Jitou tides
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Fujian, China- 12:08 pm22.3 ft
- 11:59 pm20.7 ft
- 5:50 am2.0 ft
- 6:15 pm6.7 ft
- Tide now
- 17.7 ft ↓ falling · low 6:15 pm (6.7 ft)
- Coefficient
- 85 · average coefficient
- Range today
- 20.3 ft
Today there are high tides at 12:08 pm (22.3 ft) and 11:59 pm (20.7 ft) and low tides at 5:50 am and 6:15 pm. Tide coefficient 85. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 6:15 pm. In Jitou the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. The next spring tides: from October 27 to 29.
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 5:50 am 2.0 ft
- ▲ High tide 12:08 pm 22.3 ft · coef. 85
- ▼ Next low tide 6:15 pm 6.7 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:59 pm 20.7 ft · coef. 81
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 51 min to low tide at 6:15 pm.
Tide coefficient 85 for the 12:08 pm high tide and 81 for the 11:59 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 20.3 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation.
Tides for the next 7 days
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:09 am · 5:22 pm | Low tide 5:50 am · 2.0 ft | High tide 12:08 pm · 22.3 ft | Low tide 6:15 pm · 6.7 ft | High tide 11:59 pm · 20.7 ft | Coef. 85 | 88% | Major periods 1:05 am · 1:38 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:09 am · 5:21 pm | Low tide 6:33 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 12:57 pm · 21.4 ft | Low tide 7:03 pm · 7.7 ft | — | Coef. 76 | 79% | Major periods 2:10 am · 2:42 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:10 am · 5:20 pm | High tide 12:47 am · 19.8 ft | Low tide 7:24 am · 3.7 ft | High tide 1:55 pm · 20.4 ft | Low tide 8:02 pm · 8.6 ft | Coef. 71 | 69% | Major periods 3:14 am · 3:45 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:11 am · 5:19 pm | High tide 1:47 am · 18.8 ft | Low tide 8:26 am · 4.9 ft | High tide 3:06 pm · 19.5 ft | Low tide 9:16 pm · 9.2 ft | Coef. 61 | 58% | Major periods 4:14 am · 4:43 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:11 am · 5:19 pm | High tide 3:05 am · 18.0 ft | Low tide 9:42 am · 5.9 ft | High tide 4:28 pm · 19.2 ft | Low tide 10:43 pm · 9.0 ft | Coef. 54 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:10 am · 5:36 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:12 am · 5:18 pm | High tide 4:37 am · 17.9 ft | Low tide 11:06 am · 6.3 ft | High tide 5:45 pm · 19.6 ft | — | Coef. 56 | 36% | Major periods 6:01 am · 6:25 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:13 am · 5:17 pm | Low tide 12:02 am · 8.0 ft | High tide 6:04 am · 18.6 ft | Low tide 12:23 pm · 6.1 ft | High tide 6:50 pm · 20.3 ft | Coef. 64 | 26% | Major periods 6:48 am · 7:11 pm | Low |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (CD). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 9 to 11 (coefficient 93, 19.6 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 40, 9.8 ft).
Type of tide
In Jitou the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Types of tides
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 27 (23.1 ft) and the lowest, on December 26 (0.8 ft).
Reference levels
- Highest astronomical tide (HAT)24.1 ft
- Mean higher high water (MHHW)20.2 ft
- Mean high water (MHW)19.8 ft
- Mean sea level (MSL)12.6 ft
- Mean low water (MLW)5.1 ft
- Mean lower low water (MLLW)4.0 ft
- Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.1 ft
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts.
Questions about the tides in Jitou
What time is high tide today in Jitou?
High tide today is at 12:08 pm (22.3 ft) and 11:59 pm (20.7 ft). Low tide is at 5:50 am and 6:15 pm.
What time is high tide tomorrow in Jitou?
On Friday, October 30, high tide at 12:57 pm and low tide at 6:33 am and 7:03 pm.
What is today's tide coefficient?
85: average coefficient. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 27 to 29, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual.
How many tides a day are there in Jitou?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What are the heights measured from?
From chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.
Can I use these tides for navigation?
No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.
More about Jitou today
Tides near Jitou
Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.
Learn more
Jitou has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Baisha Fishing Port (CWA), 29 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. Station data attribution: Data Providing Organization/Central Weather Administration (交通部中央氣象署), 2026, 潮汐預報－未來1個月潮汐預報 (F-A0021-001), point Baisha Fishing Port (漁港白沙), https://opendata.cwa.gov.tw/dataset/forecast/F-A0021-001, and 潮汐預報－明年逐時潮高預報 (F-C0036-001, 2027), tide station Matsu (馬祖潮位站). The Open Data is made available to the public under the Open Government Data License, User can make use of it when complying to the condition and obligation of its terms. Open Government Data License: https://data.gov.tw/license. Modified by TidePlanet: the tide of Matsu with this point's time differences (4 min at high water, 1 min at low water) and height ratio (0.997) in CWA's one-month forecast, as harmonic constants; not an official CWA product.