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 Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) is -. The average water temperature in Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) 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 Tuesday, 19th of February of 2019, the sun rose in Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) at 6:53 am and sunset will be at 6:19 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 1:45 am and the next low tide will be at 2:13 pm. The first high tide was at 8:25 am and the next high tide will be at 8:42 pm.
Today we have 11 hours and 26 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:36 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 108. With such a high coefficient we will have big tides and the currents will also be very evident. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 111. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 112.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) which is of 3.3 ft and a minimum height of -1.0 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of February of 2019.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Plantation Key (Hawk Channel), forecast in February.
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 Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) and the wind and wave forecast in Plantation Key (Hawk Channel) before you go fishing.
The moon set at 6:59 am at 286° west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (76°) at 6:36 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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Yacht Harbor (Cowpens Anchorage, Plantation Key) (1.3 mi.) | Tavernier Creek (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Hawk Channel) (2.4 mi.) | Snake Creek (Plantation Key) (2.7 mi.) | Snake Creek (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Windley Key) (2.8 mi.) | Tavernier Harbor (Hawk Channel) (3 mi.) | East Key (Southern End, Florida Bay) (4 mi.) | Whale Harbor (Windley Key, Hawk Channel) (4 mi.) | Whale Harbor Channel (Hwy. 1 Bridge, Windley Key) (4 mi.) | Crane Keys (North Side, Florida Bay) (5 mi.) | Islamorada (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (6 mi.) | Upper Matecumbe Key (Hawk Channel) (7 mi.) | Little Basin (Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (7 mi.) | Shell Key Channel (Florida Bay) (8 mi.) | Shell Key (Northwest Side, Lignumvitae Basin) (8 mi.) | Upper Matecumbe Key (West End, Hawk Channel) (9 mi.) | Alligator Reef (Hawk Channel) (10 mi.) | Point Charles (Key Largo) (10 mi.) | Rock Harbor (Key Largo) (10 mi.) | Lignumvitae Key (NE Side, Florida Bay) (10 mi.) | Indian Key (Hawk Channel) (10 mi.) | Lignumvitae Key (West Side, Florida Bay) (11 mi.) | Indian Key Anchorage (Lower Matecumbe Key) (12 mi.) | Key Largo (South Sound, Key Largo) (13 mi.) | Matecumbe Bight (Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (13 mi.) | Matecumbe Harbor (Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (15 mi.) | Largo Sound (Key Largo) (15 mi.) | Channel Two, East (Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida Bay) (15 mi.) | Channel Two, West Side (Hawk Channel) (16 mi.) | Channel Five, East Side (Hawk Channel) (17 mi.) | Channel Five, West Side (Hawk Channel) (17 mi.) | Garden Cove (Key Largo) (18 mi.) | Jewfish Hole (Long Key, Florida Bay) (18 mi.) | Long Key Bight (Long Key) (19 mi.) | Manatee Creek (Manatee Bay, Barnes Sound) (20 mi.) | Long Key Lake (Long Key) (20 mi.) | Main Key (Barnes Sound) (21 mi.) | Long Key (Western End) (22 mi.) | Conch Key (Eastern End) (24 mi.) | Little Card Sound Bridge (25 mi.) | Cormorant Point (26 mi.) | Toms Harbor Cut (26 mi.) | Flamingo (Florida Bay) (26 mi.) | Duck Key (Hawk Channel) (27 mi.) | Toms Harbor Channel (Hwy. 1 Bridge) (27 mi.) | Carysfort Reef (27 mi.) | Wednesday Point (Key Largo, Card Sound) (28 mi.) | Grassy Key, North Side, Florida Bay (28 mi.) | Ocean Reef Harbor (Key Largo) (29 mi.) | Card Sound (Western Side) (29 mi.) | Pumpkin Key (South End, Card Sound) (29 mi.)