Port Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

July 18, 2025

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE. 
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local TimeGMT -5

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Weather
ANZ400-182100-
401 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure builds into the region today before shifting off the
coast of New England on Saturday. A series of weak disturbances will
welcome unsettled weather back to the region this weekend, ahead of
a strong cold front that crosses through the region Sunday night.
High pressure returns on Monday and persists through the middle
portion of the week.
 ANZ454-182100-Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
401 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025
 
TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers late.
TONIGHT
S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
SAT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
SUN
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
SUN NIGHT
W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
MON
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
MON NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
TUE
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
TUE NIGHT
SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)  
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