Jepara Portuguese Fort Beach Recedes Into The Spotlight, Says BMKG

Illustration / Beach in Gunungkidul Yogyakarta (Ferdinan VOI)

JAKARTA - The receding coast of the Portuguese Fort in Jepara, Central Java went viral on social media. This tidal condition is called the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) as an ordinary event.

"BMKG always informs the daily tide conditions on the south coast, north coast. One day there can be two ups and downs. On the Portuguese Fort Beach it looks like the sea water is almost receding at all, but that is a normal occurrence, ”said Head of Data and Information Section of the Climatology Station of BMKG Semarang, Iis W. Harmoko, when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, September 30.

The receding sea water on the coast of Portuguese Fort, Jepara is not related to any phenomenon. The receding condition of the Portuguese Fort beach on Tuesday, September 29 confirmed that BMKG was not related to the earthquake.

From the data passed on by BMKG from the Center for Hydrography and Oceanography of the Navy (AL), it was noted that significant tidal movements were recorded.

"In Tanjung Mas Semarang, the water level is 145 cm, while the lowest is 80 cm from 1-2 in the afternoon," said Iis.

"The difference is quite high, people see the ebb and flow is very high," he continued.

Just 29/9 I got a video clip from a nephew in the village, Kembang, Jepara. Is this really the Portuguese Fort Beach in Donorojo where the sea recedes far to the middle? #Jepara #Donorojo @BPBD_KabJepara @bpbdjateng @ILoveJepara pic.twitter.com/70EJzHs2WD

- Mugiyanto (@Just_Mugiyanto) September 29, 2020