Karatsu

Tide station

Karatsu in Saga, Japan. Heights are metres above chart datum, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (JST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

1.6 m (5.2 ft)Today · 6:49 PM

Next low tide

0.9 m (3.1 ft)Tomorrow · 12:45 AM

High tide is 24 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.0 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 24 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.0 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	6:49 PM	1.58 m (5.20 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	12:45 AM	0.93 m (3.05 ft)
	High	6:46 AM	1.63 m (5.36 ft)
	Low	12:59 PM	0.59 m (1.93 ft)
	High	7:15 PM	1.71 m (5.61 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	1:17 AM	0.73 m (2.39 ft)
	High	7:29 AM	1.77 m (5.81 ft)
	Low	1:31 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
	High	7:42 PM	1.84 m (6.04 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	1:48 AM	0.53 m (1.72 ft)
	High	8:09 AM	1.89 m (6.21 ft)
	Low	2:03 PM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
	High	8:12 PM	1.97 m (6.46 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	2:22 AM	0.33 m (1.09 ft)
	High	8:49 AM	1.99 m (6.52 ft)
	Low	2:35 PM	0.46 m (1.50 ft)
	High	8:44 PM	2.08 m (6.81 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	2:57 AM	0.17 m (0.57 ft)
	High	9:29 AM	2.04 m (6.70 ft)
	Low	3:10 PM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
	High	9:19 PM	2.15 m (7.05 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	3:35 AM	0.06 m (0.21 ft)
	High	10:12 AM	2.04 m (6.69 ft)
	Low	3:45 PM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
	High	9:55 PM	2.17 m (7.13 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	4:15 AM	0.02 m (0.08 ft)
	High	10:57 AM	1.98 m (6.48 ft)
	Low	4:22 PM	0.65 m (2.14 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	High	10:34 PM	2.14 m (7.03 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	4:57 AM	0.06 m (0.20 ft)
	High	11:45 AM	1.86 m (6.09 ft)
	Low	5:01 PM	0.78 m (2.56 ft)
	High	11:15 PM	2.06 m (6.75 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	5:43 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	High	12:41 PM	1.70 m (5.58 ft)
	Low	5:44 PM	0.92 m (3.00 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	12:00 AM	1.93 m (6.32 ft)
	Low	6:35 AM	0.33 m (1.07 ft)
	High	1:52 PM	1.55 m (5.09 ft)
	Low	6:38 PM	1.04 m (3.40 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	12:55 AM	1.77 m (5.80 ft)
	Low	7:42 AM	0.50 m (1.64 ft)
	High	3:20 PM	1.47 m (4.81 ft)
	Low	8:00 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	2:14 AM	1.61 m (5.30 ft)
	Low	9:24 AM	0.62 m (2.05 ft)
	High	4:46 PM	1.48 m (4.85 ft)
	Low	10:03 PM	1.07 m (3.50 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	3:59 AM	1.54 m (5.06 ft)
	Low	11:10 AM	0.65 m (2.12 ft)
	High	5:47 PM	1.55 m (5.09 ft)
	Low	11:33 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	5:35 AM	1.58 m (5.19 ft)
	Low	12:13 PM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	6:32 PM	1.64 m (5.39 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	12:29 AM	0.70 m (2.30 ft)
	High	6:44 AM	1.67 m (5.48 ft)
	Low	12:54 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	High	7:09 PM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	1:13 AM	0.51 m (1.67 ft)
	High	7:35 AM	1.75 m (5.75 ft)
	Low	1:28 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	High	7:42 PM	1.83 m (6.00 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	1:52 AM	0.34 m (1.13 ft)
	High	8:19 AM	1.81 m (5.93 ft)
	Low	1:59 PM	0.62 m (2.04 ft)
	High	8:14 PM	1.90 m (6.23 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	2:28 AM	0.22 m (0.72 ft)
	High	8:58 AM	1.83 m (6.01 ft)
	Low	2:29 PM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	8:45 PM	1.94 m (6.37 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	3:03 AM	0.14 m (0.46 ft)
	High	9:34 AM	1.83 m (5.99 ft)
	Low	2:59 PM	0.67 m (2.21 ft)
	High	9:14 PM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	3:37 AM	0.11 m (0.36 ft)
	High	10:08 AM	1.80 m (5.89 ft)
	Low	3:28 PM	0.72 m (2.35 ft)
	High	9:44 PM	1.93 m (6.34 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	4:10 AM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
	High	10:41 AM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
	Low	3:57 PM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
	High	10:12 PM	1.89 m (6.20 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	4:42 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	High	11:14 AM	1.67 m (5.47 ft)
	Low	4:25 PM	0.83 m (2.71 ft)
	High	10:40 PM	1.82 m (5.99 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	5:15 AM	0.24 m (0.80 ft)
	High	11:49 AM	1.58 m (5.18 ft)
	Low	4:54 PM	0.89 m (2.92 ft)
	High	11:09 PM	1.74 m (5.72 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	5:50 AM	0.34 m (1.11 ft)
	High	12:29 PM	1.48 m (4.87 ft)
	Low	5:27 PM	0.95 m (3.12 ft)
	High	11:40 PM	1.65 m (5.41 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	6:30 AM	0.45 m (1.46 ft)
	High	1:19 PM	1.39 m (4.57 ft)
	Low	6:07 PM	1.01 m (3.31 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	12:18 AM	1.54 m (5.05 ft)
	Low	7:20 AM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	High	2:26 PM	1.33 m (4.37 ft)
	Low	7:05 PM	1.06 m (3.46 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	1:14 AM	1.42 m (4.68 ft)
	Low	8:30 AM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	3:43 PM	1.33 m (4.36 ft)
	Low	8:41 PM	1.05 m (3.46 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	2:44 AM	1.34 m (4.39 ft)
	Low	9:58 AM	0.68 m (2.23 ft)
	High	4:46 PM	1.39 m (4.55 ft)
	Low	10:36 PM	0.96 m (3.14 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	4:37 AM	1.34 m (4.39 ft)
	Low	11:10 AM	0.66 m (2.18 ft)
	High	5:33 PM	1.48 m (4.85 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	0.79 m (2.58 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	5:59 AM	1.42 m (4.67 ft)
	Low	12:02 PM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	6:12 PM	1.60 m (5.24 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	12:34 AM	0.58 m (1.91 ft)
	High	6:59 AM	1.54 m (5.07 ft)
	Low	12:45 PM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)
	High	6:50 PM	1.73 m (5.66 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	1:17 AM	0.37 m (1.22 ft)
	High	7:49 AM	1.67 m (5.48 ft)
	Low	1:26 PM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	7:30 PM	1.86 m (6.09 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	2:00 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	High	8:36 AM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)
	Low	2:06 PM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	High	8:12 PM	1.97 m (6.47 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	2:42 AM	0.00 m (0.00 ft)
	High	9:22 AM	1.86 m (6.09 ft)
	Low	2:47 PM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	8:55 PM	2.06 m (6.75 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	3:27 AM	-0.11 m (-0.38 ft)
	High	10:09 AM	1.88 m (6.18 ft)
	Low	3:30 PM	0.59 m (1.92 ft)
	High	9:41 PM	2.10 m (6.88 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	4:11 AM	-0.16 m (-0.52 ft)
	High	10:57 AM	1.86 m (6.09 ft)
	Low	4:14 PM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	10:27 PM	2.09 m (6.85 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	4:57 AM	-0.12 m (-0.40 ft)
	High	11:47 AM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)
	Low	5:00 PM	0.69 m (2.25 ft)
	High	11:15 PM	2.02 m (6.63 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	5:45 AM	-0.02 m (-0.05 ft)
	High	12:40 PM	1.67 m (5.49 ft)
	Low	5:51 PM	0.75 m (2.45 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	12:05 AM	1.90 m (6.23 ft)
	Low	6:35 AM	0.14 m (0.47 ft)
	High	1:38 PM	1.56 m (5.12 ft)
	Low	6:49 PM	0.79 m (2.61 ft)
Monday, November 30	High	12:59 AM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
	Low	7:30 AM	0.32 m (1.06 ft)
	High	2:42 PM	1.48 m (4.84 ft)

