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Kaohsiung
Tide station
Kaohsiung in Takao, Taiwan. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (CST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.
Next low tide
0.7 m (2.2 ft)Today · 9:54 PMHigh tide is 1 hr 53 min from now and will rise 0.1 m (0.2 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 1 hr 53 min from now and will rise 0.1 m (0.2 ft).
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 21 | High | 5:55 PM | 0.76 m (2.48 ft) |
| Low | 9:54 PM | 0.68 m (2.22 ft) | |
| Thursday, October 22 | High | 4:23 AM | 1.03 m (3.37 ft) |
| Low | 11:33 AM | 0.41 m (1.36 ft) | |
| High | 5:52 PM | 0.81 m (2.65 ft) | |
| Low | 10:59 PM | 0.60 m (1.98 ft) | |
| Friday, October 23 | High | 5:13 AM | 1.01 m (3.33 ft) |
| Low | 11:56 AM | 0.44 m (1.45 ft) | |
| High | 6:02 PM | 0.88 m (2.89 ft) | |
| Low | 11:51 PM | 0.52 m (1.71 ft) | |
| Saturday, October 24 | High | 5:59 AM | 0.99 m (3.25 ft) |
| Low | 12:17 PM | 0.47 m (1.55 ft) | |
| High | 6:17 PM | 0.97 m (3.17 ft) | |
| Sunday, October 25 | Low | 12:40 AM | 0.44 m (1.45 ft) |
| High | 6:44 AM | 0.95 m (3.11 ft) | |
| Low | 12:36 PM | 0.50 m (1.65 ft) | |
| High | 6:39 PM | 1.06 m (3.47 ft) | |
| Monday, October 26 | Low | 1:29 AM | 0.37 m (1.22 ft) |
| High | 7:30 AM | 0.89 m (2.92 ft) | |
| Low | 12:55 PM | 0.53 m (1.74 ft) | |
| High | 7:07 PM | 1.14 m (3.75 ft) | |
| Tuesday, October 27 | Low | 2:20 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 8:21 AM | 0.81 m (2.67 ft) | |
| Low | 1:12 PM | 0.55 m (1.81 ft) | |
| High | 7:41 PM | 1.21 m (3.98 ft) | |
| Wednesday, October 28 | Low | 3:16 AM | 0.27 m (0.89 ft) |
| High | 9:19 AM | 0.73 m (2.39 ft) | |
| Low | 1:28 PM | 0.57 m (1.87 ft) |
See more tides through Monday, November 30
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 28 | High | 8:20 PM | 1.26 m (4.13 ft) |
| Thursday, October 29 | Low | 4:17 AM | 0.25 m (0.83 ft) |
| High | 10:30 AM | 0.65 m (2.12 ft) | |
| Low | 1:39 PM | 0.58 m (1.90 ft) | |
| High | 9:06 PM | 1.27 m (4.17 ft) | |
| Friday, October 30 | Low | 5:26 AM | 0.25 m (0.82 ft) |
| High | 12:13 PM | 0.59 m (1.92 ft) | |
| Low | 1:30 PM | 0.58 m (1.91 ft) | |
| High | 10:00 PM | 1.25 m (4.10 ft) | |
| Saturday, October 31 | Low | 6:43 AM | 0.26 m (0.84 ft) |
| High | 11:07 PM | 1.20 m (3.93 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 1 | Low | 8:04 AM | 0.27 m (0.87 ft) |
| Monday, November 2 | High | 12:27 AM | 1.13 m (3.72 ft) |
| Low | 9:15 AM | 0.28 m (0.93 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 3 | High | 1:54 AM | 1.07 m (3.51 ft) |
| Low | 10:07 AM | 0.32 m (1.04 ft) | |
| High | 4:59 PM | 0.71 m (2.32 ft) | |
| Low | 8:35 PM | 0.64 m (2.10 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 4 | High | 3:15 AM | 1.01 m (3.32 ft) |
| Low | 10:46 AM | 0.37 m (1.21 ft) | |
| High | 5:06 PM | 0.78 m (2.55 ft) | |
| Low | 10:12 PM | 0.56 m (1.84 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 5 | High | 4:28 AM | 0.96 m (3.14 ft) |
| Low | 11:15 AM | 0.43 m (1.41 ft) | |
| High | 5:24 PM | 0.87 m (2.84 ft) | |
| Low | 11:23 PM | 0.47 m (1.56 ft) | |
| Friday, November 6 | High | 5:29 AM | 0.90 m (2.94 ft) |
| Low | 11:39 AM | 0.48 m (1.58 ft) | |
| High | 5:47 PM | 0.96 m (3.14 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 7 | Low | 12:20 AM | 0.40 m (1.31 ft) |
| High | 6:20 AM | 0.83 m (2.72 ft) | |
| Low | 11:57 AM | 0.52 m (1.71 ft) | |
| High | 6:13 PM | 1.04 m (3.42 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 8 | Low | 1:10 AM | 0.34 m (1.12 ft) |
| High | 7:05 AM | 0.76 m (2.49 ft) | |
| Low | 12:10 PM | 0.54 m (1.79 ft) | |
| High | 6:40 PM | 1.11 m (3.64 ft) | |
| Monday, November 9 | Low | 1:55 AM | 0.30 m (0.99 ft) |
| High | 7:49 AM | 0.69 m (2.28 ft) | |
| Low | 12:14 PM | 0.55 m (1.81 ft) | |
| High | 7:09 PM | 1.15 m (3.78 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Low | 2:39 AM | 0.28 m (0.92 ft) |
