Budai Salt Fields

Budai's salt-field landscape and shallow water suit low-angle sunset reflections across a broad sky.

Working tide estimate 0.78–1.43m: the lower edge uses a recent 30-day low and keeps the prior band width; annual extremes and field depth remain unverified ｜ Faces about 270°

Today’s Read

Sites with complete data rank first, then by reflection score. Tide windows are estimated from local conditions; field safety and local controls still come first.

Next few days

Working tide estimate 0.78–1.43m: the lower edge uses a recent 30-day low and keeps the prior band width; annual extremes and field depth remain unverified

Date	Today’s Read	m
2026-08-27	Sunset intersection: 16:23–18:37	0.78–1.43 m
2026-08-28	Sunset intersection: 16:22–19:03	0.78–1.43 m
2026-08-29	Sunset intersection: 16:21–19:26	0.78–1.43 m
2026-08-30	Sunset intersection: 16:20–19:46	0.78–1.43 m
2026-08-31	Sunset intersection: 16:41–20:07	0.78–1.43 m
2026-09-01	Sunset intersection: 17:28–20:18	0.78–1.43 m
2026-09-02	Sunset intersection: 18:27–20:17	0.78–1.43 m

Field notes

Salt pans and fishponds sit among working roads; confirm access, never cross dikes or enter work areas, and expect slippery mud at low tide.

Clearer autumn and winter air helps; light wind and a Budai station height of 0.78–1.43 m are the working planning range.

Give the salt-field water the lower frame and the sky the upper half; thin water preserves colour better than a high tide.

Spring tides usually occur near new and full moon and have the largest tidal range; mid and neap tides have progressively smaller ranges.

Tide data provided by Taiwan Central Weather Administration (CWA). Wave data from Open-Meteo Marine API. Data includes high tide and low tide times, heights, and current wave conditions for major coastal locations in Taiwan.

The tide and wave information provided on this website is for reference only. We do not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information. Users should assess sea conditions independently. This website assumes no legal liability for any consequences arising from the use of this information.

How to use

Pick a location — Choose a coastal spot from the dropdown above, or go straight to /tide/location-slug for that spot's own page (e.g. Gaomei Wetlands, Longdong, Jinzun).
Read the tide cards — High tide and low tide times and heights are the first thing to check — they decide whether it's safe to go into the water, walk the tidal flats, or surf.
Check the location-specific notes — Things like the Gaomei boardwalk's opening hours, a dive spot's slack-water window, or surf conditions only appear on that location's own page — scroll down after switching locations.

Open tide details