PacificSea

East China Sea

Between China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan

A shallow marginal sea on the Pacific Rim with the mighty Yangtze outflow and rich fishing grounds.

Max depth

2,716 m

Avg depth

188 m

Temperature

7 to 27 °C

Salinity

31-34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

Yellow CroakerHairtailPomfretMackerel

Mammals

Finless Porpoise

Corals

Subtropical Reef Corals

Invertebrates

JellyfishSquid

Other wildlife

Green Turtle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Continental shelf sand
Relict sands from low sea levels
Basalt
Volcanic oceanic crust formed at mid-ocean ridges

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:01:33 PM

Sea surface temp

24.8 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

2.1 m

Wave period

6.5 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.33 m/s

Swell height

0.9 m

Readings interpolated at 29.00°, 125.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 04:00 PM

-0.88 m

High tide

Fri 10:00 PM

1.37 m

Low tide

Sat 04:00 AM

-0.54 m

High tide

Sat 10:00 AM

1.41 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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