Tides / Pennsylvania / Delaware County / Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge
Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge
Tide station
NOAA station Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Aldan, Clifton Heights, Collingdale, Colwyn, Darby, Drexel Hill, East Lansdowne, Folcroft, Lansdowne, and Sharon Hill. NOAA adjusts this prediction from PHILADELPHIA.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 1:02 AM, a high of 4.2 ft at 5:45 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 12:56 PM, and a high of 4.9 ft at 5:56 PM. The high at 5:45 AM is 87 minutes before sunrise. The high at 5:56 PM is 24 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 82°F, wind 5 to 10 mph S.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 1:49 AM, a high of 4.1 ft at 6:35 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 1:41 PM, and a high of 4.8 ft at 6:47 PM. The high at 6:35 AM is 38 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:47 PM is 28 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 54°F, wind 15 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:14 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 2:37 AM, a high of 4.1 ft at 7:28 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 2:31 PM, and a high of 4.7 ft at 7:42 PM. The high at 7:28 AM is 14 minutes after sunrise. The high at 7:42 PM is 84 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 57°F, wind 5 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 6:16 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 3:28 AM, a high of 4.1 ft at 8:22 AM, a low of 0.7 ft at 3:26 PM, and a high of 4.7 ft at 8:37 PM. The high at 8:22 AM is 67 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 61°F, wind 5 mph NE.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 4:19 AM, a high of 4.2 ft at 9:15 AM, a low of 0.6 ft at 4:23 PM, and a high of 4.7 ft at 9:32 PM. The high at 9:15 AM is 119 minutes after sunrise. The low at 4:23 PM is 112 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 66°F, wind 5 to 10 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:42 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:14 AM
- Dawn
- 6:45 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:45 AM to 6:56 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:56 AM to 7:49 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:47 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:44 PM to 6:37 PM
- Sunset
- 6:20 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:37 PM to 6:48 PM
- Dusk
- 6:48 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:19 PM
- Last light
- 7:50 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Boat ramps
- Ridley Township Municipal Marina Ramp · fee2.8 mi
- Ridley Township Municipal Marina Ramp · fee2.8 mi
- kayak launch7.7 mi
Marinas
- Riverside Yacht Club2.7 mi
- Ridley Township Municipal Marina2.8 mi
- Corinthian Yacht Club2.8 mi
- West End Boat Club2.8 mi
- Vane Brothers Philadelphia City Dock3.1 mi
- Penn's Landing Marina7.7 mi
Parks
- Pepper School Playground1.1 mi
- Montgomery Park1.2 mi
- 82nd & Lyons Park1.3 mi
- Norwood Park1.4 mi
- Eastwick Regional Park Playground1.4 mi
- Old Glenolden Parks1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge0.9 mi
- Little Tinicum Island Natural Area2.6 mi
- Marple Conservation Area6.2 mi
- Cadwalader Tract7.0 mi
- Centennial Arboretum7.3 mi
- Rose Tree Park7.7 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge0.8 mi · Delaware County
- Norwood City1.4 mi · Delaware County
- Prospect Park2.2 mi · Delaware County
- Penrose Avenue Bridge2.9 mi · Philadelphia County
- Market Street Bridge6.5 mi · Philadelphia County
- PHILADELPHIA7.3 mi · Philadelphia County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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