Sakamoto tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+9) · Miyagi, Japan

High tides

6:15 am4.7 ft
4:27 pm5.5 ft

Low tides

10:56 am3.4 ft
11:59 pm0.2 ft

Tide now: 4.0 ft ↓ falling · low 10:56 am (3.4 ft)
Coefficient: 95 · spring tides
Range today: 5.4 ft

Today there are high tides at 6:15 am (4.7 ft) and 4:27 pm (5.5 ft) and low tides at 10:56 am and 11:59 pm. Tide coefficient 95. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 10:56 am. In Sakamoto the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. The next spring tides: from October 27 to 29.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · NLLW ▲ 6:15 am4.7 ft ▼ 10:56 am3.4 ft ▲ 4:27 pm5.5 ft ▼ 11:59 pm0.2 ft Now 8:44 am · 4.0 ft

▲ High tide 6:15 am 4.7 ft · coef. 95
▼ Next low tide 10:56 am 3.4 ft
▲ High tide 4:27 pm 5.5 ft · coef. 91
▼ Low tide 11:59 pm 0.2 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 2 h 11 min to low tide at 10:56 am.

Tide coefficient 95 for the 6:15 am high tide and 91 for the 4:27 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.4 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 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.

Tides for the next 7 days

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Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	5:58 am · 4:41 pm	High tide 6:15 am · 4.7 ft	Low tide 10:56 am · 3.4 ft	High tide 4:27 pm · 5.5 ft	Low tide 11:59 pm · 0.2 ft	Coef. 95	88%	Major periods 12:36 am · 1:09 pm	Medium
Fri 30	5:59 am · 4:40 pm	High tide 7:10 am · 4.4 ft	Low tide 11:22 am · 3.6 ft	High tide 5:00 pm · 5.4 ft	—	Coef. 83	80%	Major periods 1:41 am · 2:13 pm	High
Sat 31	6:00 am · 4:39 pm	Low tide 12:49 am · 0.5 ft	High tide 8:13 am · 4.1 ft	Low tide 11:49 am · 3.7 ft	High tide 5:37 pm · 5.2 ft	Coef. 67	69%	Major periods 2:45 am · 3:16 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:01 am · 4:38 pm	Low tide 1:46 am · 0.8 ft	High tide 9:32 am · 3.9 ft	Low tide 12:27 pm · 3.8 ft	High tide 6:23 pm · 4.8 ft	Coef. 51	58%	Major periods 3:46 am · 4:14 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:02 am · 4:37 pm	Low tide 2:53 am · 1.3 ft	High tide 11:08 am · 3.9 ft	Low tide 2:20 pm · 3.8 ft	High tide 7:40 pm · 4.2 ft	Coef. 38	Last quarter	Major periods 4:41 am · 5:08 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:04 am · 4:36 pm	Low tide 4:09 am · 1.7 ft	High tide 12:04 pm · 4.0 ft	Low tide 5:24 pm · 3.4 ft	High tide 10:20 pm · 3.9 ft	Coef. 40	36%	Major periods 5:33 am · 5:57 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:05 am · 4:35 pm	Low tide 5:23 am · 2.0 ft	High tide 12:36 pm · 4.2 ft	Low tide 6:42 pm · 2.8 ft	—	Coef. 47	26%	Major periods 6:20 am · 6:43 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.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 22 · neap 105 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 105, 5.4 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 22, 2.4 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Sakamoto the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 29 (5.5 ft) and the lowest, on May 18 (-0.7 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)5.7 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)4.6 ft
Mean high water (MHW)4.2 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)3.0 ft
Mean low water (MLW)2.0 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)1.0 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.8 ft

Heights above NLLW.

Questions about the tides in Sakamoto

What time is high tide today in Sakamoto?

High tide today is at 6:15 am (4.7 ft) and 4:27 pm (5.5 ft). Low tide is at 10:56 am and 11:59 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Sakamoto?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 7:10 am and 5:00 pm and low tide at 11:22 am.

What is today's tide coefficient?

95: spring tides. 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 Sakamoto?

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 are the heights measured from?

From NLLW. 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 Sakamoto today

Tides near Sakamoto

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

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Sakamoto has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Soma (TICON-4), 6.8 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

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