Best time to fish in Kaohsiung
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · Takao, Taiwan Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+8- High tides
- 10:33 am and 9:17 pm
- Major periods
- 1:02–3:02 am and 1:35–3:35 pm
- Solunar activity
- Medium
- Sun
- 6:01 am–5:23 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, the best time to fish in Kaohsiung is 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, with the 1:31 pm low tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. It's a good day (8/10). Today is the best day this week.
Your day in Kaohsiung at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; the blue curve is the tide; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | High tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 8good day | 1:30–2:30 pm9:30–11:30 am | ▲ 10:33 am ▲ 9:17 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 6average day | 5:40–6:30 am9:10–11:10 pm | ▲ 10:13 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 6average day | 4:50–5:40 pm5:40–6:30 am | ▲ 11:18 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 5average day | 4:50–5:40 pm4:10–6:30 am | — | Waning gibbous |
| Mon 2 | 5average day | 5:40–6:30 am6:30–7:30 pm | ▲ 12:37 am | Last quarter |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 4:50–5:40 pm7:40–8:20 pm | ▲ 2:03 am ▲ 5:02 pm | Waning crescent |
| Wed 4 | 5average day | 4:50–5:40 pm6:50–7:30 am | ▲ 3:23 am ▲ 5:14 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the tide, the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather.
What can you catch in Kaohsiung?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Kaohsiung: giant trevally, mangrove red snapper, barramundi, orange-spotted grouper and red drum. October is one of the months when these are seen most: giant trevally.
- Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis · fish · 53 records Photo: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus · fish · 23 records Photo: Jean-Lou Justine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Barramundi Lates calcarifer · fish · 15 records Photo: Mitch Ames · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides · fish · 10 records Photo: Estuary_cod_2.jpg : Rob and Stephanie Levy derivative work: Amada44 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus · fish · 8 records Photo: Hines, Robert W. · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Blackhead seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii · fish · 7 records Photo: TMDSA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
- Striped mullet Mugil cephalus · fish · 7 records Photo: Roberto Pillon · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares · fish · 4 records Photo: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP) · public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Too few sightings to tell the months
These are sightings and catches recorded since 1970 (reports from divers and anglers, scientific surveys and museum collections), not a promise that you will catch them. The months come from sightings only, adjusted for how many there are each month; hatched months have too few to tell.
Source: GBIF.org, which also gathers OBIS data. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0, from 1,130 datasets (retrieved October 24, 2026). Where the data comes from
Photos: each species' image on Wikidata (Wikimedia Commons) or, if there isn't one, one from GBIF; only licences that allow this use, each with its author and licence.
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 新光碼頭 1.2 mi
- 旗津校區碼頭 2.6 mi
- Jetty 3.4 mi
- 天山釣蝦場 4.9 mi
- Boat ramp 2.6 mi
- Boat ramp 2.7 mi
- Boat ramp 3.0 mi
- Horizon City Marina 1.2 mi
- KhaShing Pier 22 1.3 mi
- 愛河灣遊艇碼頭A區 1.4 mi
- ETUOH 2.1 mi
- 海盛釣具 2.4 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Artificial reefs and wrecks to fish from a boat
Artificial reefs and wrecks draw fish, so they make good spots to fish from a boat. The nearest ones, within 16 mi.
- Hsin Mao No.2 3.0 mi
- Jih-Feng Man 3.2 mi
- Yamahagi Maru 4.0 mi
- Chien-Nan No 10 5.6 mi
- Angel 6.8 mi
- Chin Hung 6.8 mi
Check the rules before you go: some have closed seasons, protected zones or banned gear. Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.
Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we work out the best time
We score every moment of the day, every 10 minutes, with simple rules anglers have used for decades:
- Tide: 2 to 3.5 points in the hour before and the hour after each high and low tide. Spring tides (high coefficient) score more, because the water moves faster.
- Solunar: 2.5 points in the major periods (moon overhead or underfoot) and 1.5 in the minor ones (moonrise and moonset).
- Light: 2 points at dawn and dusk, from first light to the end of the morning golden hour and from the evening golden hour to the end of twilight.
- Weather: falling pressure adds 1 point and rising pressure takes 1 away; wind takes points away from force 4 (about 12 mph), up to 5 points in a gale; waves of 1.6 ft to 4.9 ft add half a point (they stir up the water) and from 8.2 ft they take points away (up to 4).
- Best windows: the stretches of 40 minutes to 3 hours with the most points, at least an hour apart.
- Day's rating out of 10: the best window (up to 5), the moon (up to 2, near new or full moon), the tide coefficient (up to 2) and whether a solunar period lines up with sunrise or sunset (1). Without a tide, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10. Good weather adds up to 1 point and bad weather pulls it down.
Today: best window 4.1 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 2 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather adds 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: fish don't read tide tables. Always check the sea conditions and local fishing rules before you go.
Learn more
Questions about fishing in Kaohsiung
What's the best time to fish in Kaohsiung today?
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, with the 1:31 pm low tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Today's rating: 8/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Kaohsiung?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: 5:40 am to 6:30 am, with a rating of 6/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Kaohsiung?
Thursday, October 29, at 8/10. Its best window is 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
What can you catch in Kaohsiung?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Kaohsiung: giant trevally, mangrove red snapper, barramundi, orange-spotted grouper and red drum. October is one of the months when these are seen most: giant trevally. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.
When are the solunar periods in Kaohsiung today?
Major: 1:02–3:02 am and 1:35–3:35 pm. Minor: 8:40–9:40 am and 7:29–8:29 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.
Does the tide affect fishing in Kaohsiung?
Yes. Today high tide is at 10:33 am and 9:17 pm and low tide at 4:24 am and 1:31 pm, with a tide coefficient of 90 (spring tides). The hours around each tide change tend to fish best, because moving water carries food.
How is the rating worked out?
From the tide, the solunar periods, the light at dawn and dusk, the moon phase and, when we have the forecast, the pressure, the wind and the waves. Each factor gives a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: steady pressure (30.03 inHg), light onshore wind (8 mph) and some swell (1.9 ft waves) to stir the water. Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
More about Kaohsiung today
Our own calculation: tide from Kaohsiung (CWA), sun and moon with astronomy-engine and, when available, weather and sea from Open-Meteo (ECMWF, NOAA GFS and Copernicus Marine, CC BY 4.0). Data Providing Organization/Central Weather Administration (交通部中央氣象署), 2026, 潮汐預報－明年逐時潮高預報 (F-C0036-001, 2027), tide station Kaohsiung (高雄潮位站), https://opendata.cwa.gov.tw/dataset/forecast/F-C0036-001. 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: harmonic constants fitted from the hourly prediction for 2027; not an official CWA product.