Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del. tide chart
Delaware · near Middletown (7 mi) · NOAA station 8553069 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 1:45 AM 3.2 ft
- Low 7:31 AM 0.1 ft
- High 2:09 PM 3.4 ft
- Low 8:00 PM 0.2 ft
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Sunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · New moon (0%)
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Hour by hour at Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.Best times
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Biting around here in October
- Striped bass In seasonSpring and fall runs; moving water at dawn and dusk
- Bluefish In seasonFast-moving tide and bait schools
- Tautog In seasonRocks, bridges and wrecks near slack tide
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 1:45 AM 3.2 ftL 7:31 AM 0.1 ftH 2:09 PM 3.4 ftL 8:00 PM 0.2 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:31 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 2:27 AM 3.1 ftL 8:09 AM 0.2 ftH 2:49 PM 3.4 ftL 8:44 PM 0.3 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:29 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:09 AM 3.0 ftL 8:46 AM 0.3 ftH 3:28 PM 3.3 ftL 9:27 PM 0.4 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:28 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 3:52 AM 2.9 ftL 9:22 AM 0.4 ftH 4:07 PM 3.2 ftL 10:09 PM 0.4 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:26 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 4:36 AM 2.8 ftL 9:58 AM 0.5 ftH 4:48 PM 3.2 ftL 10:54 PM 0.5 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:25 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 5:22 AM 2.7 ftL 10:37 AM 0.5 ftH 5:32 PM 3.1 ftL 11:40 PM 0.6 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:23 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 6:13 AM 2.6 ftL 11:22 AM 0.5 ftH 6:21 PM 3.0 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:22 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.
From NOAA's current predictions for Appoquinimink River entrance, 3.0 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the SW (231°) and the ebb toward the NE (48°). The strongest current this week is 1.3 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 12:59 AMEbb 4:08 AM 1.3 knSlack 7:28 AMFlood 11:07 AM 1.3 knSlack 1:25 PMEbb 4:38 PM 1.3 knSlack 8:04 PMFlood 11:37 PM 1.1 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 1:38 AMEbb 4:47 AM 1.2 knSlack 8:05 AMFlood 11:33 AM 1.3 knSlack 2:04 PMEbb 5:21 PM 1.2 knSlack 8:48 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Flood 12:11 AM 1.0 knSlack 2:17 AMEbb 5:23 AM 1.1 knSlack 8:41 AMFlood 11:59 AM 1.3 knSlack 2:41 PMEbb 6:03 PM 1.2 knSlack 9:29 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Flood 12:43 AM 0.9 knSlack 2:56 AMEbb 5:56 AM 1.0 knSlack 9:17 AMFlood 12:30 PM 1.2 knSlack 3:19 PMEbb 6:43 PM 1.1 knSlack 10:11 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 1:18 AM 0.8 knSlack 3:37 AMEbb 6:25 AM 1.0 knSlack 9:54 AMFlood 1:07 PM 1.2 knSlack 3:58 PMEbb 7:22 PM 1.0 knSlack 10:54 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 1:57 AM 0.8 knSlack 4:19 AMEbb 6:49 AM 0.9 knSlack 10:36 AMFlood 1:49 PM 1.2 knSlack 4:41 PMEbb 8:00 PM 1.0 knSlack 11:39 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 2:40 AM 0.7 knSlack 5:05 AMEbb 7:19 AM 0.9 knSlack 11:22 AMFlood 2:35 PM 1.2 knSlack 5:29 PMEbb 8:40 PM 0.9 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 75 · Excellent | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:14 AM–2:14 AM, 12:37 PM–2:37 PM | 7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 6:16 PM–7:16 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 64 · Good | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 1:23 PM–3:23 PM | 8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 6:45 PM–7:45 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 53 · Fair | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:47 AM–3:47 AM, 2:12 PM–4:12 PM | 9:59 AM–10:59 AM, 7:19 PM–8:19 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 36 · Fair | 2:36 AM–4:36 AM, 3:01 PM–5:01 PM | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM | |
| Thu Oct 15 | 29 · Slow | 3:27 AM–5:27 AM, 3:52 PM–5:52 PM | 11:57 AM–12:57 PM, 8:47 PM–9:47 PM | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 32 · Slow | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:18 AM–6:18 AM, 4:43 PM–6:43 PM | 12:46 PM–1:46 PM, 9:41 PM–10:41 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 36 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:08 AM–7:08 AM, 5:33 PM–7:33 PM | 1:29 PM–2:29 PM, 10:40 PM–11:40 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.1 ft at 7:31 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.2 ft at 5:55 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.2 ft at 8:09 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.2 ft at 5:02 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.3 ft at 8:46 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.3 ft at 4:07 PM on Thursday, October 22
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 1:45 AM 3.2 ftL 7:31 AM 0.1 ftH 2:09 PM 3.4 ftL 8:00 PM 0.2 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 2:27 AM 3.1 ftL 8:09 AM 0.2 ftH 2:49 PM 3.4 ftL 8:44 PM 0.3 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 3:09 AM 3.0 ftL 8:46 AM 0.3 ftH 3:28 PM 3.3 ftL 9:27 PM 0.4 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 3:52 AM 2.9 ftL 9:22 AM 0.4 ftH 4:07 PM 3.2 ftL 10:09 PM 0.4 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 4:36 AM 2.8 ftL 9:58 AM 0.5 ftH 4:48 PM 3.2 ftL 10:54 PM 0.5 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 5:22 AM 2.7 ftL 10:37 AM 0.5 ftH 5:32 PM 3.1 ftL 11:40 PM 0.6 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 6:13 AM 2.6 ftL 11:22 AM 0.5 ftH 6:21 PM 3.0 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 12:30 AM 0.6 ftH 7:06 AM 2.6 ftL 12:15 PM 0.6 ftH 7:17 PM 3.0 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 1:22 AM 0.6 ftH 8:02 AM 2.6 ftL 1:13 PM 0.5 ftH 8:16 PM 3.0 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 2:15 AM 0.5 ftH 8:58 AM 2.6 ftL 2:12 PM 0.5 ftH 9:14 PM 3.0 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 3:06 AM 0.4 ftH 9:51 AM 2.7 ftL 3:11 