Port Update
Philadelphia, PA / Delaware River & Bay
March 03, 2026
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
ANZ400-032200-
402 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
A warm front will slowly lift into our area through today, then high
pressure will become situated off the Southeast U.S. coast later
this week and this weekend. A front however will meander across our
area later this week and to start the weekend as several waves of
low pressure track across our region.
ANZ454-032200-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
402 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
TODAY
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Rain early this
morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance
of rain this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
TONIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely.
WED
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
WED NIGHT
SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
THU
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the morning.
THU NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
FRI
W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
FRI NIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
SAT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
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