Sandakan

Tide station

Sandakan in Sabah, Malaysia. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (+08). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

1.6 m (5.2 ft)Today · 9:59 PM

Next low tide

1.4 m (4.5 ft)Tomorrow · 2:13 AM

High tide is 5 hr 55 min from now and will rise 0.8 m (2.5 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 5 hr 55 min from now and will rise 0.8 m (2.5 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	9:59 PM	1.60 m (5.24 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	2:13 AM	1.38 m (4.53 ft)
	High	8:07 AM	1.91 m (6.26 ft)
	Low	3:10 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
	High	9:44 PM	1.73 m (5.68 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	3:00 AM	1.14 m (3.73 ft)
	High	9:05 AM	1.95 m (6.41 ft)
	Low	3:33 PM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
	High	9:52 PM	1.89 m (6.21 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	3:40 AM	0.90 m (2.95 ft)
	High	9:53 AM	1.96 m (6.44 ft)
	Low	3:57 PM	0.80 m (2.63 ft)
	High	10:08 PM	2.06 m (6.75 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	4:17 AM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
	High	10:40 AM	1.93 m (6.33 ft)
	Low	4:20 PM	0.86 m (2.82 ft)
	High	10:27 PM	2.22 m (7.27 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	4:55 AM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
	High	11:28 AM	1.84 m (6.05 ft)
	Low	4:45 PM	0.94 m (3.08 ft)
	High	10:48 PM	2.36 m (7.76 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	5:35 AM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
	High	12:20 PM	1.72 m (5.64 ft)
	Low	5:09 PM	1.03 m (3.38 ft)
	High	11:10 PM	2.50 m (8.19 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	6:17 AM	0.24 m (0.78 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	1:17 PM	1.57 m (5.14 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	Low	5:31 PM	1.11 m (3.65 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	11:34 PM	2.60 m (8.53 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	7:01 AM	0.22 m (0.73 ft)
	High	2:19 PM	1.40 m (4.61 ft)
	Low	5:50 PM	1.17 m (3.84 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	12:04 AM	2.65 m (8.70 ft)
	Low	7:50 AM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
	High	3:34 PM	1.26 m (4.14 ft)
	Low	6:00 PM	1.20 m (3.93 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	12:41 AM	2.63 m (8.62 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	8:47 AM	0.42 m (1.39 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	1:28 AM	2.51 m (8.23 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	10:00 AM	0.59 m (1.94 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	2:33 AM	2.31 m (7.57 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	11:56 AM	0.72 m (2.37 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	4:22 AM	2.08 m (6.82 ft)
	Low	1:20 PM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
	High	9:27 PM	1.51 m (4.96 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	12:05 AM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
	High	6:42 AM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
	Low	2:05 PM	0.85 m (2.80 ft)
	High	9:09 PM	1.68 m (5.50 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	2:05 AM	1.20 m (3.92 ft)
	High	8:14 AM	1.90 m (6.24 ft)
	Low	2:37 PM	0.91 m (2.99 ft)
	High	9:19 PM	1.88 m (6.18 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	3:03 AM	0.91 m (2.99 ft)
	High	9:20 AM	1.85 m (6.08 ft)
	Low	3:05 PM	0.96 m (3.14 ft)
	High	9:35 PM	2.09 m (6.86 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	3:49 AM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
	High	10:14 AM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)
	Low	3:30 PM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
	High	9:54 PM	2.27 m (7.45 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	4:29 AM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
	High	11:02 AM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
	Low	3:55 PM	1.02 m (3.35 ft)
	High	10:14 PM	2.40 m (7.89 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	5:06 AM	0.41 m (1.33 ft)
	High	11:47 AM	1.60 m (5.25 ft)
	Low	4:19 PM	1.06 m (3.46 ft)
	High	10:35 PM	2.49 m (8.17 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	5:41 AM	0.35 m (1.14 ft)
	High	12:31 PM	1.52 m (4.97 ft)
	Low	4:42 PM	1.10 m (3.60 ft)
	High	10:55 PM	2.53 m (8.31 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	6:15 AM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
	High	1:15 PM	1.44 m (4.74 ft)
	Low	5:04 PM	1.14 m (3.75 ft)
	High	11:16 PM	2.55 m (8.36 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	6:50 AM	0.34 m (1.12 ft)
	High	2:00 PM	1.38 m (4.52 ft)
	Low	5:24 PM	1.18 m (3.88 ft)
	High	11:38 PM	2.54 m (8.34 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	7:27 AM	0.39 m (1.27 ft)
	High	2:44 PM	1.32 m (4.32 ft)
	Low	5:39 PM	1.21 m (3.97 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	12:02 AM	2.51 m (8.22 ft)
	Low	8:06 AM	0.47 m (1.54 ft)
	High	3:33 PM	1.26 m (4.15 ft)
	Low	5:47 PM	1.22 m (4.02 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	12:32 AM	2.43 m (7.99 ft)
	Low	8:50 AM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
	High	4:44 PM	1.23 m (4.05 ft)
	Low	5:33 PM	1.23 m (4.05 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	1:07 AM	2.32 m (7.61 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	9:44 AM	0.70 m (2.30 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	1:52 AM	2.16 m (7.09 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	10:53 AM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	3:05 AM	1.97 m (6.46 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	12:14 PM	0.88 m (2.90 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	5:08 AM	1.81 m (5.93 ft)
	Low	1:12 PM	0.93 m (3.05 ft)
	High	8:19 PM	1.64 m (5.40 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	1:37 AM	1.36 m (4.47 ft)
	High	7:05 AM	1.73 m (5.67 ft)
	Low	1:52 PM	0.97 m (3.17 ft)
	High	8:32 PM	1.84 m (6.04 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	2:39 AM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
	High	8:27 AM	1.69 m (5.56 ft)
	Low	2:27 PM	1.00 m (3.29 ft)
	High	8:54 PM	2.05 m (6.74 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	3:24 AM	0.81 m (2.67 ft)
	High	9:35 AM	1.66 m (5.45 ft)
	Low	2:59 PM	1.04 m (3.43 ft)
	High	9:19 PM	2.26 m (7.42 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	4:07 AM	0.56 m (1.83 ft)
	High	10:42 AM	1.61 m (5.29 ft)
	Low	3:31 PM	1.09 m (3.59 ft)
	High	9:45 PM	2.45 m (8.04 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	4:49 AM	0.35 m (1.14 ft)
	High	11:49 AM	1.55 m (5.10 ft)
	Low	4:02 PM	1.15 m (3.76 ft)
	High	10:14 PM	2.61 m (8.56 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	5:31 AM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	High	12:55 PM	1.49 m (4.88 ft)
	Low	4:33 PM	1.19 m (3.89 ft)
	High	10:45 PM	2.72 m (8.94 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	6:16 AM	0.14 m (0.44 ft)
	High	1:55 PM	1.42 m (4.65 ft)
	Low	5:04 PM	1.21 m (3.96 ft)
	High	11:20 PM	2.78 m (9.12 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	7:02 AM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	High	2:50 PM	1.34 m (4.41 ft)
	Low	5:34 PM	1.21 m (3.97 ft)
	High	11:59 PM	2.77 m (9.07 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	7:51 AM	0.25 m (0.81 ft)
	High	3:40 PM	1.28 m (4.21 ft)
	Low	6:04 PM	1.20 m (3.94 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	12:45 AM	2.67 m (8.75 ft)
	Low	8:43 AM	0.40 m (1.31 ft)
	High	4:29 PM	1.26 m (4.13 ft)
	Low	6:38 PM	1.21 m (3.97 ft)
Monday, November 30	High	1:39 AM	2.49 m (8.16 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	9:39 AM	0.58 m (1.92 ft)