PM 0.4 ftH 10:08 PM 3.0 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 3:54 AM 0.3 ftH 10:40 AM 2.9 ftL 4:07 PM 0.3 ftH 10:57 PM 3.1 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 4:41 AM 0.2 ftH 11:24 AM 3.0 ftL 5:02 PM 0.2 ftH 11:44 PM 3.1 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 5:26 AM 0.2 ftH 12:06 PM 3.2 ftL 5:55 PM 0.2 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 12:28 AM 3.1 ftL 6:10 AM 0.1 ftH 12:47 PM 3.3 ftL 6:47 PM 0.1 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 1:11 AM 3.1 ftL 6:53 AM 0.1 ftH 1:27 PM 3.4 ftL 7:38 PM 0.1 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 1:55 AM 3.0 ftL 7:37 AM 0.1 ftH 2:10 PM 3.4 ftL 8:29 PM 0.2 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 2:42 AM 2.9 ftL 8:23 AM 0.2 ftH 2:55 PM 3.4 ftL 9:22 PM 0.2 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:07 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 3:32 AM 2.8 ftL 9:12 AM 0.2 ftH 3:46 PM 3.4 ftL 10:17 PM 0.3 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:06 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 4:27 AM 2.8 ftL 10:07 AM 0.3 ftH 4:42 PM 3.3 ftL 11:14 PM 0.4 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:05 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 5:28 AM 2.7 ftL 11:08 AM 0.4 ftH 5:46 PM 3.2 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:03 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 12:14 AM 0.4 ftH 5:34 AM 2.6 ftL 11:12 AM 0.4 ftH 5:56 PM 3.1 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 12:13 AM 0.4 ftH 6:42 AM 2.7 ftL 12:17 PM 0.4 ftH 7:06 PM 3.0 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:01 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 1:11 AM 0.3 ftH 7:47 AM 2.8 ftL 1:21 PM 0.3 ftH 8:12 PM 3.0 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:00 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 2:07 AM 0.2 ftH 8:49 AM 2.9 ftL 2:22 PM 0.3 ftH 9:11 PM 3.0 ft | 6:34 AM / 4:59 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 2:59 AM 0.1 ftH 9:44 AM 3.1 ftL 3:20 PM 0.2 ftH 10:05 PM 3.1 ft | 6:35 AM / 4:58 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 3:48 AM 0.0 ftH 10:34 AM 3.2 ftL 4:14 PM 0.1 ftH 10:53 PM 3.0 ft | 6:37 AM / 4:57 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 4:34 AM 0.0 ftH 11:20 AM 3.3 ftL 5:05 PM 0.1 ftH 11:39 PM 3.0 ft | 6:38 AM / 4:56 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 5:18 AM 0.0 ftH 12:03 PM 3.3 ftL 5:53 PM 0.1 ft | 6:39 AM / 4:55 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 12:22 AM 2.9 ftL 5:59 AM 0.1 ftH 12:43 PM 3.3 ftL 6:38 PM 0.1 ft | 6:40 AM / 4:54 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 1:04 AM 2.8 ftL 6:37 AM 0.1 ftH 1:22 PM 3.2 ftL 7:21 PM 0.1 ft | 6:41 AM / 4:53 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.
26 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Striped Bass, Alewife, American Eel. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilisSalt water · 167 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 24 records
- American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 9 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosusBrackish water · 8 records
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 8 records
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanusBrackish water · 5 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 4 records
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 4 records
- White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 3 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 3 records
- Goldfish Carassius auratusBrackish water · 3 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 3 records
- Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 3 records
- Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 2 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 2 records
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 2 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 2 records
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 1 record
- Whitefin Sharksucker Echeneis neucratoidesSalt water · 1 record
- Northern Stargazer Astroscopus guttatusSalt water · 1 record
- White Perch Morone americanaSalt water · 1 record
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 1 record
- Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrumSalt water · 1 record
- Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfiiSalt water · 1 record
- Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 1 record
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanusBrackish water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 14 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Eastern Mudminnow Umbra pygmaeaFresh water · 14 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 9 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 8 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatusFresh water · 5 records
- Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstediFresh water · 5 records
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritusFresh water · 3 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 3 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularisFresh water · 2 records
- Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosusFresh water · 2 records
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucettaFresh water · 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelasFresh water · 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellusFresh water · 1 record
- Mud Sunfish Acantharchus pomotisFresh water · 1 record
- Northern Snakehead Channa argusFresh water · 1 record
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.
Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del. gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.7 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 3.3 ft, and again around Sunday, November 8 (3.3 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Monday, October 19, with only 2.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 4:34 AM on Saturday, November 7.
The highest predicted tide is 3.4 ft at 2:10 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8553069
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 39.4050, -75.5983
Reference station: Reedy Point.