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 Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) is -. The average water temperature in Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida 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 Saturday, 25th of March of 2023, the sun rose in Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) at 7:21:11 am and sunset was at 7:35:48 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 2:04 am and the next high tide at 1:26 pm. The first low tide was at 8:30 am and the next low tide at 9:49 pm.
Today we had 12 hours and 14 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:28:29 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 76, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 68. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 60.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) which is of 1.0 ft and a minimum height of -0.3 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of March of 2023.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay), 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 Islamorada, the wind in Islamorada and the surf forecast in Islamorada before you go fishing.
The moon rose in the northeast (67°) at 9:57 am and will set in the northwest (295°) at 11:50 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
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Upper Matecumbe Key (Hawk Channel) (0.7 mi.) | Little Basin (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (0.9 mi.) | Whale Harbor Channel (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Windley Key) (1.6 mi.) | Whale Harbor (Windley Key, Hawk Channel) (1.8 mi.) | Shell Key Channel (Florida Bay) (1.9 mi.) | Shell Key (Northwest Side, Lignumvitae Basin) (2.5 mi.) | Upper Matecumbe Key (West End, Hawk Channel) (2.6 mi.) | Snake Creek (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Windley Key) (3 mi.) | Snake Creek (Plantation Key) (3 mi.) | Lignumvitae Key (NE Side, Florida Bay) (4 mi.) | Indian Key (Hawk Channel) (4 mi.) | Yacht Harbor (Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key) (5 mi.) | Lignumvitae Key (West Side, Florida Bay) (5 mi.) | East Key (Southern End, Florida Bay) (5 mi.) | Alligator Reef (Hawk Channel) (5 mi.) | Crane Keys (North Side, Florida Bay) (6 mi.) | Indian Key Anchorage (Lower Matecumbe Key) (6 mi.) | Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) (6 mi.) | Matecumbe Bight (Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (7 mi.) | Tavernier Creek (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Hawk Channel) (8 mi.)