This water today

Sunrise is 6:29 AM, 17 minutes before the high at 6:46 AM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dawn. The tide at Karatsu is rising toward a high of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) at 6:49 PM. The highest tide on this page is 2.2 m (7.1 ft) on Tuesday, October 27, in 6 days. That is 0.6 m (2.0 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is 6 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. That is 13 days from today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Karatsu. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 74% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:29 AM and sunset is 5:40 PM. The tides are a low of 1.1 m (3.7 ft) at 12:12 AM, a high of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) at 5:50 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 12:22 PM, and a high of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) at 6:49 PM. The high at 6:49 PM is 69 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 21°C, wind 19 kn NW, pressure 1019 hPa (30.08 in), rising.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 83% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset is 5:39 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 m (3.1 ft) at 12:45 AM, a high of 1.6 m (5.4 ft) at 6:46 AM, a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 12:59 PM, and a high of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at 7:15 PM. The high at 7:15 PM is 96 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Cloudy, 19°C, wind 23 kn NE. That forecast is rough water.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 90% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset is 5:38 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 1:17 AM, a high of 1.8 m (5.8 ft) at 7:29 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 1:31 PM, and a high of 1.8 m (6.0 ft) at 7:42 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 21°C, wind 20 kn NE, rain 28.8 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 95% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset is 5:37 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 1:48 AM, a high of 1.9 m (6.2 ft) at 8:09 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 2:03 PM, and a high of 2.0 m (6.5 ft) at 8:12 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 24°C, wind 13 kn E, rain 7.4 mm.

Sunday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 99% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:32 AM and sunset is 5:36 PM. The tides are a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 2:22 AM, a high of 2.0 m (6.5 ft) at 8:49 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 2:35 PM, and a high of 2.1 m (6.8 ft) at 8:44 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 26°C, wind 6 kn N, rain 1.5 mm.

Wednesday and Thursday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 1.18 m (3.88 ft)
Mean high water: 1.71 m (5.60 ft)
Mean low water: 0.52 m (1.72 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.11 m (3.65 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, chart datum. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 5:06 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:35 AM
Dawn: 6:04 AM
Blue hour, morning: 6:04 AM to 6:14 AM
Golden hour, morning: 6:14 AM to 7:03 AM
Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Solar noon: 12:05 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:06 PM to 5:56 PM
Sunset: 5:40 PM
Blue hour, evening: 5:56 PM to 6:05 PM
Dusk: 6:05 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 6:34 PM
Last light: 7:03 PM
Day length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 73% lit
Moonrise: 2:52 PM
Moonset: 1:09 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Wednesday 21°C
Partly cloudy
19 kn NW · 1019 hPa (30.08 in), rising
Thursday 19°C
Cloudy
23 kn NE
Friday 21°C
Rain
20 kn NE · Rain 28.8 mm
Saturday 24°C
Rain
13 kn E · Rain 7.4 mm
Sunday 26°C
Rain
6 kn N · Rain 1.5 mm

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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