Shikabe tides today
- Tide now 3.4 ft ↓ falling · low 9:59 am (2.9 ft)
- Best time to fish 4:00–5:00 pm average day · 6/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 0/10
- Waves · water 1.6 ft · 58 °F smooth · 4.4 s from the west-northwest
- Wind · air 6 mph · 47 °F from the SSW, gusts 17 · overcast
- Sun 6:05 am–4:35 pm 10 h 30 min of daylight
- Moon 88% · 6:28 pm waning gibbous · rises at 6:28 pm
- Best time to dive 11:50 am–1:30 pm great day · 10/10
- Thunderstorm Advisory (雷注意報) · Shikabe Town: take care. Until further notice. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), issued today at 7:24 am · Public Data License 1.0
Official text
Japanese
渡島・檜山地方雷・乾燥注意報
渡島、檜山地方では、竜巻などの激しい突風や急な強い雨、落雷と、空気の乾燥した状態が続くため火の取り扱いに注意してください。
鹿部町：雷注意報（竜巻、ひょう）（発表）出典：気象庁ホームページ (https://www.jma.go.jp/). TidePlanet has extracted this area’s warnings from the JMA’s, translated their names and converted their figures to the chosen units: this is not an official JMA publication.
Today in Shikabe there are high tides at 7:02 am (4.3 ft) and 4:00 pm (5.5 ft) and low tides at 9:59 am and 10:48 pm. Tide coefficient 94. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:59 am. The sun rises at 6:05 am and sets at 4:35 pm: 10 h 30 min of daylight. The moon is 88% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 6:28 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:37 am to 2:37 am and from 1:09 pm to 3:09 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is smooth, with 1.6 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Overcast, 47 °F.
Fishing in Shikabe today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 7:02 am, coefficient 94
- Sunrise at 6:05 am
- Rising pressure (+0.52 inHg in 24 h), almost no wind and some swell (2.6 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 94 (spring tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 6:00 am to 6:40 am, combines the 7:02 am high tide, sunrise and some swell, though with rising pressure. Also good from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with the 4:00 pm high tide and sunset. Also worth a try from 9:20 am to 10:20 am, with the 9:59 am low tide and moonset, though with rising pressure.
Beach day in Shikabe
Is it a beach day?
- Calm for swimming: 2.3 ft waves
- Low tide at 9:59 am: more sand
- Cloudy (86% cloud cover)
- Feels like 45 °F: chilly for the beach
- Light offshore wind (11 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Water at 58 °F (very cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.3 ft
2.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 58 °F
Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 3 · SPF 15
Max UV 3 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 11 mph
Offshore breeze (11 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 9:59 am
Low tide at 9:59 am and 10:48 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 7:02 am and 4:00 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
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Tides in Shikabe
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 7:02 am 4.3 ft · coef. 94
- ▼ Next low tide 9:59 am 2.9 ft
- ▲ High tide 4:00 pm 5.5 ft · coef. 90
- ▼ Low tide 10:48 pm -0.1 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 12 min to low tide at 9:59 am.
Tide coefficient 94 for the 7:02 am high tide and 90 for the 4:00 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.6 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?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on July 16 (5.7 ft) and the lowest, on December 24 (-0.5 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
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. chart datum (CD)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 11 to 12 (coefficient 103, 4.9 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 23, 2.3 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:05 am · 4:35 pm | High tide 7:02 am · 4.3 ft | Low tide 9:59 am · 2.9 ft | High tide 4:00 pm · 5.5 ft | Low tide 10:48 pm · -0.1 ft | Coef. 94 | 88% | Major periods 12:37 am · 1:09 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:06 am · 4:34 pm | High tide 7:56 am · 4.1 ft | Low tide 10:36 am · 3.0 ft | High tide 4:38 pm · 5.4 ft | Low tide 11:33 pm · 0.2 ft | Coef. 82 | 80% | Major periods 1:41 am · 2:14 pm | High |
| Sat 31 | 6:08 am · 4:33 pm | High tide 8:50 am · 3.9 ft | Low tide 11:16 am · 3.1 ft | High tide 5:20 pm · 5.1 ft | — | Coef. 67 | 69% | Major periods 2:45 am · 3:16 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:09 am · 4:31 pm | Low tide 12:25 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 9:45 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 12:01 pm · 3.2 ft | High tide 6:07 pm · 4.6 ft | Coef. 51 | 58% | Major periods 3:46 am · 4:15 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:10 am · 4:30 pm | Low tide 1:35 am · 1.1 ft | High tide 10:42 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 1:00 pm · 3.3 ft | High tide 7:04 pm · 4.1 ft | Coef. 38 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:42 am · 5:08 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:11 am · 4:29 pm | Low tide 4:21 am · 1.4 ft | High tide 11:36 am · 3.7 ft | Low tide 5:25 pm · 3.1 ft | High tide 8:39 pm · 3.5 ft | Coef. 38 | 36% | Major periods 5:33 am · 5:57 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:12 am · 4:28 pm | Low tide 5:18 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 12:18 pm · 3.8 ft | Low tide 6:26 pm · 2.5 ft | — | Coef. 44 | 26% | Major periods 6:20 am · 6:43 pm | Medium |
▲ 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.
