Philadelphia tides today
- Tide now 6.9 ft ↓ falling · low 11:04 pm (0.5 ft)
- Best time to fish 2:20–4:10 pm average day · 6/10
- Wind · air 3 mph · 67 °F from the SSE, gusts 5 · overcast
- Sun 7:25 am–6:03 pm 10 h 38 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:37 pm waning gibbous · rises at 7:37 pm
- Pressure 30.37 inHg steady · falling tomorrow
- Coefficient 73 average coefficient · spring tides Oct 26–28
- Major solunar period 2:07–4:07 pm today's activity: medium
Today in Philadelphia there are high tides at 3:06 am (5.9 ft) and 3:20 pm (7.1 ft) and low tides at 10:14 am and 11:04 pm. Tide coefficient 73. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 11:04 pm. The sun rises at 7:25 am and sets at 6:03 pm: 10 h 38 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:37 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:35 am to 3:35 am and from 2:07 pm to 4:07 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. There's a light air from the south-southeast (3 mph). Overcast, 67 °F.
Fishing in Philadelphia today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 3:20 pm, coefficient 72
- Major period 2:07–4:07 pm
- Steady pressure (30.36 inHg) and almost no wind
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 73 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:20 pm to 4:10 pm, combines the 3:20 pm high tide and a major period. Also worth a try from 2:10 am to 3:40 am, with the 3:06 am high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, with the 10:14 am low tide and moonset, though with rising pressure.
Species with the most records nearby: striped bass, summer flounder, longfin inshore squid and spot. October is one of the months when these are seen most: summer flounder and longfin inshore squid. What you can catch
Tides in Philadelphia
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 3:06 am 5.9 ft · coef. 73
- ▼ Low tide 10:14 am 0.5 ft
- ▲ High tide 3:20 pm 7.1 ft · coef. 72
- ▼ Next low tide 11:04 pm 0.5 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 7 h 5 min to low tide at 11:04 pm.
Tide coefficient 73 for the 3:06 am high tide and 72 for the 3:20 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 6.5 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: an average 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 May 17 (7.4 ft) and the lowest, on December 30 (-0.2 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, 6.7 ft range). The smallest, from October 3 to 4 (coefficient 61, 5.8 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 · 6:03 pm | High tide 3:06 am · 5.9 ft | Low tide 10:14 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 3:20 pm · 7.1 ft | Low tide 11:04 pm · 0.5 ft | Coef. 73 | 91% | Major periods 1:35 am · 2:07 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 7:26 am · 6:02 pm | High tide 3:57 am · 5.8 ft | Low tide 11:04 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 4:12 pm · 6.9 ft | Low tide 11:58 pm · 0.6 ft | Coef. 71 | 84% | Major periods 2:39 am · 3:12 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:27 am · 6:01 pm | High tide 4:53 am · 5.6 ft | Low tide 11:58 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 5:10 pm · 6.7 ft | — | Coef. 68 | 74% | Major periods 3:44 am · 4:16 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:29 am · 5:59 pm | Low tide 12:53 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 5:53 am · 5.5 ft | Low tide 12:55 pm · 0.6 ft | High tide 6:13 pm · 6.6 ft | Coef. 65 | 63% | Major periods 4:46 am · 5:16 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:30 am · 4:58 pm | Low tide 1:49 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 5:56 am · 5.5 ft | Low tide 12:55 pm · 0.6 ft | High tide 6:18 pm · 6.4 ft | Coef. 64 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:44 am · 5:11 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:31 am · 4:57 pm | Low tide 1:46 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 7:00 am · 5.6 ft | Low tide 1:56 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 7:23 pm · 6.3 ft | Coef. 65 | 41% | Major periods 5:37 am · 6:02 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:32 am · 4:56 pm | Low tide 2:43 am · 0.4 ft | High tide 8:02 am · 5.8 ft | Low tide 2:57 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 8:26 pm · 6.3 ft | Coef. 68 | 30% | Major periods 6:26 am · 6:49 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
Tides from the Market Street Bridge station (NOAA), 0.9 mi from Philadelphia. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Philadelphia reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Philadelphia
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Philadelphia: 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-offshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:59 pm (local time).
Nearest marine station
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station PHBP1, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).
