Malacca tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Melaka, Malaysia

High tides

9:30 am8.0 ft
9:37 pm6.2 ft

Low tides

3:18 am1.0 ft
4:24 pm2.1 ft

Tide now: 4.8 ft ↑ rising · high 9:30 am (8.0 ft)
Coefficient: 92 · spring tides
Range today: 7.0 ft

Today there are high tides at 9:30 am (8.0 ft) and 9:37 pm (6.2 ft) and low tides at 3:18 am and 4:24 pm. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 9:30 am. In Malacca 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 · LAT ▼ 3:18 am1.0 ft ▲ 9:30 am8.0 ft ▼ 4:24 pm2.1 ft ▲ 9:37 pm6.2 ft Now 6:49 am · 4.8 ft

▼ Low tide 3:18 am 1.0 ft
▲ Next high tide 9:30 am 8.0 ft · coef. 92
▼ Low tide 4:24 pm 2.1 ft
▲ High tide 9:37 pm 6.2 ft · coef. 87

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 41 min to high tide at 9:30 am.

Tide coefficient 92 for the 9:30 am high tide and 87 for the 9:37 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 7.0 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 chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. 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

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free

Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	Low tide 3:18 am · 1.0 ft	High tide 9:30 am · 8.0 ft	Low tide 4:24 pm · 2.1 ft	High tide 9:37 pm · 6.2 ft	Coef. 92	88%	Major periods 2:18 am · 2:50 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	Low tide 3:57 am · 1.1 ft	High tide 10:13 am · 7.5 ft	Low tide 5:04 pm · 2.5 ft	High tide 10:17 pm · 6.0 ft	Coef. 82	79%	Major periods 3:23 am · 3:55 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	Low tide 4:39 am · 1.4 ft	High tide 11:05 am · 6.9 ft	Low tide 5:53 pm · 3.0 ft	High tide 11:01 pm · 5.7 ft	Coef. 69	69%	Major periods 4:26 am · 4:57 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	Low tide 5:36 am · 1.8 ft	High tide 12:27 pm · 6.2 ft	Low tide 7:07 pm · 3.5 ft	High tide 11:58 pm · 5.3 ft	Coef. 53	58%	Major periods 5:27 am · 5:55 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	Low tide 7:09 am · 2.2 ft	High tide 2:16 pm · 5.7 ft	Low tide 8:44 pm · 3.7 ft	—	Coef. 40	Last quarter	Major periods 6:22 am · 6:48 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:53 am · 6:56 pm	High tide 1:31 am · 5.1 ft	Low tide 8:58 am · 2.3 ft	High tide 3:46 pm · 5.6 ft	Low tide 10:09 pm · 3.6 ft	Coef. 40	36%	Major periods 7:13 am · 7:36 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:54 am · 6:56 pm	High tide 3:25 am · 5.5 ft	Low tide 10:37 am · 2.0 ft	High tide 5:00 pm · 5.6 ft	Low tide 11:10 pm · 3.2 ft	Coef. 53	26%	Major periods 8:00 am · 8:22 pm	Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). 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 23 · neap 99 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 99, 7.3 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 23, 2.7 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Malacca 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 27 (8.4 ft) and the lowest, on August 13 (0.2 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)8.8 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)6.6 ft
Mean high water (MHW)6.0 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)3.9 ft
Mean low water (MLW)1.8 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)1.2 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.0 ft

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe.

Questions about the tides in Malacca

What time is high tide today in Malacca?

High tide today is at 9:30 am (8.0 ft) and 9:37 pm (6.2 ft). Low tide is at 3:18 am and 4:24 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Malacca?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 10:13 am and 10:17 pm and low tide at 3:57 am and 5:04 pm.

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 Malacca?

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 chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. 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 Malacca today

Tides near Malacca

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

Learn more

Malacca has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Tanjung Keling (TICON-4), 6.2 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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