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Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del. tide chart and tide times
Delaware · NOAA station 8553069
Nearest NOAA tide station to Townsend, Middletown, Smyrna (8 km from Townsend).
On Sunday, October 4, high tide at Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del. is at 7:51 AM (2.7 ft) and 8:16 PM (3.2 ft), and low tide is at 1:31 AM (0.6 ft) and 1:28 PM (0.6 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 12:04 AM · Moonset 3:32 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:31 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 7:51 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 1:28 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:16 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonrise 1:18 AM · Moonset 4:08 PM | ||
| Low tide | 2:33 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 9:01 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:35 PM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 9:28 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · Moonrise 2:32 AM · Moonset 4:38 PM | ||
| Low tide | 3:32 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 10:06 AM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 3:39 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 10:31 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · Moonrise 3:43 AM · Moonset 5:03 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:27 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:04 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 4:38 PM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:27 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:33 PM · Moonrise 4:52 AM · Moonset 5:27 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:18 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:56 AM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 5:34 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Friday, October 9 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:06 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · Moonrise 5:59 AM · Moonset 5:50 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:16 AM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:06 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 12:44 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:25 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Saturday, October 10 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:07 AM · Sunset 6:30 PM · Moonrise 7:06 AM · Moonset 6:14 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:02 AM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:49 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:28 PM | 3.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:14 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Sunday, October 11 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:08 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM · Moonrise 8:12 AM · Moonset 6:40 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:45 AM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:31 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:09 PM | 3.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:00 PM | 0.2 ft |
Best fishing times at Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del. (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:53 AM–8:53 AM 7:22 PM–9:22 PM | 11:34 PM–12:34 AM 3:02 PM–4:02 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:49 AM–9:49 AM 8:16 PM–10:16 PM | 12:48 AM–1:48 AM 3:38 PM–4:38 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:41 AM–10:41 AM 9:06 PM–11:06 PM | 2:02 AM–3:02 AM 4:08 PM–5:08 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:29 AM–11:29 AM 9:52 PM–11:52 PM | 3:13 AM–4:13 AM 4:33 PM–5:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:15 AM–12:15 PM 10:38 PM–12:38 AM | 4:22 AM–5:22 AM 4:57 PM–5:57 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM | 5:29 AM–6:29 AM 5:20 PM–6:20 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 🌑 New Moon · Best | 11:22 PM–1:22 AM 11:45 AM–1:45 PM | 6:36 AM–7:36 AM 5:44 PM–6:44 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:07 AM–2:07 AM 12:30 PM–2:30 PM | 7:42 AM–8:42 AM 6:10 PM–7:10 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Artificial Island, Salem Nuclear Plant, N.J.
8 km away - Hope Creek, 0.6 n.mi. above entrance, N.J.
11 km away - 0.8 n.mi. above entrance
12 km away - 1 n.mi. above entrance, N.J.
13 km away - Woodland Beach, Del.
14 km away - Pine Island, Malapartis Creek, N.J.
15 km away - 2.5 n.mi. above entrance
15 km away - Abbots Meadow
15 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8553069 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8551910). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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