| High | 8:32 AM | 0.64 m (2.09 ft) | |
| Low | 12:12 PM | 0.55 m (1.80 ft) | |
| High | 7:38 PM | 1.17 m (3.85 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Low | 3:23 AM | 0.27 m (0.89 ft) |
| High | 9:20 AM | 0.59 m (1.92 ft) | |
| Low | 12:13 PM | 0.54 m (1.77 ft) | |
| High | 8:08 PM | 1.18 m (3.86 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 12 | Low | 4:09 AM | 0.27 m (0.90 ft) |
| High | 10:20 AM | 0.55 m (1.79 ft) | |
| Low | 12:15 PM | 0.53 m (1.74 ft) | |
| High | 8:39 PM | 1.16 m (3.81 ft) | |
| Friday, November 13 | Low | 4:58 AM | 0.28 m (0.92 ft) |
| High | 9:14 PM | 1.13 m (3.72 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 14 | Low | 5:52 AM | 0.29 m (0.96 ft) |
| High | 9:55 PM | 1.09 m (3.59 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 15 | Low | 6:51 AM | 0.30 m (0.99 ft) |
| High | 10:45 PM | 1.04 m (3.42 ft) | |
| Monday, November 16 | Low | 7:50 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 11:52 PM | 0.99 m (3.24 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Low | 8:41 AM | 0.32 m (1.06 ft) |
| Wednesday, November 18 | High | 1:10 AM | 0.94 m (3.07 ft) |
| Low | 9:22 AM | 0.34 m (1.12 ft) | |
| High | 5:05 PM | 0.68 m (2.24 ft) | |
| Low | 7:39 PM | 0.67 m (2.18 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 19 | High | 2:27 AM | 0.89 m (2.93 ft) |
| Low | 9:54 AM | 0.37 m (1.21 ft) | |
| High | 4:44 PM | 0.74 m (2.42 ft) | |
| Low | 9:37 PM | 0.60 m (1.97 ft) | |
| Friday, November 20 | High | 3:36 AM | 0.86 m (2.81 ft) |
| Low | 10:22 AM | 0.40 m (1.31 ft) | |
| High | 4:51 PM | 0.82 m (2.69 ft) | |
| Low | 10:52 PM | 0.51 m (1.67 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 21 | High | 4:39 AM | 0.82 m (2.68 ft) |
| Low | 10:45 AM | 0.43 m (1.41 ft) | |
| High | 5:09 PM | 0.92 m (3.02 ft) | |
| Low | 11:50 PM | 0.41 m (1.34 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 22 | High | 5:37 AM | 0.78 m (2.54 ft) |
| Low | 11:07 AM | 0.46 m (1.50 ft) | |
| High | 5:35 PM | 1.03 m (3.37 ft) | |
| Monday, November 23 | Low | 12:44 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 6:33 AM | 0.73 m (2.38 ft) | |
| Low | 11:27 AM | 0.47 m (1.55 ft) | |
| High | 6:06 PM | 1.13 m (3.72 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 24 | Low | 1:35 AM | 0.22 m (0.74 ft) |
| High | 7:28 AM | 0.67 m (2.20 ft) | |
| Low | 11:49 AM | 0.48 m (1.57 ft) | |
| High | 6:43 PM | 1.22 m (4.01 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 25 | Low | 2:28 AM | 0.16 m (0.52 ft) |
| High | 8:25 AM | 0.61 m (2.00 ft) | |
| Low | 12:14 PM | 0.48 m (1.57 ft) | |
| High | 7:24 PM | 1.28 m (4.21 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 26 | Low | 3:22 AM | 0.12 m (0.39 ft) |
| High | 9:27 AM | 0.55 m (1.82 ft) | |
| Low | 12:39 PM | 0.48 m (1.57 ft) | |
| High | 8:09 PM | 1.31 m (4.29 ft) | |
| Friday, November 27 | Low | 4:19 AM | 0.11 m (0.36 ft) |
| High | 10:37 AM | 0.51 m (1.67 ft) | |
| Low | 1:04 PM | 0.48 m (1.57 ft) | |
| High | 8:59 PM | 1.29 m (4.24 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 28 | Low | 5:19 AM | 0.13 m (0.41 ft) |
| High | 12:00 PM | 0.49 m (1.61 ft) | |
| Low | 1:26 PM | 0.49 m (1.60 ft) | |
| High | 9:55 PM | 1.23 m (4.05 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 29 | Low | 6:21 AM | 0.16 m (0.53 ft) |
| High | 10:57 PM | 1.14 m (3.74 ft) | |
| Monday, November 30 | Low | 7:24 AM | 0.21 m (0.70 ft) |
This water today
Sunset is 5:29 PM, 26 minutes before the high at 5:55 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Kaohsiung is rising toward a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 5:55 PM. The morning high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the evening high. The highest tide on this page is 1.3 m (4.3 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 36 days. That is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above today's higher high.