This water today

The morning high of 1.9 m (6.1 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the evening high. The tide at Sandakan is rising toward a high of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) at 9:59 PM. The highest tide on this page is 2.8 m (9.1 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 36 days. That is 0.9 m (3.0 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Friday, October 30, 2026. That is 9 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 Thursday, November 5, 2026. That is 15 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 Sandakan. 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 5:53 AM and sunset is 5:51 PM. The tides are a high of 1.9 m (6.1 ft) at 6:37 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 2:45 PM, and a high of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) at 9:59 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, 27°C, wind 7 kn S, rain 2.1 mm, pressure 1010 hPa (29.83 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 5:53 AM and sunset is 5:51 PM. The tides are a low of 1.4 m (4.5 ft) at 2:13 AM, a high of 1.9 m (6.3 ft) at 8:07 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 3:10 PM, and a high of 1.7 m (5.7 ft) at 9:44 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, 32°C, wind 7 kn SW, rain 7.0 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 90% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset is 5:51 PM. The tides are a low of 1.1 m (3.7 ft) at 3:00 AM, a high of 2.0 m (6.4 ft) at 9:05 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 3:33 PM, and a high of 1.9 m (6.2 ft) at 9:52 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, 32°C, wind 6 kn SW, rain 8.5 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 96% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset is 5:51 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 3:40 AM, a high of 2.0 m (6.4 ft) at 9:53 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.6 ft) at 3:57 PM, and a high of 2.1 m (6.8 ft) at 10:08 PM. The low at 3:57 PM is 114 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 29°C, wind 6 kn SW, rain 9.6 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 5:53 AM and sunset is 5:50 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 4:17 AM, a high of 1.9 m (6.3 ft) at 10:40 AM, a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 4:20 PM, and a high of 2.2 m (7.3 ft) at 10:27 PM. The low at 4:20 PM is 90 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 31°C, wind 5 kn W, rain 2.6 mm.

Saturday and Sunday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.96 m (3.16 ft)
Mean high water: 1.76 m (5.78 ft)
Mean low water: 0.80 m (2.62 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.34 m (4.41 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. 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: 4:42 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:07 AM
Dawn: 5:31 AM
Blue hour, morning: 5:31 AM to 5:39 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:39 AM to 6:20 AM
Sunrise: 5:52 AM
Solar noon: 11:52 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:24 PM to 6:05 PM
Sunset: 5:52 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM
Dusk: 6:13 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 6:38 PM
Last light: 7:02 PM
Day length: 12 hours 0 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 73% lit
Moonrise: 2:10 PM
Moonset: 1:35 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 27°C
Rain
7 kn S · Rain 2.1 mm · 1010 hPa (29.83 in), rising
Thursday 32°C
Rain
7 kn SW · Rain 7.0 mm
Friday 32°C
Rain
6 kn SW · Rain 8.5 mm
Saturday 29°C
Rain
6 kn SW · Rain 9.6 mm
Sunday 31°C
Rain
5 kn W · Rain 2.6 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.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Parks

Skim Perumahan Karamunting0.4 mi
Pantai Pasir Putih1.5 mi
Taman Indah Jaya Park2.4 mi
Sandakan Rainforest Park2.7 mi
Taman Sibuga Park3.0 mi
Taman Chong Tain Vun3.1 mi

Nature reserves

Hutan Simpan Kebun Cina2.4 mi
Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve7.9 mi

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Kota Kinabalu138 mi · Sabah
Miri298 mi · Sarawak
Bintulu388 mi · Sarawak
Tioman982 mi · Pahang
Sedili998 mi · Johor

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