 AM6:24 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:11 AM6:23 PM 21%
Fri Oct 161:08 AM4.0 ft7:22 AM1.1 ft1:30 PM5.1 ft8:29 PM1.2 ft7:12 AM6:22 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:56 AM3.8 ft8:13 AM1.2 ft2:20 PM4.9 ft9:23 PM1.2 ft7:13 AM6:20 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:50 AM3.7 ft9:08 AM1.3 ft3:15 PM4.8 ft10:18 PM1.3 ft7:14 AM6:19 PM 51%
Mon Oct 193:51 AM3.7 ft10:07 AM1.3 ft4:15 PM4.7 ft11:12 PM1.2 ft7:15 AM6:17 PM 61%
Tue Oct 204:54 AM3.9 ft11:08 AM1.2 ft5:14 PM4.8 ft 7:16 AM6:16 PM 71%
Wed Oct 2112:01 AM1.0 ft5:48 AM4.2 ft12:06 PM1.1 ft6:06 PM4.9 ft7:17 AM6:15 PM 80%
Thu Oct 2212:44 AM0.8 ft6:35 AM4.6 ft12:59 PM0.8 ft6:53 PM4.9 ft7:18 AM6:13 PM 88%
Fri Oct 231:25 AM0.6 ft7:18 AM5.0 ft1:49 PM0.6 ft7:37 PM5.0 ft7:19 AM6:12 PM 94%
Sat Oct 242:05 AM0.4 ft8:00 AM5.4 ft2:37 PM0.3 ft8:22 PM5.0 ft7:20 AM6:11 PM 98%
Sun Oct 252:46 AM0.2 ft8:43 AM5.8 ft3:24 PM0.1 ft9:06 PM5.0 ft7:21 AM6:09 PM 100%
Mon Oct 263:28 AM-0.0 ft9:27 AM6.0 ft4:11 PM-0.0 ft9:52 PM4.9 ft7:22 AM6:08 PM 99%
Tue Oct 274:10 AM-0.1 ft10:12 AM6.2 ft4:58 PM-0.1 ft10:39 PM4.8 ft7:23 AM6:07 PM 97%
Wed Oct 284:54 AM-0.1 ft11:00 AM6.3 ft5:48 PM0.0 ft11:29 PM4.6 ft7:24 AM6:06 PM 92%
Thu Oct 295:42 AM0.0 ft11:51 AM6.2 ft6:43 PM0.2 ft 7:26 AM6:04 PM 85%
Fri Oct 3012:24 AM4.4 ft6:35 AM0.2 ft12:48 PM6.0 ft7:44 PM0.4 ft7:27 AM6:03 PM 77%
Sat Oct 311:25 AM4.2 ft7:35 AM0.4 ft1:49 PM5.7 ft8:48 PM0.5 ft7:28 AM6:02 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 11:30 AM4.1 ft7:42 AM0.6 ft1:54 PM5.4 ft8:54 PM0.5 ft6:29 AM5:01 PM 57%
Mon Nov 22:41 AM4.2 ft8:52 AM0.7 ft3:05 PM5.2 ft9:59 PM0.5 ft6:30 AM5:00 PM 46%
Tue Nov 33:52 AM4.4 ft10:05 AM0.7 ft4:15 PM5.1 ft10:58 PM0.5 ft6:31 AM4:59 PM 36%
Wed Nov 44:55 AM4.7 ft11:15 AM0.6 ft5:15 PM5.0 ft11:51 PM0.4 ft6:32 AM4:57 PM 26%
Thu Nov 55:49 AM5.0 ft12:17 PM0.4 ft6:08 PM4.9 ft 6:33 AM4:56 PM 17%
Fri Nov 612:37 AM0.3 ft6:36 AM5.3 ft1:12 PM0.3 ft6:56 PM4.7 ft6:34 AM4:55 PM 10%
Sat Nov 71:20 AM0.2 ft7:20 AM5.5 ft2:01 PM0.2 ft7:40 PM4.6 ft6:35 AM4:54 PM 5%
Sun Nov 82:00 AM0.2 ft8:01 AM5.6 ft2:45 PM0.2 ft8:21 PM4.5 ft6:37 AM4:53 PM 1%
Mon Nov 92:38 AM0.2 ft8:40 AM5.6 ft3:25 PM0.2 ft9:00 PM4.3 ft6:38 AM4:52 PM 0%
Tue Nov 103:14 AM0.3 ft9:17 AM5.6 ft4:04 PM0.3 ft9:38 PM4.2 ft6:39 AM4:52 PM 1%
Wed Nov 113:49 AM0.4 ft9:54 AM5.5 ft4:42 PM0.4 ft10:16 PM4.0 ft6:40 AM4:51 PM 4%
Thu Nov 124:26 AM0.5 ft10:32 AM5.3 ft5:22 PM0.6 ft10:56 PM3.8 ft6:41 AM4:50 PM 10%
