Gōtsu tides

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

High tides

12:52 am2.1 ft
2:19 pm0.9 ft

Low tides

9:05 am0.5 ft
5:42 pm0.9 ft

Tide now: 0.5 ft ↓ falling · low 9:05 am (0.5 ft)
Coefficient: 92 · spring tides
Range today: 1.7 ft

Today there are high tides at 12:52 am (2.1 ft) and 2:19 pm (0.9 ft) and low tides at 9:05 am and 5:42 pm. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:05 am. In Gōtsu 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 ▲ 12:52 am2.1 ft ▼ 9:05 am0.5 ft ▲ 2:19 pm0.9 ft ▼ 5:42 pm0.9 ft Now 7:52 am · 0.5 ft

▲ High tide 12:52 am 2.1 ft · coef. 92
▼ Next low tide 9:05 am 0.5 ft
▲ High tide 2:19 pm 0.9 ft · coef. 85
▼ Low tide 5:42 pm 0.9 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 13 min to low tide at 9:05 am.

Tide coefficient 92 for the 12:52 am high tide and 85 for the 2:19 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 1.7 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	6:29 am · 5:20 pm	High tide 12:52 am · 2.1 ft	Low tide 9:05 am · 0.5 ft	High tide 2:19 pm · 0.9 ft	Low tide 5:42 pm · 0.9 ft	Coef. 92	88%	Major periods 1:13 am · 1:45 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:30 am · 5:19 pm	High tide 1:45 am · 2.1 ft	Low tide 10:27 am · 0.5 ft	—	—	Coef. 78	80%	Major periods 2:17 am · 2:50 pm	High
Sat 31	6:31 am · 5:18 pm	High tide 2:50 am · 2.1 ft	Low tide 11:56 am · 0.6 ft	—	—	Coef. 62	69%	Major periods 3:21 am · 3:52 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:32 am · 5:17 pm	High tide 4:13 am · 1.9 ft	Low tide 1:35 pm · 0.6 ft	—	—	Coef. 48	58%	Major periods 4:22 am · 4:50 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:33 am · 5:16 pm	High tide 5:42 am · 1.8 ft	Low tide 2:59 pm · 0.6 ft	—	—	Coef. 44	Last quarter	Major periods 5:17 am · 5:44 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:34 am · 5:15 pm	High tide 7:01 am · 1.7 ft	Low tide 3:33 pm · 0.6 ft	High tide 9:32 pm · 1.0 ft	—	Coef. 56	36%	Major periods 6:09 am · 6:33 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:34 am · 5:14 pm	Low tide 1:27 am · 0.9 ft	High tide 8:13 am · 1.5 ft	Low tide 3:49 pm · 0.7 ft	High tide 9:17 pm · 1.1 ft	Coef. 66	26%	Major periods 6:56 am · 7:19 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 20 · neap 103 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 28 (coefficient 103, 1.6 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 20, 0.9 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Gōtsu 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 August 12 (2.6 ft) and the lowest, on March 20 (-0.4 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)2.7 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)1.5 ft
Mean high water (MHW)1.2 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)0.9 ft
Mean low water (MLW)0.6 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)0.4 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.5 ft

Heights above NLLW.

Questions about the tides in Gōtsu

What time is high tide today in Gōtsu?

High tide today is at 12:52 am (2.1 ft) and 2:19 pm (0.9 ft). Low tide is at 9:05 am and 5:42 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Gōtsu?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 1:45 am and low tide at 10:27 am.

What is today's tide coefficient?

92: 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 Gōtsu?

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 Gōtsu today

Tides near Gōtsu

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

Learn more

Gōtsu has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Hamada (TICON-4), 12 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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