TAI PO KAU, TOLO HARBOUR

Station Information

Station ID: 1034
Latitude: 22.4425
Longitude: 114.183889
Coastline code: 611
Station code: 14
Country: HONG KONG
Time span of data: 1963 – 2022
Completeness (%): 95
Date of last update: 12 Jun 2023

Green Arrow: Current Station
Yellow Marker: Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker: Neighbouring Metric Station

Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.

Additional Data Sources (guide to additional data sources)

Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: HKST

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 2002-01-09

For an analysis of sea level changes in Hong Kong, see "Sea level changes in Hong Kong from tide gauge measurements" by X.Ding et al., Journal of Geodesy, 74, 683-689, 2001 and "Long-term sea-level changes in Hong Kong from tide-gauge records" by X.Ding et al., Journal of Coastal Research, 17, 749-754, 2001.
Prior to 1986 the data was supplied by Port Works Division, Hong Kong

Documentation added 2010-07-12

When generating the RLR diagram from the new database the MSL for 2001 was calculated to be 1.492m rather than the previous 1.505m. However the value of the RLR factor and the relationship between RLR and the benchmark remain unchanged.

Data Authority

Hong Kong Observatory
134A Nathan Road
Kowloon

Documentation added 2000-06-08

The Hong Kong Observatory was formerly known as the Royal Observatory.