Read the tide before you go — official tables for HK & Taiwan coasts
TideClock bakes predictions straight from the Hong Kong Observatory and Taiwan's Central Weather Administration into clean monthly tables for seven fishing, walking and photography locations — with a low-tide window finder on every page.
Tide tables near you
Predictions from 2026-11-16 through 2027-05-31 · times UTC+8 · heights above chart datum · source and retrieval date stamped on every table.
Quarry Bay — Victoria Harbour
The reference tide station for the Hong Kong Island waterfront.
Hong KongTai Po Kau — Tolo Harbour
Sheltered waters and big spring ranges in the northeast New Territories.
Hong KongTai O — West Lantau
Estuary tides with the territory's largest swing, at the stilt-house village.
TaiwanKeelung 基隆
Northern Taiwan's port — mixed tides, modest range, big rogue-wave respect due.
TaiwanTaichung Port 臺中港
Central west-coast station with the island's biggest tidal ranges.
TaiwanKaohsiung 高雄
Southern harbour with small ranges and long, quiet tidal cycles.
TaiwanHualien 花蓮
East-coast port facing the Pacific; small mixed range.
Guides: use the tide, respect the water
Plain-English explainers for anglers, beach walkers and coastal photographers.
How tides work: springs, neaps and HK's two highs a day
The moon's two bulges, the 14.8-day spring-neap cycle, and why Taiwan's ports differ.
SkillsHow to read a tide table in five minutes
Times, heights, chart datum and the three mistakes that catch people out.
Shore FishingBest tide phases for shore fishing
The windows anglers favour — last of the flood, first of the ebb — and the physics behind them.
Shore FishingHong Kong shore fishing by tide strategy
Three coasts, three tide tables — and the AFCD marine park and reserve rules to respect.
SafetyBeach safety: when NOT to walk the flats
The rising-tide trap explained, with the official warnings framing for HK and Taiwan.
PhotographyTide photography: golden hour × low tide
How to plan shoots where a spring low lands inside golden hour.
SkillsSun timing explained: golden hour, blue hour
The other clock every coastal plan needs — and where official sun times live.
SafetyHKO & CWA marine warnings, decoded
What each signal means, and why warnings override every tide table.
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