Fri Nov 135:05 AM0.7 ft11:13 AM5.1 ft6:06 PM0.7 ft11:39 PM3.7 ft6:42 AM4:49 PM 17%
Sat Nov 145:48 AM0.8 ft11:57 AM5.0 ft6:53 PM0.8 ft 6:43 AM4:48 PM 25%
Sun Nov 1512:25 AM3.6 ft6:36 AM0.9 ft12:43 PM4.8 ft7:41 PM0.9 ft6:44 AM4:47 PM 35%
Mon Nov 161:15 AM3.6 ft7:30 AM1.0 ft1:32 PM4.6 ft8:29 PM0.9 ft6:45 AM4:47 PM 45%
Tue Nov 172:08 AM3.7 ft8:26 AM1.0 ft2:24 PM4.5 ft9:16 PM0.8 ft6:47 AM4:46 PM 56%
Wed Nov 183:04 AM3.8 ft9:25 AM1.0 ft3:20 PM4.4 ft10:04 PM0.7 ft6:48 AM4:45 PM 66%
Thu Nov 194:01 AM4.1 ft10:25 AM0.9 ft4:17 PM4.4 ft10:51 PM0.5 ft6:49 AM4:45 PM 76%
Fri Nov 204:52 AM4.5 ft11:23 AM0.6 ft5:09 PM4.4 ft11:37 PM0.3 ft6:50 AM4:44 PM 84%
Sat Nov 215:40 AM5.0 ft12:18 PM0.4 ft5:59 PM4.4 ft 6:51 AM4:43 PM 91%
Sun Nov 2212:23 AM0.0 ft6:27 AM5.4 ft1:12 PM0.1 ft6:49 PM4.4 ft6:52 AM4:43 PM 96%
Mon Nov 231:10 AM-0.2 ft7:15 AM5.8 ft2:04 PM-0.1 ft7:40 PM4.4 ft6:53 AM4:42 PM 99%
Tue Nov 241:58 AM-0.3 ft8:04 AM6.1 ft2:55 PM-0.3 ft8:31 PM4.4 ft6:54 AM4:42 PM 100%
Wed Nov 252:46 AM-0.4 ft8:54 AM6.2 ft3:45 PM-0.4 ft9:23 PM4.4 ft6:55 AM4:41 PM 98%
Thu Nov 263:35 AM-0.5 ft9:45 AM6.2 ft4:37 PM-0.3 ft10:17 PM4.3 ft6:56 AM4:41 PM 95%
Fri Nov 274:27 AM-0.4 ft10:40 AM6.1 ft5:31 PM-0.2 ft11:15 PM4.2 ft6:57 AM4:41 PM 89%
Sat Nov 285:22 AM-0.2 ft11:37 AM5.8 ft6:30 PM-0.1 ft 6:58 AM4:40 PM 81%
Sun Nov 2912:15 AM4.1 ft6:24 AM0.0 ft12:36 PM5.5 ft7:31 PM0.0 ft6:59 AM4:40 PM 73%
Mon Nov 301:17 AM4.1 ft7:31 AM0.2 ft1:37 PM5.1 ft8:31 PM0.1 ft7:00 AM4:40 PM 63%

How these predictions are made

Mispillion River entrance is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its tides from the reference station Lewes (Breakwater Harbor) by applying fixed offsets.

High tide time

+0h 22m
relative to Lewes (Breakwater Harbor)

Low tide time

+0h 50m
relative to reference

High tide height

x1.13
ratio

Low tide height

x1.00
ratio

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Mispillion River entrance today?

High tide at Mispillion River entrance, Delaware on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:50 AM (3.7 ft above MLLW) and 3:15 PM (4.8 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Mispillion River entrance today?

Low tide at Mispillion River entrance on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 9:08 AM (1.3 ft) and 10:18 PM (1.3 ft).

What is the water temperature at Mispillion River entrance?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Mispillion River entrance is 57.6 F at Lewes (15 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8556198.