TidePlanet

Today in Kawahigashi there are high tides at 8:23 am (6.9 ft) and 7:32 pm (7.1 ft) and low tides at 1:41 am and 1:51 pm. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:51 pm. The sun rises at 6:29 am and sets at 5:30 pm: 11 h 1 min of daylight. The moon is 88% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:49 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:18 am to 3:18 am and from 1:50 pm to 3:50 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is slight, with 2.5 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph). Partly cloudy, 75 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Kawahigashi today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 1:50–2:50 pm Also 1:20–2:40 am and 7:20–8:20 pm
  • Low tide at 1:51 pm
  • Major period 1:50–3:50 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.18 inHg), light onshore wind (6 mph) and some swell (2.4 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 92 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 1:50 pm to 2:50 pm, combines the 1:51 pm low tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also worth a try from 1:20 am to 2:40 am, with the 1:41 am low tide, a major period and some swell, though with rising pressure. Also good from 7:20 pm to 8:20 pm, with the 7:32 pm high tide, moonrise and some swell.

Species with the most records nearby: red seabream, striped mullet, greater amberjack and John Dory. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Kawahigashi

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

3 good hours
7
Good beach day · 7 out of 10 12:00–3:00 pm
  • Sun and clouds
  • Feels like 76 °F: pleasant
  • Onshore breeze (6 mph)
  • UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Water at 79 °F (warm)
  • Low tide at 1:51 pm: more sand

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 2.6 ft

    2.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 79 °F

    Warm: very pleasant.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30

    Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 6 mph

    Onshore breeze (6 mph).

  • Tide & sand 1:51 pm

    Low tide at 1:41 am and 1:51 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 8:23 am and 7:32 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

The best window, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 79 °F and low tide at 1:51 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Kawahigashi

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Tides

Tides in Kawahigashi

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 1:41 am 0.2 ft
  • ▲ High tide 8:23 am 6.9 ft · coef. 92
  • ▲ High tide 7:32 pm 7.1 ft · coef. 86

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 27 min to low tide at 1:51 pm.

Tide coefficient 92 for the 8:23 am high tide and 86 for the 7:32 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 6.8 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 September 12 (7.7 ft) and the lowest, on December 25 (-1.0 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above NLLW. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. NLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 27 (coefficient 105, 6.9 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 25, 2.7 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:29 am · 5:30 pm Low tide 1:41 am · 0.2 ft High tide 8:23 am · 6.9 ft Low tide 1:51 pm · 3.5 ft High tide 7:32 pm · 7.1 ft Coef. 92 88% Major periods 1:18 am · 1:50 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:30 am · 5:29 pm Low tide 2:28 am · 0.5 ft High tide 9:15 am · 6.5 ft Low tide 2:34 pm · 3.9 ft High tide 8:12 pm · 6.7 ft Coef. 78 80% Major periods 2:22 am · 2:55 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:31 am · 5:28 pm Low tide 3:20 am · 0.9 ft High tide 10:16 am · 6.0 ft Low tide 3:29 pm · 4.3 ft High tide 9:02 pm · 6.2 ft Coef. 62 69% Major periods 3:26 am · 3:57 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:31 am · 5:27 pm Low tide 4:23 am · 1.4 ft High tide 11:36 am · 5.7 ft Low tide 4:55 pm · 4.5 ft High tide 10:13 pm · 5.7 ft Coef. 47 58% Major periods 4:27 am · 4:55 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:32 am · 5:27 pm Low tide 5:41 am · 1.9 ft High tide 1:10 pm · 5.6 ft Low tide 6:56 pm · 4.2 ft — Coef. 40 Last quarter Major periods 5:23 am · 5:49 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:33 am · 5:26 pm High tide 12:05 am · 5.3 ft Low tide 7:08 am · 2.2 ft High tide 2:21 pm · 5.8 ft Low tide 8:25 pm · 3.6 ft Coef. 45 36% Major periods 6:14 am · 6:38 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:34 am · 5:25 pm High tide 1:57 am · 5.4 ft Low tide 8:24 am · 2.3 ft High tide 3:08 pm · 6.1 ft Low tide 9:21 pm · 2.9 ft Coef. 56 26% Major periods 7:01 am · 7:24 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above NLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Kawahigashi has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Shibushi (TICON-4), 9.3 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: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Kawahigashi

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: slight

Slight Douglas 3 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 2.5 ft · 8.2 s from the east (95°)
Swell 1.8 ft · 5.2 s from the east
Current 0.0 mph toward the E

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common1.3 ft
  • Significant2.5 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest5.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.1 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 6 mph SSE · gusts 17
Offshore (17 mi WSW)Offshore 5 mph NW · gusts 9

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces east and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Wednesday 4: 8.0 ft with a period of 10 s, from the southeast (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now78.6 °F
Today 78.6–78.8 °F air: 55 / 75 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 79.7 °F measured 0.8 mi away

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 77.4 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+2.5 °F).

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 12:24 pm (local time).

