Shanglin tides
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Fukien, Taiwan- 1:21 am19.5 ft
- 2:15 pm19.5 ft
- 7:52 am1.6 ft
- 8:12 pm6.2 ft
- Tide now
- 1.7 ft ↓ falling · low 7:52 am (1.6 ft)
- Coefficient
- 87 · average coefficient
- Range today
- 17.9 ft
Today there are high tides at 1:21 am (19.5 ft) and 2:15 pm (19.5 ft) and low tides at 7:52 am and 8:12 pm. Tide coefficient 87. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 7:52 am. In Shanglin the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. The next spring tides: from October 27 to 29.
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 1:21 am 19.5 ft · coef. 87
- ▼ Next low tide 7:52 am 1.6 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:15 pm 19.5 ft · coef. 84
- ▼ Low tide 8:12 pm 6.2 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 15 min to low tide at 7:52 am.
Tide coefficient 87 for the 1:21 am high tide and 84 for the 2:15 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 17.9 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 (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. 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
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:12 am · 5:30 pm | High tide 1:21 am · 19.5 ft | Low tide 7:52 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 2:15 pm · 19.5 ft | Low tide 8:12 pm · 6.2 ft | Coef. 87 | 88% | Major periods 1:11 am · 1:43 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:12 am · 5:29 pm | High tide 2:00 am · 19.0 ft | Low tide 8:35 am · 2.1 ft | High tide 3:02 pm · 18.7 ft | Low tide 8:57 pm · 7.0 ft | Coef. 81 | 79% | Major periods 2:16 am · 2:48 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:13 am · 5:28 pm | High tide 2:43 am · 18.2 ft | Low tide 9:24 am · 2.8 ft | High tide 3:55 pm · 17.9 ft | Low tide 9:50 pm · 7.8 ft | Coef. 73 | 69% | Major periods 3:20 am · 3:50 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:14 am · 5:27 pm | High tide 3:35 am · 17.3 ft | Low tide 10:22 am · 3.6 ft | High tide 4:57 pm · 17.2 ft | Low tide 10:58 pm · 8.2 ft | Coef. 64 | 58% | Major periods 4:20 am · 4:48 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:14 am · 5:27 pm | High tide 4:42 am · 16.5 ft | Low tide 11:30 am · 4.4 ft | High tide 6:07 pm · 17.0 ft | — | Coef. 57 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:16 am · 5:41 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:15 am · 5:26 pm | Low tide 12:18 am · 8.2 ft | High tide 6:05 am · 16.2 ft | Low tide 12:44 pm · 4.9 ft | High tide 7:18 pm · 17.2 ft | Coef. 57 | 36% | Major periods 6:06 am · 6:30 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:15 am · 5:26 pm | Low tide 1:36 am · 7.4 ft | High tide 7:31 am · 16.5 ft | Low tide 1:57 pm · 5.0 ft | High tide 8:24 pm · 17.8 ft | Coef. 64 | 26% | Major periods 6:54 am · 7:16 pm | Low |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (CD). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 10 to 12 (coefficient 93, 17.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 40, 9.0 ft).
Type of tide
In Shanglin the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Types of tides
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 11 (20.3 ft) and the lowest, on July 15 (-0.2 ft).
Reference levels
- Highest astronomical tide (HAT)21.3 ft
- Mean higher high water (MHHW)17.4 ft
- Mean high water (MHW)17.2 ft
- Mean sea level (MSL)10.4 ft
- Mean low water (MLW)4.1 ft
- Mean lower low water (MLLW)3.0 ft
- Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.4 ft
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts.
Questions about the tides in Shanglin
What time is high tide today in Shanglin?
High tide today is at 1:21 am (19.5 ft) and 2:15 pm (19.5 ft). Low tide is at 7:52 am and 8:12 pm.
What time is high tide tomorrow in Shanglin?
On Friday, October 30, high tide at 2:00 am and 3:02 pm and low tide at 8:35 am and 8:57 pm.
What is today's tide coefficient?
87: average coefficient. 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 Shanglin?
The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What are the heights measured from?
From chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. 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 Shanglin today
Tides near Shanglin
Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.
Learn more
Tides from the Lieyu Township, Kinmen station (CWA), 2.4 mi from Shanglin. Times and heights are its predictions. Station data attribution: Data Providing Organization/Central Weather Administration (交通部中央氣象署), 2026, 潮汐預報－未來1個月潮汐預報 (F-A0021-001), point Lieyu Township, Kinmen (金門縣烈嶼鄉), https://opendata.cwa.gov.tw/dataset/forecast/F-A0021-001, and 潮汐預報－明年逐時潮高預報 (F-C0036-001, 2027), tide station Shuitou (水頭潮位站). The Open Data is made available to the public under the Open Government Data License, User can make use of it when complying to the condition and obligation of its terms. Open Government Data License: https://data.gov.tw/license. Modified by TidePlanet: the tide of Shuitou with this point's time differences (2 min at high water, 7 min at low water) and height ratio (1.002) in CWA's one-month forecast, as harmonic constants; not an official CWA product.