At this moment the current water temperature in Shelter Islands is -. The average water temperature in Shelter Islands today is -.
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.
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, 25th of April of 2024, the sun rose in Shelter Islands at 7:39:15 am and sunset was at 6:00:16 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 5:48 am and the next low tide at 6:08 pm. The only high tide of the day was at 11:52 am.
Today we had 10 hours and 21 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:49:45 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 81, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 79. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 76.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Shelter Islands which is of 2.5 m and a minimum height of -0.3 m.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of April of 2024.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Shelter Islands, forecast in April.
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 Shelter Islands, the wind in Shelter Islands and the surf forecast in Shelter Islands before you go fishing.
The moon set at 8:46 am at 243° southwest. Then, the moon rose at 120° southeast at 6:15 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
Anita Bay | Blanket Bay | Bligh Sound | Cavendish River | Chalky Island (Sealers Bay) | Charles Sound | Coal Island (Fishing Bay) | Deas Cove | Deep Cove | Fresh Water Basin | Front Islands | Gates Harbour | George Sound | Gilbert Islands | Hinenui (Nancy Sound) | Jamestown | Jane Coves | Macdonell Island | Many Islands | Musket Bay | Pigeon Island | Poaison Bay | Port Craig | Shelter Islands | Small Craft Harbour Islands | Taitetimu (Caswell Sound) | Te Ra (Dagg Sound) | Turn Point | Waikoau River | Wairurahiri River | Waitutu River | Weka (Long Island) | Welcombe Bay
Blanket Bay (8 km) | Deas Cove (11 km) | Te Ra (Dagg Sound) (15 km) | Turn Point (18 km) | Macdonell Island (19 km) | Hinenui (Nancy Sound) (20 km) | Charles Sound (27 km) | Deep Cove (29 km) | Taitetimu (Caswell Sound) (37 km) | Gilbert Islands (40 km) | Front Islands (53 km)