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Shimoshima Island tides
Shimoshima Island has 50 coastal places, including 4 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 4 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 50 of 50 41 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 11.3 ft in Itsuwamachi-oniike
- Spring tides Oct 27–29 full moon · with perigee · coef. 100
- Sun 6:34 am–5:33 pm 10 h 59 min of daylight
- Moon 88% · 7:50 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 5:29 am
Shimoshima Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 50 (4 main ones and 46 more): 47 towns and cities and 3 harbors.
- Prefecture: Kumamoto.
- With today's tide: 50 of 50 places (41 with a station within 5 miles and 9 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Hondoseto (TICON-4), for 24 places. 4 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Itsuwamachi-oniike, with 11.3 ft between high and low tide (Kuchinotsu station).
- Smallest tide today: Ushibuka, with 9.2 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 100 and the moon near perigee.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hondoseto 24 places · TICON-4 | 10:50 am 10:17 pm | 4:22 am 4:45 pm | 11.1 ft |
| Reihoku 23 places · TICON-4 | 9:56 am 9:20 pm | 3:25 am 3:50 pm | 9.5 ft |
| Kuchinotsu 2 places · TICON-4 | 11:02 am 10:36 pm | 4:15 am 4:39 pm | 11.3 ft |
| Akune 1 place · TICON-4 | 9:48 am 9:10 pm | 3:19 am 3:44 pm | 9.2 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 Shimoshima Island
The other 46 places on Shimoshima Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Amakusamachi-shimodakita
- Funatsu
- Hama
- Hira
- Hiratoko
- Hondo Kō
- Imamura
- Itsuwamachi-futae
- Itsuwamachi-goryō
- Itsuwamachi-oniike
- Kama
- Kamikurose
- Kawauramachi-sakitsu
- Kayanoki
- Komatsu
- Kōne
- Kurose
- Kusuuramachi
- Nagasako
- Nakabaru
- Nishikijima
- Nishikōne
- Ōishigaura
- Ōkawachi
- Ōmon
- Ōmon Kō
- Oniki
- Rogi
- Sasao
- Senba
- Shimokado
- Shimokurose
- Shinwamachi-komiyaji
- Shinwamachi-ōmiyaji
- Shiregasaki
- Tachigawachi
- Takahama
- Takenosako
- Teranaka
- Tororo
- Tororo Kō
- Toshikara
- Uto (Amakusa Gun)
- Yamanokuchi
- Yananosako
- Yokogashira
Questions about the tides on Shimoshima Island
What time is high tide today on Shimoshima Island?
Today, at the Hondoseto station, used by 24 places on Shimoshima Island, high tide is at 10:50 am (11.2 ft) and 10:17 pm (10.5 ft), and low tide at 4:22 am and 4:45 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Shimoshima Island?
Today, in Itsuwamachi-oniike: 11.3 ft between high and low tide (Kuchinotsu station). The smallest is in Ushibuka, with 9.2 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Shimoshima 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 Hondoseto station the coefficient will reach 100.
How many tides a day are there on Shimoshima 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 Shimoshima Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:34 am and sets at 5:33 pm: 10 h 59 min of daylight.
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Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide