Indian River Inlet Tide Chart (DE)

Indian River Inlet (DE) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	12:33 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.13 m)
	6:50 AM	High	2.6 ft (0.79 m)
	12:24 PM	Low	0.1 ft (0.03 m)
	7:31 PM	High	3.4 ft (1.03 m)
Wed Sep 9	1:23 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.07 m)
	7:46 AM	High	2.8 ft (0.84 m)
	1:21 PM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	8:19 PM	High	3.4 ft (1.03 m)
Thu Sep 10	2:08 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	8:36 AM	High	2.9 ft (0.89 m)
	2:15 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.03 m)
	9:03 PM	High	3.3 ft (1.01 m)
Fri Sep 11	2:50 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	9:22 AM	High	3.1 ft (0.93 m)
	3:05 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.02 m)
	9:44 PM	High	3.2 ft (0.97 m)
Sat Sep 12	3:30 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	10:06 AM	High	3.1 ft (0.96 m)
	3:53 PM	Low	0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	10:23 PM	High	3.0 ft (0.92 m)
Sun Sep 13	4:09 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.01 m)
	10:48 AM	High	3.2 ft (0.97 m)
	4:40 PM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	11:02 PM	High	2.9 ft (0.87 m)
Mon Sep 14	4:47 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	11:29 AM	High	3.2 ft (0.96 m)
	5:28 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)
	11:40 PM	High	2.7 ft (0.82 m)
Tue Sep 15	5:25 AM	Low	0.3 ft (0.11 m)
	12:11 PM	High	3.1 ft (0.95 m)
	6:18 PM	Low	0.6 ft (0.18 m)
Wed Sep 16	12:20 AM	High	2.5 ft (0.78 m)
	6:04 AM	Low	0.5 ft (0.17 m)
	12:57 PM	High	3.0 ft (0.93 m)
	7:12 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.25 m)

Indian River Inlet is semidiurnal — paired highs (2.6 and 3.4 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 2.8 ft of water. A 3.4 ft swing — Indian River Inlet's biggest this table — runs from the 1:21 PM low on Wed Sep 9 into the next high. Indian River Inlet tops out at 3.4 ft (Tue Sep 8 7:31 PM) and bottoms at -0.1 ft (Thu Sep 10 2:15 PM).

Moving-water windows — Indian River Inlet

Indian River Inlet mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 2.8 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 3:41 AM — 2.2 ft flood · 9:37 AM — 2.5 ft ebb · 3:57 PM — 3.3 ft flood · 10:27 PM — 3.2 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 4:34 AM — 2.5 ft flood · 10:33 AM — 2.8 ft ebb · 4:50 PM — 3.4 ft flood · 11:13 PM — 3.3 ft ebb

Fishing near Indian River Inlet

• Delaware Bay fishing forecastscore 78 · 38 km
• Ocean City Maryland Offshore fishing forecastscore 79 · 55 km

Tide charts near Indian River Inlet

• Ocean City tide chart~31 km
• Newport tide chart~453 km
• Plymouth tide chart~528 km

Indian River Inlet numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8558690 (Indian River Inlet (coast Guard Station)), 0.6 km off Indian River Inlet center; this open-water pick beat 3 closer-in candidates. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Indian River Inlet above the 3.4 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Indian River Inlet times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.