Weather in Philadelphia
Now in Philadelphia
- Low / high
- 45 / 67 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 93%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew pointDew point
- 42 °F
- Visibility
- 29 mi
- UV indexUV
- 1 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Moderate · 63
- 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: −0.27 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° | 48° | 45° | 51° | 62° | 66° | 63° | 56° |
| Wind (mph) | 0 NW | 3 NNE | 2 NNE | 6 NNE | 4 ENE | 4 SE | 4 S | 3 SSE |
| Gusts | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 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 |
- 3:00 pm 66° 4 SE
- 6:00 pm 63° 4 S
- 9:00 pm 56° 3 SSE
- 12:00 am 51° 3 ENE
- 3:00 am 49° 3 NNE
- 6:00 am 47° 1 NE
- 9:00 am 48° 0 NE
- 12:00 pm 65° 4 SW
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 45 / 67 °F | 6 mph E | 3:06 am · 3:20 pm | |
| Thu 29 | 45 / 71 °F | 6 mph SW | 3:57 am · 4:12 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 54 / 72 °F | 9 mph WNW | 4:53 am · 5:10 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 45 / 64 °F | 5 mph NNW | 5:53 am · 6:13 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 46 / 67 °F | 3 mph SSW | 5:56 am · 6:18 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 48 / 69 °F | 4 mph SSW | 7:00 am · 7:23 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 51 / 69 °F | 6 mph E | 8:02 am · 8:26 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 52 / 69 °F | 8 mph E | 9:01 am · 9:23 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 54 / 68 °F | 9 mph SE | 9:56 am · 10:16 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 56 / 66 °F | 9 mph SW | 10:45 am · 11:05 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 50 / 62 °F | 8 mph NW | 11:31 am · 11:51 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 46 / 56 °F | 12 mph W | 12:14 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 43 / 52 °F | 11 mph W | 12:36 am · 12:55 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 44 / 53 °F | 17 mph W | 1:20 am · 1:35 pm |
- Thu 29 Clear sky 45° / 71° 6 mph
- Fri 30 Mainly clear 54° / 72° 9 mph
- Sat 31 Overcast 45° / 64° 5 mph
- Sun 1 Overcast 46° / 67° 3 mph
- Mon 2 Clear sky 48° / 69° 4 mph
- Tue 3 Overcast 51° / 69° 6 mph
- Wed 4 Overcast 52° / 69° 8 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 (+3.1 °F; normal high: 64 °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 3:59 pm (local time).
The sun in Philadelphia
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:26 am
- Full dark 7:03 pm
- Civil dawn 6:57 am
- Civil dusk 6:31 pm
- Solar noon 12:44 pm (37° high)
- Daylight 10 h 38 min (−2 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:25 pm
- Full dark 7:03 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,354,761 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Philadelphia
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,429 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:35–3:35 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:07–4:07 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:04–11:04 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 7:07–8:07 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 Philadelphia
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Grays Ferry Crescent Fishing Pier 2.0 mi
- Pier 3 1.3 mi
- Pier 5 1.3 mi
- Morgan's Pier 1.3 mi
- Race Street Pier 1.3 mi
- Pier 12 1.3 mi
- Boat ramp 2.6 mi
- kayak launch 2.9 mi
- Boat ramp 2.9 mi
- Marina 1.3 mi
- Penn's Landing Marina 1.4 mi
- Sportmaster Bait and Tackle 7.0 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.
Nearest lighthouse
Turtle Rock Light 1.8 mi northwest
- Built
- 1887
Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikipedia · Wikidata · Sources and licenses
Tides near PhiladelphiaTides nearby
- Camden3.0 mi
- Gloucester City4.7 mi
- Billingsport8.3 mi
- Ridley Park9.8 mi
- Crum Lynne10 mi
- Woodlyn11 mi
- Gibbstown11 mi
- Eddystone12 mi
- Chester13 mi
- Trainer16 mi
Philadelphia at a glance
- Town or city of about 1,573,916 people. Coordinates: 39.952° N, 75.164° W.
- The nearest tide station, Market Street Bridge, is 0.9 mi to the west.
- Its coast faces west.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Penn's landing (1.3 mi), Race Street Pier (1.3 mi).
Questions about PhiladelphiaQuestions
What time is high tide today in Philadelphia?
Today in Philadelphia there are high tides at 3:06 am (5.9 ft) and 3:20 pm (7.1 ft) and low tides at 10:14 am and 11:04 pm. Tide coefficient 73.
What time is sunset today in Philadelphia?
At 6:03 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:31 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Philadelphia?
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 1:35–3:35 am, Minor 10:04–11:04 am, Major 2:07–4:07 pm, Minor 7:07–8:07 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Philadelphia?
Overcast, from 45 °F to 67 °F, with a light air from the south-southeast (3 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Philadelphia?
The best time to visit Philadelphia is from August to September and from May to June: highs of 76 °F to 87 °F, about 10 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 Market Street Bridge (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).