At this moment the current water temperature in Port Moresby is -. The average water temperature in Port Moresby 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 Monday, 17th of March of 2025, the sun rose in Port Moresby at 6:15:32 am and sunset was at 6:24:09 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 3:47 am and the next low tide at 4:22 pm. The first high tide was at 9:40 am and the next high tide will be at 10:49 pm.
Today we had 12 hours and 8 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:19:50 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 73. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 68.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Port Moresby which is of 2.9 m and a minimum height of 0.2 m.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of March of 2025.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Port Moresby, forecast in March.
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 Port Moresby, the wind in Port Moresby and the surf forecast in Port Moresby before you go fishing.
The moon set at 8:10 am at 258° southwest. Then, the moon rose at 105° southeast at 8:13 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
Aigura Point | Alotau | Basilaki | Blakeney Island | Bootless Inlet | Cape Deliverance | Daru | Dedele Point | Dreger Harbour | Duchateau Island | East Ape | East Cape | Finsch Harbor | Finsch Harbour | Fly River Entr | Goaribari Island | Hati Lawi Harbour | Kaligola Point | Kerema | Kikori | Kimbe | Kokopo | Kumul Tkr Mrg | Lae | Madang Harbour | Misima | Omati | Oro Bay | Port Moresby | Port Romilly | Rabaul | Samarai Island | Seeadler Harbour | Sepik River | Sharp Island | South Cape | Tufi Harbour | Umuda Island | Uramu Island | Vanimo | Wewak | Woodlark Island
Bootless Inlet (13 km) | Kaligola Point (145 km) | Oro Bay (163 km) | Dedele Point (192 km) | Kerema (227 km) | Tufi Harbour (244 km) | Lae (304 km) | Kumul Tkr Mrg (319 km) | Port Romilly (324 km) | Dreger Harbour (325 km)