Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
December 05, 2025
Notices
Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE & Baltimore, MD
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local Time – GMT - 5
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Marine Weather
ANZ400-052200-
401 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
The surface high will shift offshore today into tonight.
Meanwhile, a low pressure system will be lifting off the coast of
the Carolinas further out to sea. The next cold front is expected
to cross our region Sunday into Sunday Night. In the wake of that
front, high pressure builds in for the first half of the work week,
followed by another low pressure system approaching our region
Wednesday into Thursday.
ANZ454-052200-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
TODAY
E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Snow and rain this
morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until
late afternoon.
TONIGHT
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of drizzle
and rain in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
SAT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at
3 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
MON
NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
MON NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
TUE
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
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