Island · Hong Kong
Lantau Island tides
Lantau Island has 83 coastal places, including 13 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 2 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 83 of 83 none with its own station
- Biggest range today 8.2 ft in Tai O
- Spring tides Oct 27–29 full moon · with perigee · coef. 105
- Sun 6:27 am–5:49 pm 11 h 22 min of daylight
- Moon 88% · 8:26 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 4:29 am
Lantau Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 83 (13 main ones and 70 more): 78 towns and cities and 5 beaches.
- Regions: Islands (71), Tsuen Wan (10) and Sham Shui Po (2).
- With today's tide: 83 of 83 places (0 with a station within 5 miles and 83 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Hong Kong (TICON-4), for 64 places. 2 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Tai O, with 8.2 ft between high and low tide (Macau station).
- Smallest tide today: San Tung Chung Hang, with 7.1 ft.
- Tide type: mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
- Next spring tides: from October 27 to 29, with a coefficient of up to 105 and the moon near perigee.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong 64 places · TICON-4 | 12:35 pm 10:10 pm | 5:24 am 4:01 pm | 7.1 ft |
| Macau 19 places · TICON-4 | 1:01 pm 10:53 pm | 6:18 am 5:12 pm | 8.2 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 Lantau Island
Islands
- San Tung Chung Hang High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Discovery Bay High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Pui O High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Tai O High tide 1:01 pm · 10:53 pm Low tide 6:18 am · 5:12 pm
- Peng Chau High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Mui Wo Kau Tsuen High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Lau Fau Shan High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Upper Cheung Sha Beach High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Lower Cheung Sha Beach High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Tong Fuk Beach High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Pui O Beach High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
- Silvermine Bay Beach High tide 12:35 pm · 10:10 pm Low tide 5:24 am · 4:01 pm
Tsuen Wan
The other 70 places on Lantau Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Islands
- A Po Long
- Cheung Sha
- Cheung Ting
- Chung Hau
- Chung Hau
- Chung Uk
- Fan Kwai Tong
- Ham Tin
- Hang Mei
- Hang Pui
- Hung Fa Ngan
- Kau San Tei
- Kau Shat Wan
- Leung Uk
- Lo Uk Tsuen
- Lower Keung Shan
- Luk Tei Tong
- Luk Wu
- Man Cheung Po
- Man Kok
- Mang Tong
- Nam Chung
- Ngau Kwo Tin
- Ngau Kwu Long
- Ngau Kwu Wan
- Nim Shue Wan Tsuen
- Pak Mong
- Pak Ngan Heung
- Po Chue Tam
- Sai Tso Wan
- San Shek Wan
- San Shek Wan
- Sea Ranch
- Sha Lo Wan
- Sham Sek Tsuen
- Sham Wat
- Shap Long Kau Tsuen
- Shap Long San Tsuen
- Shek Tsai Po
- Shui Hau
- Shui Tseng Wan
- Tai Ho
- Tai Long Wan Cun
- Tai Tei Tong
- Tin Liu
- Tong Fuk
- Tseng Tau San Tsuen
- Tsin Yue Wan
- Tsoi Yuen Tsuen
- Tung Wan Tau
- Upper Keung Shan
- Wang Tong
- Wo Liu
- Wo Sheung Au
- Wong Kung Tin
- Yi O Hau
- Yi O Kau Tsuen
- Yi O San Tsuen
- Yim Tin
Questions about the tides on Lantau Island
What time is high tide today on Lantau Island?
Today, at the Hong Kong station, used by 64 places on Lantau Island, high tide is at 12:35 pm (5.3 ft) and 10:10 pm (8.6 ft), and low tide at 5:24 am and 4:01 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Lantau Island?
Today, in Tai O: 8.2 ft between high and low tide (Macau station). The smallest is in San Tung Chung Hang, with 7.1 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Lantau 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 Hong Kong station the coefficient will reach 105.
How many tides a day are there on Lantau Island?
The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Lantau Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:27 am and sets at 5:49 pm: 11 h 22 min of daylight.
More islands and coasts nearby
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