Marine Meteorological Information of Kaohsiung Port	Chinese

	Port Operation Status	02/04 18:31

Location	Inbound Operation	Outbound Operation	Time	Reason for suspension	Time for next update
First (North) Entrance	Normal	Normal
Second (South) Entrance	Normal	Normal
Phase II of Intercontinental Container Terminal	Normal	Normal

Remarks:

Partially Suspended

1. Vessels between 140,000 and 180,000 gross tons are restricted when the average wind speed exceeds Beaufort scale 6.

2. Vessels over 180,000 gross tons are restricted when the average wind speed exceeds Beaufort scale 5.

Intra-port shifting operations are not subject to entry/exit control restrictions.

	Current Wind Speed and Direction	2026/02/04

Location	Time	Gust wind speed	Average wind speed	The latest 60 mins wind speed	Average wind direction	Historical data
First (North) Entrance	18:28	4.8 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	3.4 m/s (Beaufort Force 2)	4.9 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	329° (NNW)
Second (South) Entrance	18:30	5.1 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	3.8 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	4.3 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	316° (NW)
Phase II of Intercontinental Container Terminal	18:29	5.9 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)	5.7 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)	5.7 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)	326° (NW)

	Average Wind Force	2026/02/04

Location	The latest 15 mins	The latest 30 mins	The latest 60 mins
First (North) Entrance	3.6 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	4.2 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	4.9 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)
Second (South) Entrance	4.1 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	4.1 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)	4.3 m/s (Beaufort Force 3)
Phase II of Intercontinental Container Terminal	5.8 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)	5.8 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)	5.7 m/s (Beaufort Force 4)

	Wave and Current	2026/02/04

Location	Time	Wave direction	Wave height	Current direction	Current speed	Historical data
First (North) Entrance	17:40	256° (WSW)	0.72 m	169° (SSE)	0.62 knots
Second (South) Entrance	17:40	158° (SSE)	0.90 m	180° (S)	0.95 knots

	Tide	2026/02/04

Location	Time	Depth of water	Tide height
Above the Cross Harbor Tunnel	18:30	15.17 m	0.97 m

	Visibility	2026/02/04

Location	Time	Visibility
First (North) Entrance	18:30	17.3 nm (32 km)
Second (South) Entrance (including Phase II of Intercontinental Container Terminal)	18:30	15.7 nm (29 km)

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Emergency contact: 07-5711369, ext.207 (ext.308 for off-hours and weekends)

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Color Legend

Color	Port operation	Wind	Tide	Visibility
Yellow sign	Partially Suspended or Navigate with caution	Beaufort Force 5	0.7 Knots	None
Red sign	Suspend	Beaufort Force 7	1.0 Knots	First (North) Entrance: 1000m Second (South) Entrance: 1nm

Wave Height Color Legend

Color	Risk Level	First (North) Entrance	Second (South) Entrance
Green	Low	Below 1.5 meters	Below 2.5 meters
Yellow	Medium	1.5~2.5 meters	2.5~3.5 meters
Red	High	2.5~3.0 meters	3.5~4.0 meters
Port Restriction	-	Over 3 meters	Over 4 meters

Data Source

【Wind】First (North) Entrance, Second (South) Entrance: VTS Wind gauge　　 　　　　Phase II of Intercontinental Container Terminal: The Marine Weather Information System of Taiwan International Ports　 【Tide】VTS Tide gauge

【Current & Wave】The Marine Weather Information System of Taiwan International Ports　　　　　　 【Visibility】The Marine Weather Information System of Taiwan International Ports

For alert thresholds, please refer to: Kaohsiung Port Vessel Entry and Exit Operation Standards