King tide and neap
The next king tide is Thursday, October 29, 2026. That is 8 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 Friday, November 6, 2026. That is 16 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 Kaohsiung. 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 5:58 AM and sunset is 5:29 PM. The tides are a high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) at 3:26 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 11:08 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 5:55 PM, and a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 9:54 PM. The high at 5:55 PM is 26 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 31°C, wind 16 kn NW, pressure 1010 hPa (29.83 in), steady.
Thursday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 83% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset is 5:29 PM. The tides are a high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) at 4:23 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 11:33 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 5:52 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) at 10:59 PM. The high at 5:52 PM is 23 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Cloudy, 33°C, wind 25 kn NW. 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 5:59 AM and sunset is 5:28 PM. The tides are a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 5:13 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.5 ft) at 11:56 AM, a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 6:02 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 11:51 PM. The high at 6:02 PM is 34 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 27°C, wind 52 kn NW, rain 11.8 mm. That forecast is rough water.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 96% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:59 AM and sunset is 5:27 PM. The tides are a high of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 5:59 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 12:17 PM, and a high of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 6:17 PM. The high at 6:17 PM is 50 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 27°C, wind 37 kn W, rain 10.8 mm. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 99% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:00 AM and sunset is 5:26 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.5 ft) at 12:40 AM, a high of 0.9 m (3.1 ft) at 6:44 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.6 ft) at 12:36 PM, and a high of 1.1 m (3.5 ft) at 6:39 PM. The high at 6:39 PM is 73 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Cloudy, 29°C, wind 9 kn S, rain 0.3 mm.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
Average tide levels
- Mean tide range
- 0.38 m (1.26 ft)
- Mean high water
- 0.85 m (2.79 ft)
- Mean low water
- 0.47 m (1.53 ft)
- Mean sea level
- 0.67 m (2.20 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
- 5:09 AM
- Dawn
- 5:35 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 5:35 AM to 5:44 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 5:44 AM to 6:28 AM
- Sunrise
- 5:58 AM
- Solar noon
- 11:44 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 4:59 PM to 5:43 PM
- Sunset
- 5:29 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 5:43 PM to 5:52 PM
- Dusk
- 5:52 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 6:18 PM
- Last light
- 6:44 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 32 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, about 73% lit
- Moonrise
- 2:18 PM
- Moonset
- 1:05 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 31°C
Partly cloudy
16 kn NW · 1010 hPa (29.83 in), steady
- Thursday 33°C
Cloudy
25 kn NW
- Friday 27°C
Rain
52 kn NW · Rain 11.8 mm
- Saturday 27°C
Rain
37 kn W · Rain 10.8 mm
- Sunday 29°C
Cloudy
9 kn S · Rain 0.3 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.
Boat ramps
- 船架滑道4.5 mi
Marinas
- 愛河灣遊艇碼頭A區 · fee0.6 mi
- 旗後漁港0.7 mi
- 鼓山漁港0.8 mi
- 亞灣遊艇碼頭 · fee1.1 mi
- 嘉信22號遊艇碼頭 · fee1.1 mi
- 旗津漁港1.7 mi
Beaches
- 旗津海水浴場1.0 mi
- 西子灣海水浴場1.4 mi
- 西子灣沙灘1.8 mi
- 小自然海岸2.1 mi
- 柴山月世界海灘2.1 mi
- 黃沙灣海灘2.4 mi
Parks
- 高港水花園0.3 mi
- 大義公園0.4 mi
- 大義公園0.5 mi
- 打狗鐵道公園0.6 mi
- 海洋流行音樂中心0.7 mi
- 涼涼海之濱0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- 台灣獼猴保護區3.0 mi
- 壽山國家自然公園3.0 mi
- 蓮池潭風景區4.9 mi
- 援中港濕地公園7.4 mi
- 援中港濕地7.9 mi
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