The Delmarva coastal region experienced warm summer weather today with daytime highs reaching 86°F in Salisbury, 83°F near Lewes and Ocean City, and nighttime lows dipping around 72°F. Across three primary coastal zones, south-southwest winds averaged 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 15 knots along outer marine waters, while wind speeds averaged 5 to 10 knots across the lower Delaware Bay and middle Chesapeake Bay with localized afternoon gusts reaching up to 20 knots.
Ocean swell conditions recorded by nearby NOAA buoys showed a primary south swell around 2 feet at 4 seconds paired with a secondary east-southeast swell at 2 feet with an 8-second period. Outer offshore waters registered slightly higher seas between 3 and 4 feet, while sheltered bay waters remained calm at 1 to 2 feet or less.
Tidal activity along the Atlantic coastline featured a morning high tide of 4.5 feet at 9:42 AM EDT and an evening high tide of 4.4 feet at 9:58 PM EDT. The afternoon low tide occurred at 3:58 PM EDT registering at 0.2 feet, following an early morning low tide of -0.1 feet at 3:36 AM EDT.
Tomorrow's outlook indicates gentle morning winds turning east to southeast at 5 to 10 knots by afternoon, accompanied by ambient seas holding around 2 feet. Sun chances remain abundant, though isolated showers or thunderstorms remain possible into early evening.