Bethel tides today
- Tide now 2.8 ft ↓ falling · low 2:04 am (0.5 ft)
- Best time to fish 7:10–8:00 pm average day · 5/10
- Wind · air 4 mph · 58 °F from the ESE, gusts 11 · partly cloudy
- Sun 7:25 am–6:07 pm 10 h 42 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:45 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:45 pm
- Pressure 30.36 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 76 average coefficient · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 1:37–3:37 am today's activity: medium
Today in Bethel there are high tides at 6:45 am (2.4 ft) and 6:55 pm (2.8 ft) and low tides at 1:13 am and 1:03 pm. Tide coefficient 76. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 2:04 am. The sun rises at 7:25 am and sets at 6:07 pm: 10 h 42 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:45 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:37 am to 3:37 am and from 2:09 pm to 4:09 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light breeze from the east-southeast (4 mph). Partly cloudy, 58 °F.
Fishing in Bethel today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 6:55 pm, coefficient 75
- Minor period 7:15–8:15 pm (moonrise)
- Steady pressure (30.36 inHg) and light cross-shore wind (4 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 76 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 7:10 pm to 8:00 pm, combines the 6:55 pm high tide and moonrise. Also worth a try from 7:00 am to 7:50 am, with the 6:45 am high tide and sunrise, though with rising pressure. Also good from 5:30 pm to 6:10 pm, with the 6:55 pm high tide, sunset and a light onshore breeze.
Species with the most records nearby: summer flounder, spot, longfin inshore squid and Atlantic croaker. October is one of the months when these are seen most: longfin inshore squid and Atlantic croaker. What you can catch
Tides in Bethel
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 1:13 am 0.5 ft
- ▲ High tide 6:45 am 2.4 ft · coef. 76
- ▼ Low tide 1:03 pm 0.2 ft
- ▲ High tide 6:55 pm 2.8 ft · coef. 75
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 6 h 15 min to low tide at 2:04 am.
Tide coefficient 76 for the 6:45 am high tide and 75 for the 6:55 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 2.6 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 10 (3.0 ft) and the lowest, on January 24 (-0.4 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 9 to 11 (coefficient 79, 2.6 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 20 (coefficient 60, 1.8 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:25 am · 6:07 pm | Low tide 1:13 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 6:45 am · 2.4 ft | Low tide 1:03 pm · 0.2 ft | High tide 6:55 pm · 2.8 ft | Coef. 76 | 91% | Major periods 1:37 am · 2:09 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 7:26 am · 6:06 pm | Low tide 2:04 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 7:38 am · 2.4 ft | Low tide 1:54 pm · 0.2 ft | High tide 7:53 pm · 2.8 ft | Coef. 74 | 84% | Major periods 2:41 am · 3:14 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:27 am · 6:05 pm | Low tide 2:57 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 8:36 am · 2.4 ft | Low tide 2:50 pm · 0.3 ft | High tide 9:01 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 71 | 74% | Major periods 3:46 am · 4:17 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:28 am · 6:04 pm | Low tide 3:53 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 9:38 am · 2.4 ft | Low tide 3:49 pm · 0.4 ft | High tide 10:15 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 67 | 63% | Major periods 4:48 am · 5:18 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:29 am · 5:02 pm | Low tide 3:50 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 9:45 am · 2.5 ft | Low tide 3:53 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 10:28 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 64 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:46 am · 5:13 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:30 am · 5:01 pm | Low tide 4:48 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 10:55 am · 2.5 ft | Low tide 4:59 pm · 0.6 ft | High tide 11:35 pm · 2.6 ft | Coef. 64 | 41% | Major periods 5:39 am · 6:04 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:31 am · 5:00 pm | Low tide 5:46 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 12:03 pm · 2.6 ft | Low tide 6:05 pm · 0.6 ft | — | Coef. 65 | 30% | Major periods 6:28 am · 6:51 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Bethel has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Sharptown (NOAA), 5.9 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Bethel
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Bethel: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Cross-shore wind. The coast faces south and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:49 pm (local time).
Nearest buoy
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station 44084, courtesy of CDIP (Coastal Data Information Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography), via the NOAA National Data Buoy Center.
