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Hainan Island tides
Hainan Island has 76 coastal places, including 17 main ones. 48 show today's tide, from 2 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 48 of 76 9 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 8.3 ft in Basuo
- Spring tides Oct 27–29 full moon · with perigee · coef. 101
- Sun 6:40 am–6:09 pm 11 h 29 min of daylight
- Moon 88% · 8:52 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 4:29 am
Hainan Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 76 (17 main ones and 59 more): 74 towns and cities and 2 harbors.
- Province: Hainan.
- With today's tide: 48 of 76 places (9 with a station within 5 miles and 15 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Haikou (TICON-4), for 12 places. 2 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Basuo, with 8.3 ft between high and low tide (Dongfang station).
- Smallest tide today: Haikou, with 7.2 ft.
- Tide type: mixed, mainly diurnal: on many days there is only one high and one low tide.
- No tide times yet: 28 places, because their nearest station (Dongfang, 61 mi away on average) is too far or in a different body of water to trust its times, and we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast.
- Next spring tides: from October 27 to 29, with a coefficient of up to 101 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 8 minutes earlier in Wenchang than in Basuo Gang, at the two ends of the area.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haikou 12 places · TICON-4 | 8:13 am | 5:21 pm | 7.2 ft |
| Dongfang 12 places · TICON-4 | 4:01 am | 5:55 pm | 8.3 ft |
Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places on Hainan Island
- Sanya High tide Low tide 8:05 am
- Haikou High tide 8:13 am Low tide 5:21 pm
- Xiuying High tide 8:13 am Low tide 5:21 pm
- Qionghai No tide station nearby
- Wenchang No tide station nearby
- Basuo High tide 4:01 am Low tide 5:55 pm
- Baimajing No tide station nearby
- Qiongshan High tide 8:13 am Low tide 5:21 pm
- Sandu No tide station nearby
- Jinjiang No tide station nearby
- Xinzhou No tide station nearby
- Mutang No tide station nearby
- Haitou High tide 5:32 am Low tide 4:48 pm
- Zhonghe No tide station nearby
- Wangwu No tide station nearby
- Paipu No tide station nearby
- Eman No tide station nearby
The other 59 places on Hainan Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Anyou
- Banancun
- Banqiao
- Basuo Gang
- Bo'ao
- Changcheng
- Da’ancun
- Duntou
- Gancheng
- Ganchong
- Gangmen
- Gangmencun
- Guangcun
- Haikou Xiuying Gang
- Haiwei
- Hongjiao
- Hongsha
- Houhai
- Jinhai Shequ
- Jiusuocun
- Leda
- Liangjiao
- Lingcun
- Lingtoucun
- Longgun
- Luoyu
- Luoyuxiacun
- Meidongcun
- Nanhai
- Nanluo
- Oujiayuan
- Puqian
- Qiongxi Shequ
- Ruixi
- Sanghoi
- Sanjia
- Sima
- Tianya
- Tianya Haijiao
- Wanfu
- Wanlüyuan Shequ
- Wanquan
- Wenpo
- Xiangtu
- Xicun
- Xinbu
- Xincun
- Xinjie
- Xinying
- Xinying (Danzhou Shi)
- Yacheng
- Yanduicun
- Yanglan
- Yangpu
- Yanzaocun
- Yanzhongcun
- Yezhuang
- Yinggehai
- Yulin
Questions about the tides on Hainan Island
What time is high tide today on Hainan Island?
Today, at the Haikou station, used by 12 places on Hainan Island, high tide is at 8:13 am (8.6 ft), and low tide at 5:21 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Hainan Island?
Today, in Basuo: 8.3 ft between high and low tide (Dongfang station). The smallest is in Haikou, with 7.2 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Hainan Island?
From October 27 to 29, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Haikou station the coefficient will reach 101.
How many tides a day are there on Hainan Island?
The tide is mixed, mainly diurnal: on many days there is only one high and one low tide. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
Why do some places on Hainan Island have no tide times?
28 of the 76 places have no tide station close enough, or in the same body of water, to give their times: the nearest one, Dongfang, is 61 mi away on average. And we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast, so for now we don't show their tide. The sun, moon and spring tides on their pages are accurate.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Hainan Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:40 am and sets at 6:09 pm: 11 h 29 min of daylight. In Wenchang it rises 8 minutes earlier than in Basuo Gang.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide