Jiufen tides
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Taipéi, Taiwan- 11:58 am5.8 ft
- 9:10 pm4.9 ft
- 3:32 am1.5 ft
- 5:12 pm4.5 ft
- Tide now
- 4.5 ft ↓ falling · low 5:12 pm (4.5 ft)
- Coefficient
- 80 · average coefficient
- Range today
- 4.3 ft
Today there are high tides at 11:58 am (5.8 ft) and 9:10 pm (4.9 ft) and low tides at 3:32 am and 5:12 pm. Tide coefficient 80. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 5:12 pm. In Jiufen 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
- ▼ Low tide 3:32 am 1.5 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:58 am 5.8 ft · coef. 80
- ▼ Next low tide 5:12 pm 4.5 ft
- ▲ High tide 9:10 pm 4.9 ft · coef. 78
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 50 min to low tide at 5:12 pm.
Tide coefficient 80 for the 11:58 am high tide and 78 for the 9:10 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 4.3 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 | 5:58 am · 5:14 pm | Low tide 3:32 am · 1.5 ft | High tide 11:58 am · 5.8 ft | Low tide 5:12 pm · 4.5 ft | High tide 9:10 pm · 4.9 ft | Coef. 80 | 88% | Major periods 12:56 am · 1:28 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 5:59 am · 5:14 pm | Low tide 4:27 am · 1.5 ft | High tide 1:01 pm · 5.7 ft | Low tide 6:28 pm · 4.5 ft | High tide 10:03 pm · 4.8 ft | Coef. 75 | 79% | Major periods 2:01 am · 2:33 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 5:59 am · 5:13 pm | Low tide 5:34 am · 1.6 ft | High tide 2:08 pm · 5.7 ft | Low tide 7:48 pm · 4.4 ft | High tide 11:23 pm · 4.7 ft | Coef. 70 | 69% | Major periods 3:05 am · 3:35 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:00 am · 5:12 pm | Low tide 6:52 am · 1.8 ft | High tide 3:14 pm · 5.7 ft | Low tide 9:07 pm · 4.2 ft | — | Coef. 68 | 58% | Major periods 4:05 am · 4:33 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:01 am · 5:12 pm | High tide 1:07 am · 4.6 ft | Low tide 8:13 am · 2.1 ft | High tide 4:15 pm · 5.6 ft | Low tide 10:13 pm · 3.9 ft | Coef. 70 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:01 am · 5:27 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:01 am · 5:11 pm | High tide 3:02 am · 4.5 ft | Low tide 9:28 am · 2.4 ft | High tide 5:11 pm · 5.6 ft | Low tide 11:06 pm · 3.6 ft | Coef. 74 | 36% | Major periods 5:51 am · 6:15 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:02 am · 5:10 pm | High tide 4:48 am · 4.7 ft | Low tide 10:37 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 6:00 pm · 5.5 ft | Low tide 11:51 pm · 3.2 ft | Coef. 77 | 26% | Major periods 6:39 am · 7:01 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 26 to 28 (coefficient 83, 4.1 ft range). The smallest, from October 16 to 18 (coefficient 52, 2.9 ft).
Type of tide
In Jiufen 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 July 13 (6.4 ft) and the lowest, on January 4 (0.2 ft).
Reference levels
- Highest astronomical tide (HAT)6.4 ft
- Mean higher high water (MHHW)5.3 ft
- Mean high water (MHW)5.0 ft
- Mean sea level (MSL)4.0 ft
- Mean low water (MLW)3.0 ft
- Mean lower low water (MLLW)2.3 ft
- Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.2 ft
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts.
Questions about the tides in Jiufen
What time is high tide today in Jiufen?
High tide today is at 11:58 am (5.8 ft) and 9:10 pm (4.9 ft). Low tide is at 3:32 am and 5:12 pm.
What time is high tide tomorrow in Jiufen?
On Friday, October 30, high tide at 1:01 pm and 10:03 pm and low tide at 4:27 am and 6:28 pm.
What is today's tide coefficient?
80: 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 Jiufen?
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 (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 Jiufen today
Tides near Jiufen
- Keelung ▲ 12:37 pm
- Honeymoon Bay ▲ 8:53 am
- Danshui ▲ 12:04 am
- Shalun Seaside Resort ▲ 12:48 pm
- Su’ao ▲ 8:19 am
- Shenzhen ▲ 12:51 pm
Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.
Learn more
Tides from the Ruibin–Shuinandong coast station (CWA), 1.6 mi from Jiufen. 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 Ruibin–Shuinandong coast (海釣瑞濱隧道與水湳洞之間), 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 Keelung (基隆潮位站). 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 Keelung with this point's time differences (-37 min at high water, -50 min at low water) and height ratio (1.087) in CWA's one-month forecast, as harmonic constants; not an official CWA product.