The three best days this month
The longest walkable stretches inside normal visiting hours. If your dates are flexible, start here.
| Date | Walkable window | In daylight | Lowest tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19 May | 12:45–16:35 | 3h 50m | 34 cm |
| Thu 20 MaySPRING | 13:15–17:20 | 3h 45m | 20 cm |
| Thu 6 May | 02:40–03:50 / 13:25–17:20 | 3h 35m | 22 cm |
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| Day | Low tide | High tide | Walkable window | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sat | 12:45 169cm | 06:15 288cm | — | 18:53 |
| 2 Sun | 13:20 137cm | 07:00 305cm | — | 18:54 |
| 3 Mon | 13:50 106cm | 07:35 321cm | — | 18:55 |
| 4 Tue | 14:20 75cm | 20:35 344cm | 13:05–15:35 | 18:56 |
| 5 Wed | 14:50 46cm | 21:10 369cm | 02:20–02:55 / 13:10–16:35 | 18:57 |
| 6 Thu | 15:20 22cm | 21:45 386cm | 02:40–03:50 / 13:25–17:20 | 18:57 |
| 7 Fri● | 15:55 6cm | 22:25 394cm | 03:20–04:20 / 13:45–18:05 | 18:58 |
| 8 Sat● | 16:30 -2cm | 23:05 392cm | 14:15–18:45 | 18:59 |
| 9 Sun | 17:05 0cm | 23:45 382cm | 14:50–19:25 | 19:00 |
| 10 Mon | 17:45 13cm | 11:15 342cm | 15:35–20:00 | 19:01 |
| 11 Tue | 18:35 36cm | 00:30 364cm | 16:35–20:40 | 19:01 |
| 12 Wed | 19:30 65cm | 01:25 342cm | 17:55–21:10 | 19:02 |
| 13 Thu | 20:40 94cm | 02:30 321cm | 20:00–21:30 | 19:03 |
| 14 Fri | 22:10 114cm | 03:45 308cm | — | 19:04 |
| 15 Sat | 23:35 120cm | 05:05 307cm | — | 19:04 |
| 16 Sun | 12:30 120cm | 06:10 315cm | — | 19:05 |
| 17 Mon | 13:20 87cm | 19:40 332cm | 12:25–14:20 | 19:06 |
| 18 Tue | 14:00 57cm | 20:25 354cm | 12:25–15:40 | 19:07 |
| 19 Wed | 14:40 34cm | 21:10 368cm | 12:45–16:35 | 19:07 |
| 20 Thu● | 15:15 20cm | 21:50 375cm | 13:15–17:20 | 19:08 |
| 21 Fri● | 15:50 14cm | 22:25 374cm | 13:45–18:00 | 19:09 |
| 22 Sat● | 16:25 16cm | 23:05 367cm | 14:15–18:35 | 19:10 |
| 23 Sun● | 16:55 26cm | 23:40 356cm | 14:55–19:05 | 19:10 |
| 24 Mon | 17:30 41cm | 11:00 320cm | 15:35–19:30 | 19:11 |
| 25 Tue | 18:05 61cm | 00:15 342cm | 16:25–19:45 | 19:12 |
| 26 Wed | 18:40 83cm | 00:55 327cm | 17:30–19:55 | 19:12 |
| 27 Thu | 19:25 107cm | 01:35 313cm | — | 19:13 |
| 28 Fri | 20:25 130cm | 02:30 301cm | — | 19:14 |
| 29 Sat | 21:40 147cm | 03:30 293cm | — | 19:14 |
| 30 Sun | 23:10 154cm | 04:35 291cm | — | 19:15 |
| 31 Mon | 12:15 132cm | 05:40 296cm | — | 19:16 |
How to read this table
Heights are centimetres above chart datum, from a harmonic model fitted to Japan Meteorological Agency predictions for Hiroshima Bay.
- Below 100 cm the seabed is exposed and you can walk to the foot of the gate.
- ● marks a spring tide — the longest windows of the month.
- Windows last roughly 2–4 hours. The tide returns faster than people expect — watch the water, not the clock.
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The tide does not wait for the last ferry. Guests who stay overnight get the dawn low tide to themselves.
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