Where this tide comes from
Shikabe has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Mori (JMA), 13 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: Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website (出典：気象庁ホームページ), tide table (潮位表) for Mori (森), https://www.data.jma.go.jp/kaiyou/db/tide/suisan/suisan.php?stn=A3. Public Data License (Version 1.0) (https://www.digital.go.jp/resources/open_data/public_data_license_v1.0), compatible with CC BY 4.0. Modified by TidePlanet (気象庁「潮位表」を加工して作成): harmonic constants fitted from the hourly prediction of 2025–2026; not an official JMA product.
The sea at Shikabe
Sea stateSea state: smooth
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common0.8 ft
- Significant1.6 ft
- Highest expectedHighest3.4 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.4 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces northeast and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Sunday 1: 5.2 ft with a period of 5 s, from the west-northwest (moderate).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 55.8 °F by Wednesday 4.
Water about normal for late October.
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:47 am (local time).
Surf in Shikabe today
Surf today
Poor- 0.7–1.0 ft surf at the shore, small: good for learning or a longboard
- 0.6 ft swell at 10 s from the east-southeast, average
- Light offshore wind (10 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
- Rising tide (high tide at 4:00 pm)
- Light: First light 5:36 am · sunrise 6:05 am · sunset 4:35 pm · last light 5:04 pm
- Tide: high 7:02 am (4.3 ft), low 9:59 am (2.9 ft), high 4:00 pm (5.5 ft) and low 10:48 pm (-0.1 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
- Water at 58.1 °F: a 4/3 fullsuit (booties if you run cold).
- Energy: 7 kJ · Low power
Today’s surf at a glance
The best window, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, has light offshore wind, though with small waves. 7:00 am to 11:00 am can also work, with light offshore wind, though with barely any waves.
An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.
Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.
Diving in Shikabe today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- 0.6 ft swell at 7 s from the south-southeast: barely any surge
- Light offshore wind (11 mph)
- 0.4 mph current toward the north-northwest, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: high tide 7:02 am (5:40–7:20 am), low tide 9:59 am (9:44–10:14 am), high tide 4:00 pm (3:45–4:15 pm) and low tide 10:48 pm (10:33–11:03 pm)
- Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 58.1 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
- Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
- Night dive: dark from 5:04 pm. Waning gibbous (88%), rising at 6:28 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 11:50 am to 1:30 pm, combines little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, with slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 6:10 am to 7:30 am, with slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind and weak current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Shikabe
Now in Shikabe
- Low / high
- 35 / 53 °F
- Rain
- 0.47 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 91%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew pointDew point
- 31 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 1 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 28
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.55 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Clear | Clear | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Light drizzle | Light rain |
| Temperature | 35° | 37° | 36° | 47° | 52° | 53° | 49° | 49° |
| Wind (mph) | 5 WSW | 5 WSW | 2 SW | 6 SSW | 11 SSW | 10 S | 8 S | 8 SSW |
| Gusts | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
| Waves | 3.2 ft | 3.1 ft | 2.6 ft | 1.6 ft | 0.9 ft | 0.9 ft | 0.9 ft | 1.4 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.08 in |
- 9:00 am 47° 6 SSW 1.6 ft
- 12:00 pm 52° 11 SSW 0.9 ft
- 3:00 pm 53° 10 S 0.9 ft
- 6:00 pm 49° 8 S 0.9 ft
- 9:00 pm 49° 8 SSW 1.4 ft
- 12:00 am 50° 7 S 1.7 ft
- 3:00 am 49° 5 S 1.9 ft
