Philadelphia tide times
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Philadelphia at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day
- Typical range
- 6.7 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 7.4 ftTue, Aug 3
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.5 ftMon, Jan 25
- Record high
- 10.7 ftJan 10, 2024
- High water after the moon
- 1 h 21 min
The tide at Philadelphia
- Pattern
- Twice-daily
Two high tides and two low tides a day, about 12 h 25 min apart. The two highs are close: on average just 0.8 ft apart. Form number 0.20. - Typical range
- 6.7 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (2.04 m) - a bigger range than 77% of the 235 places on this site.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 1 h 21 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Tue, Aug 3 | 2:31 am | 7.4 ft | |
| Mon, Jul 5 | 2:47 am | 7.4 ft | |
| Tue, Aug 31 | 1:20 am | 7.3 ft |
| Mon, Jan 25 | 10:41 pm | -0.5 ft | in the dark |
| Mon, Feb 22 | 8:56 am | -0.4 ft | in daylight |
| Fri, Jan 1 | 2:28 am | -0.3 ft | in the dark |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 9:15 am | -0.5 ft | |
| Mon, Feb 22 | 8:56 am | -0.4 ft | |
| Mon, Mar 22 | 8:47 am | -0.1 ft |
72 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 10.7 ft (3.25 m) on Jan 10, 2024 - 4.0 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -6.8 ft (-2.08 m) on Dec 31, 1962.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 7.6 ft (2.33 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on May 19, 2038.
Tide times nearby
- Philadelphia (Bridesburg)5 mi northeast
- Marcus Hook16 mi southwest
- Burlington18 mi northeast
- Newbold (Delaware River)25 mi northeast
- Delaware City34 mi southwest
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Pennsylvania, 39.933°N 75.142°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8545240. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.