Diving

Diving in Kawahigashi today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
9
Great day · 9 out of 10 12:40–3:00 pm Also 7:40–9:20 am
  • Slack water around low tide (1:51 pm): little current from 1:20 pm to 2:20 pm
  • 1.8 ft swell at 8 s from the east: some surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (6 mph)
  • 0.0 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 1.8 ft 8 s · from the E
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: fair
Water and suit 78.6 °F 3 mm wetsuit
Current 0.0 mph toward the E
  • Slack water today: low tide 1:41 am (1:20–2:00 am), high tide 8:23 am (8:00–8:50 am), low tide 1:51 pm (1:20–2:20 pm) and high tide 7:32 pm (7:10–8:00 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 3.4 ft at 8 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 78.6 °F: a 3 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:55 pm. Waning gibbous (88%), rising at 7:49 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 12:40 pm to 3:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 7:40 am to 9:20 am, with slack water at high tide, 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.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Kawahigashi

14-day weather

Now in Kawahigashi

Now 75 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 76 °F · 55 / 75 °F
Low / high
55 / 75 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 15%
Clouds
57%
Humidity
52%
Dew pointDew point
56 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
5 · moderate
Air qualityAir
Moderate · 45
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.05 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. 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 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Mainly clearMainly clearMainly clearClear skyMainly clearOvercastOvercastPartly cloudy
Temperature 60°57°56°68°75°74°66°65°
Wind (mph) 3 NE1 NNW1 S1 E5 SSE6 S2 SSE3 S
Gusts 109781620810
Waves 3.4 ft3.2 ft3.0 ft2.7 ft2.6 ft2.4 ft2.4 ft2.5 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 pm 75° 5 SSE 2.6 ft
  • 3:00 pm 74° 6 S 2.4 ft
  • 6:00 pm 66° 2 SSE 2.4 ft
  • 9:00 pm 65° 3 S 2.5 ft
  • 12:00 am 67° 6 S 2.6 ft
  • 3:00 am 68° 5 S 2.6 ft
  • 6:00 am 67° 4 SW 2.6 ft
  • 9:00 am 72° 4 WSW 2.6 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 55 / 75 °F 6 mph SSE 3.4 ft 8:23 am · 7:32 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 62 / 77 °F 11 mph W 2.8 ft 9:15 am · 8:12 pm
Sat 31 Partly cloudy 56 / 73 °F 8 mph NW 4.5 ft 10:16 am · 9:02 pm
Sun 1 Mainly clear 54 / 74 °F 6 mph S 6.6 ft 11:36 am · 10:13 pm
Mon 2 Heavy drizzle 61 / 80 °F 17 mph WSW 6.4 ft 1:10 pm
Tue 3 Overcast 55 / 72 °F 6 mph NNE 7.1 ft 12:05 am · 2:21 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 62 / 71 °F 13 mph ENE 8.0 ft 1:57 am · 3:08 pm
Thu 5 Overcast 60 / 75 °F 6 mph NNE 8.3 ft 3:15 am · 3:43 pm
Fri 6 Clear sky 52 / 72 °F 9 mph NW 7.4 ft 4:14 am · 4:14 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 50 / 63 °F 9 mph NE 5.2 ft 5:02 am · 4:43 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 57 / 66 °F 4 mph NW 1.5 ft 5:44 am · 5:10 pm
Mon 9 Overcast 50 / 65 °F 4 mph NW 1.8 ft 6:23 am · 5:37 pm
Tue 10 Partly cloudy 47 / 65 °F 5 mph WNW 1.7 ft 6:59 am · 6:04 pm
Wed 11 Overcast 45 / 65 °F 3 mph NNE 1.6 ft 7:34 am · 6:31 pm
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 62° / 77° 2.8 ft
  • Sat 31 Partly cloudy 56° / 73° 4.5 ft
  • Sun 1 Mainly clear 54° / 74° 6.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Heavy drizzle 61° / 80° 6.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Overcast 55° / 72° 7.1 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 62° / 71° 8.0 ft
  • Thu 5 Overcast 60° / 75° 8.3 ft
See all 14 days →

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.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:24 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Kawahigashi

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:29 am in the ESE (105°)ESE
Sets 5:30 pm in the WSW (255°)WSW
  • First light 5:35 am
  • Full dark 6:24 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:04 am
  • Civil dusk 5:55 pm
  • Solar noon 12:00 pm (45° high)
  • Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 4:57 pm
  • Full dark 6:24 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:29–7:03 am
Evening golden hour4:57–5:30 pm
Kawahigashi

Today the sun is 92,344,364 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Kawahigashi

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 88% 88% illuminated · 18.5 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 pm
Rises 7:49 pm in the ENE (57°)ENE
Sets 10:56 am tomorrow · in the WNW (303°) · set at 9:50 am
Transit 2:18 am overhead
Visible 15 h 7 min from 7:49 pm to 10:56 am

Today the moon is 226,480 mi away and looks 32′ 46″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:18–3:18 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:50–3:50 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 9:20–10:20 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 7:19–8:19 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.

Place

Where to fish in Kawahigashi

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Kawahigashi at a glance

  • Town or city of about 6,237 people. Coordinates: 31.373° N, 131.008° E.
  • It is 30 mi southeast of Kagoshima, the main place in Kagoshima. The sun rises 2 min earlier and sets 2 min earlier than in Kagoshima.
  • The nearest tide station, Shibushi, is 9.3 mi to the northeast.
  • Its coast faces east.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Hami Kō (1.2 mi).

Questions about KawahigashiQuestions

What time is high tide today in Kawahigashi?

Today in Kawahigashi there are high tides at 8:23 am (6.9 ft) and 7:32 pm (7.1 ft) and low tides at 1:41 am and 1:51 pm. Tide coefficient 92.

What time is sunset today in Kawahigashi?

At 5:30 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:55 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Kawahigashi?

At 6:30 am. First light comes at 5:36 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 1:18–3:18 am, Minor 9:20–10:20 am, Major 1:50–3:50 pm, Minor 7:19–8:19 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Kawahigashi?

Overcast, from 55 °F to 75 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (6 mph) and a 15% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Kawahigashi?

Slight (Douglas 3): 2.5 ft waves with a period of 8.2 s from the east. The water is 78.6 °F.

When is the best time to visit Kawahigashi?

The best time to visit Kawahigashi is in October: highs of 77 °F, about 9 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: Shibushi station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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