- 6:00 am 51° 6 S 2.2 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 35 / 53 °F | 11 mph SSW | 3.2 ft | 7:02 am · 4:00 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 49 / 60 °F | 10 mph SSW | 2.2 ft | 7:56 am · 4:38 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 41 / 59 °F | 11 mph W | 4.7 ft | 8:50 am · 5:20 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 36 / 46 °F | 14 mph W | 5.2 ft | 9:45 am · 6:07 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 36 / 48 °F | 5 mph SE | 2.2 ft | 10:42 am · 7:04 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 37 / 48 °F | 12 mph WNW | 3.5 ft | 11:36 am · 8:39 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 36 / 47 °F | 11 mph WNW | 2.4 ft | 12:18 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 36 / 58 °F | 6 mph SSW | 2.5 ft | 12:09 am · 12:37 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 37 / 53 °F | 13 mph WSW | 2.8 ft | 1:29 am · 12:36 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 34 / 40 °F | 12 mph W | 4.4 ft | 2:39 am · 12:59 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 33 / 40 °F | 6 mph NW | 3.7 ft | 3:42 am · 1:31 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 27 / 36 °F | 8 mph WNW | 4.2 ft | 4:36 am · 2:06 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 26 / 38 °F | 10 mph WNW | 4.2 ft | 5:23 am · 2:42 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 25 / 38 °F | 6 mph W | 3.5 ft | 6:05 am · 3:17 pm |
- Fri 30 Rain 49° / 60° 2.2 ft
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 41° / 59° 4.7 ft
- Sun 1 Overcast 36° / 46° 5.2 ft
- Mon 2 Heavy drizzle 36° / 48° 2.2 ft
- Tue 3 Drizzle 37° / 48° 3.5 ft
- Wed 4 Drizzle 36° / 47° 2.4 ft
- Thu 5 Light drizzle 36° / 58° 2.5 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−3.5 °F; normal high: 57 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:47 am (local time).
The sun in Shikabe
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:03 am
- Full dark 5:37 pm
- Civil dawn 5:36 am
- Civil dusk 5:04 pm
- Solar noon 11:20 am (35° high)
- Daylight 10 h 30 min (−3 min)
- Evening golden hour 3:56 pm
- Full dark 5:37 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,345,025 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Shikabe
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,480 mi away and looks 32′ 46″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 12:37–2:37 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 1:09–3:09 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 9:18–10:18 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 5:58–6:58 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 5:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 8:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 11:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days
Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Shikabe
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Water depth
Deepens quicklyThe bottom deepens quickly: 33 ft of water 0.3 mi from shore.
From the shoreline (1,050 ft from Shikabe) out to sea, heading northeast.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deep1,050 ft
- 33 ft deep0.3 mi
- 66 ft deep0.6 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. 33 ft of water just 0.3 mi from shore: a good cast reaches deep water. Current and surf hit harder here.
- Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
- Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.3 mi and 66 ft at 0.6 mi from shore.
Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).
Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near ShikabeTides nearby
- Higashimorichō13 mi
- Kamiiso17 mi
- Hokuto18 mi
- Hakodate18 mi
- Muroran22 mi
- Date30 mi
- Kikonai31 mi
- Yakumo32 mi
- Noboribetsu34 mi
- Ōma35 mi
Shikabe at a glance
- Town or city of about 3,920 people. Coordinates: 42.030° N, 140.823° E.
- It is 18 mi north of Hakodate, the main place in Hokkaido. The sun rises at the same time and sets 1 min earlier than in Hakodate.
- The nearest tide station, Mori, is 13 mi to the northwest.
- Its coast faces northeast.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Shikabe Gyokō (0.3 mi), Honbetsu Gyokō (2.1 mi).
Questions about ShikabeQuestions
What time is high tide today in Shikabe?
Today in Shikabe there are high tides at 7:02 am (4.3 ft) and 4:00 pm (5.5 ft) and low tides at 9:59 am and 10:48 pm. Tide coefficient 94.
What time is sunset today in Shikabe?
At 4:35 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:04 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Shikabe?
At 6:06 am. First light comes at 5:05 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 88% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pm.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 12:37–2:37 am, Minor 9:18–10:18 am, Major 1:09–3:09 pm, Minor 5:58–6:58 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Shikabe?
Rain, from 35 °F to 53 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Shikabe?
Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.6 ft waves with a period of 4.4 s from the west-northwest. The water is 58.3 °F.
When is the best time to visit Shikabe?
The best time to visit Shikabe is from July to September: highs of 71 °F to 76 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Mori point of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) tide tables. 出典：気象庁ホームページ, under the Public Data License 1.0 (compatible with CC BY 4.0); constants fitted by TidePlanet from two years of its hourly predictions (気象庁「潮位表」を加工して作成). Not an official JMA publication. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).