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Sea Conditions

   Sea Conditions
 
 
  • Tides:
    The details of tide ard as follows:
    • Mean range: 3.63m.
    • Higest hige-water level:5.86m.(1971.9.23)
    • Lowest hige-water level:-0.55m.(1988.1.21)
    • Mean high-water level: 4.45m.
    • Mean low-waer level: 0.82m.
    • Mean water level: 2.63m.

  • Currents:
    Current along the coast of Taichung Port composes of longshore current, wind-drift current, tidal current and Kuroshio. According to the preliminary investigation, when wind velocity reached 20 m/sec in the winter monsoon season, the current near the port entrance was about 2.8 knots with the direction of WSW

  • Waves:
    During winter monsoon season , the deep sea waves are mainly from N-NNE, and refract to N direction near the entrance of the port. The singificant wave height is usually about 2 meters with a wave period of 6 seconds. In summer time, the deep sea waves are always from WSW to SW, and both wave height and period are low.

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