Check the Beach

Oakwood Beach

New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C56°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am2415
5.9Good9 am2717
6.4Good10 am2616
6.6Good11 am2415
6.7Good12 pm2214
6.8Good1 pm2113
6.9Good2 pm1912
7.0Great3 pm1912
7.1Great4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1610
5.7Good6 pm138
Sat
4.9Fair8 am149
5.2Fair9 am148
5.0Fair10 am128
5.0Fair11 am85
5.0Fair12 pm43
6.8Good1 pm21
7.3Great2 pm11
7.3Great3 pm53
6.5Good4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm74
7.4Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, -1.2 m. High at 7 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -1.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miSalem (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miNew Castle County Airport (ILG)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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