The effects of Water Temperature
Fish are cold blooded, which means their metabolism is strongly influenced by the temperature of their surrounding environment. Fish want to stay comfortable. Consequently, even a small change or break will cause fish to move from one location to another.
In general, this behavior varies for each species and place, so we can not specify an ideal water temperature, however as a general rule we will try to avoid the temperatures abnormally cold in summer and too warm in winter. Remember, look for the comfort zones and you will find the fish.
At this moment the current water temperature in Ritabel is -. The average water temperature in Ritabel today is -.
We consider the waves in the open sea.
The waves you will find on the shore can be slightly affected by the orientation of the coastline and the seabed of the beaches, although in most cases they are usually equivalent.
Today Sunday, 17th of February of 2019, the sun rose in Ritabel at 6:17 h and sunset will be at 18:37 h. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 0:11 h and the next high tide will be at 13:11 h. The first low tide was at 6:54 h and the next low tide will be at 18:54 h.
Today we have 12 hours and 20 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:27 h.
The tidal coefficient today is 86, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 93. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 99.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Ritabel which is of 2.5 m and a minimum height of 0.1 m.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of February of 2019.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Ritabel, forecast in February.
Large coefficients indicate important high and low tides; major currents and movements usually take place on the sea bed. But bear in mind that this tidal amplitude may be greatly affected by the weather and you should also consult the weather forecast in Ritabel and the wind and wave forecast in Ritabel before you go fishing.
The moon set at 3:30 h at 292° northwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the northeast (69°) at 16:26 h.
When the solunar period coincides with sunrise or sunset, we can expect more activity than initially planned. These peak periods are reflected in green. We additionally point out in the chart the periods of greatest activity during the year with a big blue fish on the period bar + info
Baik | Dobo | Galiela | Heits | Irian Jaya Barat | Kota Ambon | Kota Jayapura | Manokwari | Merauke | Modan | Namlea | Ritabel | Sanana | Saonek | Schouten Islands | Sekar Bay (Berau Gulf) | Tahuna | Taniwel | Ternate
Dobo (317 km) | Cape Croker (437 km) | Cape Don (463 km) | Baik (482 km) | St. Asaph Bay (485 km) | Snake Bay (486 km) | Camp Point (495 km) | Sekar Bay (Berau Gulf) (501 km) | North Goulburn Island (524 km) | Cape Hotham (547 km)