Weather in Bethel
Now in Bethel
- Low / high
- 44 / 69 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 77%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew pointDew point
- 52 °F
- Visibility
- 11 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 37
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.18 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear sky | Mainly clear | Overcast | Overcast | Partly cloudy |
| Temperature | 49° | 45° | 46° | 51° | 65° | 69° | 63° | 55° |
| Wind (mph) | 3 E | 4 NNW | 3 NNE | 4 NNW | 10 E | 8 ENE | 9 ESE | 5 E |
| Gusts | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 pm 55° 5 E
- 12:00 am 53° 4 E
- 3:00 am 49° 4 ESE
- 6:00 am 47° 4 E
- 9:00 am 50° 0 ESE
- 12:00 pm 68° 4 WSW
- 3:00 pm 72° 4 WSW
- 6:00 pm 66° 2 SW
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 44 / 69 °F | 10 mph ENE | 6:45 am · 6:55 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 46 / 72 °F | 5 mph SSE | 7:38 am · 7:53 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 52 / 74 °F | 9 mph WNW | 8:36 am · 9:01 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 43 / 63 °F | 7 mph N | 9:38 am · 10:15 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 44 / 67 °F | 4 mph SE | 9:45 am · 10:28 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 48 / 68 °F | 5 mph SSE | 10:55 am · 11:35 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 51 / 70 °F | 9 mph E | 12:03 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 55 / 70 °F | 9 mph E | 12:34 am · 1:08 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 57 / 69 °F | 11 mph SE | 1:26 am · 2:06 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 54 / 67 °F | 9 mph W | 2:13 am · 2:58 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 48 / 63 °F | 10 mph NW | 2:57 am · 3:45 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 44 / 60 °F | 9 mph NNW | 3:39 am · 4:27 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 41 / 58 °F | 8 mph N | 4:20 am · 5:06 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 38 / 61 °F | 5 mph NE | 5:02 am · 5:42 pm |
- Thu 29 Clear sky 46° / 72° 5 mph
- Fri 30 Clear sky 52° / 74° 9 mph
- Sat 31 Overcast 43° / 63° 7 mph
- Sun 1 Overcast 44° / 67° 4 mph
- Mon 2 Overcast 48° / 68° 5 mph
- Tue 3 Partly cloudy 51° / 70° 9 mph
- Wed 4 Clear sky 55° / 70° 9 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They agree · high confidence for the next few days. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+3.7 °F; normal high: 65 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:49 pm (local time).
The sun in Bethel
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:26 am
- Full dark 7:05 pm
- Civil dawn 6:58 am
- Civil dusk 6:34 pm
- Solar noon 12:46 pm (38° high)
- Daylight 10 h 42 min (−2 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:30 pm
- Full dark 7:05 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,354,730 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Bethel
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:37–3:37 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:09–4:09 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:00–11:00 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 7:15–8:15 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Bethel
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Fishing pier 8.6 mi
- Boat ramp 2.3 mi
- Boat ramp 2.5 mi
- Boat ramp 2.9 mi
- Boat ramp 3.6 mi
- Boat ramp 4.2 mi
- Seaford Boat Ramp 4.3 mi
- Boat ramp 4.3 mi
- Boat ramp 4.6 mi
- Marina 4.6 mi
- Taylored Tackle Shop 2.8 mi
- A Bit More Than Bait and Tackle 3.2 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Tides near BethelTides nearby
- Laurel2.8 mi
- Galestown5.2 mi
- Sharptown5.7 mi
- Federalsburg12 mi
- Vienna13 mi
- Salisbury15 mi
- Millsboro18 mi
- Secretary18 mi
- Choptank19 mi
- Warwick21 mi
Bethel at a glance
- Town or city of about 187 people. Coordinates: 38.571° N, 75.619° W.
- It is 29 mi southwest of Lewes, the main place in Delaware. The sun rises 2 min later and sets 2 min later than in Lewes.
- The nearest tide station, Sharptown, is 5.9 mi to the west.
- Its coast faces south.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Ellis Wharf (2.7 mi), Hurts Wharf (4.7 mi).
Questions about BethelQuestions
What time is high tide today in Bethel?
Today in Bethel there are high tides at 6:45 am (2.4 ft) and 6:55 pm (2.8 ft) and low tides at 1:13 am and 1:03 pm. Tide coefficient 76.
What time is sunset today in Bethel?
At 6:07 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:34 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Bethel?
At 7:26 am. First light comes at 6:27 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:37–3:37 am, Minor 10:00–11:00 am, Major 2:09–4:09 pm, Minor 7:15–8:15 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Bethel?
Overcast, from 44 °F to 69 °F, with a light breeze from the east-southeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Bethel?
The best time to visit Bethel is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 70 °F to 86 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Sharptown (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).