Budai Fishing Port Breakwater

A Working Fishing Harbor

Budai is a cornerstone of Chiayi County's fishing economy, where trawlers, oyster rafts and small craft share a sheltered basin behind the breakwater. The camera frames the harbor entrance and the wide Taiwan Strait horizon that defines this stretch of the west coast.

The Tetrapod Breakwater

In the foreground, interlocking concrete tetrapods form the armored sea wall that absorbs the swell and keeps the channel calm. These distinctive blocks are a familiar sight along Taiwan's exposed coastlines and frame the scene's lower edge.

Coast of the Taiwan Strait

Beyond the harbor wall stretches the open sea, with a faint coastal headland tracing the shoreline. The location sits on a flat alluvial coast of tidal flats, salt pans and oyster farms that characterize Taiwan's southwest.

Ocean Recreation & Safety

This feed is operated as part of a wider marine recreation information service, monitoring sea conditions for activities such as surfing, paddling and diving along the Chiayi coast.