Fulong Beach tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 12:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Asia/Taipei local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 1.7m). Last neap on Sat 16 May. Next neap on Wed 20 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Fulong Beach sits on Taiwan's northeast Pacific coast in Ruifang District, where the Shuangxi River meets the ocean at a broad sandy bay backed by low forested headlands. The tidal regime is mixed semidiurnal: mean range approximately 1.2 to 1.5 m, the Pacific-facing northeast coast receiving slightly more open-ocean tidal energy than the Taiwan Strait side. Spring tides at new and full moons push the higher high waters toward the upper end of that bracket. The beach faces northeast, directly into the dominant Pacific swell window, producing the most consistent beach-break surf on the northern Taiwan coast. Tide state matters for surf quality: low-tide sessions expose a shallower foreshore gradient and produce hollower, faster-breaking waves; mid- to high-tide conditions tend to produce fuller, slower waves on the gentler upper-beach profile. The beach is accessible by Taiwan Railways Authority (TRA) train to Fulong station (approximately 90 minutes from Taipei), making it one of the few quality surf beaches in Taiwan genuinely reachable without a car. The Shuangxi River mouth at the south end of the beach forms a small tidal inlet — kayakers and stand-up paddlers use the lower river, which sees a tidal current reversal on the flood and ebb. The Northeast Coast and Yilan Scenic Area administration manages Fulong; there is a paid beach entry in summer (July and August) and lifeguards are posted during the bathing season. The Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival is held on the beach each summer — sand sculpture installations running several hundred metres of beach, typically built in June and remaining through late August. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) is the authoritative source for tidal predictions; Open-Meteo Marine supplements with gridded model data accurate to approximately ±45 minutes on timing and ±0.2–0.3 m on height.