At this moment the current water temperature in Portland Island is -. The average water temperature in Portland Island 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 Wednesday, 24th of April of 2024, the sun rose in Portland Island at 6:44:32 am and sunset was at 5:27:50 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 5:43 am and the next high tide at 6:10 pm. The only low tide of the day was at 11:58 am.
Today we had 10 hours and 43 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:06:11 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 84, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 83. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 81.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Portland Island which is of 1.6 m and a minimum height of -0.1 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 Portland Island, 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 Portland Island, the wind in Portland Island and the surf forecast in Portland Island before you go fishing.
The moon set at 6:40 am at 253° southwest. Then, the moon rose at 111° southeast at 5:21 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
Aramoana | Bare Island (Motu o Kura) | Cape Kidnappers | Eskdale | Kahutara Point | Kairakau | Mahia | Mohaka | Napier | Nuhaka | Ocean Beach | Porangahau River Entrance | Portland Island | Pourerere | Tangoio | Waikari River | Waikokopu | Waimarama | Wairoa River Mouth | Whakaki
Mahia (22 km) | Kahutara Point (23 km) | Waikokopu (23 km) | Nuhaka (28 km) | Whakaki (35 km) | Wairoa River Mouth (46 km) | Bartletts (47 km) | Mohaka (58 km) | Muriwai (59 km) | Waikari River (68 km)