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Primehook Beach

Sussex County, Delaware, United States

Primehook Beach 4 photos

  • Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)

    Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE). U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain. Source

  • Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)

    Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE). U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain. Source

  • Photo of the week - 2-23-10

    Photo of the week - 2-23-10. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain. Source

  • Dunes at Prime Hook NWR

    Dunes at Prime Hook NWR. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
31 km/h20 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 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
16°C60°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
3019 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
5.6Good8 am3019
5.5Good9 am3120
5.4Fair10 am3019
5.0Fair11 am2616
5.5Good12 pm2918
5.8Good1 pm2817
5.8Good2 pm2918
5.9Good3 pm2717
6.0Good4 pm2717
5.9Good5 pm2817
5.8Good6 pm2817
Sat
4.2Fair8 am2214
4.1Fair9 am2315
6.2Good10 am2012
4.6Fair11 am1711
4.6Fair12 pm1610
6.0Good1 pm1711
6.6Good2 pm1510
6.2Good3 pm1610
6.6Good4 pm149
7.2Great5 pm127
7.1Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.9 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 1 am, -1.1 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -1.1 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.1 m3 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
20 km12 miDelaware Coastal Airport (GED)

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

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