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 Tapa Bay is -. The average water temperature in Tapa Bay 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 Thursday, 9th of February of 2023, the sun rose in Tapa Bay at 6:44:26 am and sunset will be at 7:18:44 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 2:00 am and the next low tide at 1:54 pm. The first high tide was at 7:48 am and the next high tide will be at 8:14 pm.
Today we have 12 hours and 34 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:01:35 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 77, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 74. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 71.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Tapa Bay which is of 7.5 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 2023.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Tapa Bay, 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 Tapa Bay, the wind in Tapa Bay and the surf forecast in Tapa Bay before you go fishing.
The moon set at 9:16 am at 275° west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (88°) at 9:43 pm.
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
Burge Point | Camp Point | Cape Croker | Cape Don | Cape Grey | Cape Hotham | Centre Island | Daly River | Darwin | Entrance Island | Guluwuru Island | Gunyangara | Hopeful Bay | Jensen Bay | Mallison Island | Milner Bay | Newby Shoal | Night Cliff | North Goulburn Island | Nw Crocodile Island | Pearce Point | Rose River | Snake Bay | St. Asaph Bay | Tapa Bay | Turtle Point | Umbakumba
Burge Point (15 km) | Night Cliff (26 km) | Darwin (27 km) | Cape Hotham (87 km) | Daly River (106 km) | Snake Bay (117 km) | St. Asaph Bay (131 km) | Camp Point (134 km) | Newby Shoal (167 km) | Cape Don (179 km)