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 Horta is -. The average water temperature in Horta 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 Wednesday, 14th of April of 2021, the sun rose in Horta at 7:18 h and sunset will be at 20:31 h. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 1:24 h and the next high tide at 13:39 h. The first low tide was at 7:26 h and the next low tide will be at 19:41 h.
Today we have 13 hours and 13 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 13:54 h.
The tidal coefficient today is 78, 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 70.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Horta which is of 2.0 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 2021.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Horta, 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 Horta, the wind in Horta and the surf forecast in Horta before you go fishing.
The moon rose in the east (70°) at 8:42 h and will set in the northwest (293°) at 22:58 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
Angra do Heroísmo | Horta | Ponta Delgada | Porto da Madalena | Porto da Velas | Praia da Vitoria | Santa Cruz das Flores | Vila do Porto
Porto da Madalena (8 km) | Porto da Velas (39 km) | Angra do Heroísmo (123 km) | Praia da Vitoria (137 km) | Santa Cruz das Flores (239 km) | Ponta Delgada (274 km) | Vila do Porto (349 km) | Funchal (1246 km) | Porto Santo (1265 km) | Santa Cruz de La Palma (1485 km)