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 Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) is -. The average water temperature in Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) 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 Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) at 6:57 am and sunset was at 6:24 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 1:29 am and the next high tide at 2:35 pm. The first low tide was at 10:25 am and the next low tide will be at 9:57 pm.
Today we had 11 hours and 27 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:40 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 Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) which is of 1.6 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 Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5), 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 Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) and the wind and wave forecast in Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) before you go fishing.
The moon set at 7:03 am at 286° west. Then, the moon rose at 76° east at 6:41 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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Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 4) (0.5 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Similar Sound) (0.8 mi.) | O´Hara Key (North End, Waltz Key Basin) (1.4 mi.) | Shark Key (Southeast End, Similar Sound) (1.5 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 3) (1.5 mi.) | Bird Key (Similar Sound) (1.9 mi.) | Big Coppitt Key (Northeast Side, Waltz Key Basin) (2.1 mi.) | Waltz Key (Waltz Key Basin) (3 mi.) | Rockland Key (Rockland Channel Bridge) (3 mi.) | Snipe Keys (Southeast End, Inner Narrows) (3 mi.) | Snipe Keys (Middle Narrows) (4 mi.) | Duck Key Point (Duck Key, Waltz Key Basin) (4 mi.) | Perky (4 mi.) | Boca Chica Key (Long Point) (5 mi.) | North Harris Channel (5 mi.) | Boca Chica Marina (6 mi.) | Park Channel Bridge (6 mi.) | Snipe Keys (Snipe Point) (6 mi.) | Channel Key (West Side) (6 mi.) | Boca Chica Key (Southwest End) (7 mi.) | Boca Chica Channel Bridge (7 mi.) | Tarpon Creek (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Northeast Side, Bow Channel) (7 mi.) | Johnston Key (Southwest End, Turkey Basin) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (North End, Bow Channel) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (East Side, Tarpon Creek) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Pirates Cove) (7 mi.) | Key Haven - Stock Island Channel (8 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Pirates Cove) (8 mi.) | Pumpkin Key (Bow Channel) (8 mi.) | Cow Key Channel (8 mi.) | Riveria Canal (Key West) (9 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Cudjoe Bay) (9 mi.) | Gopher Key (Cudjoe Bay) (9 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (North End, Kemp Channel) (10 mi.) | Key Lois (Southeast End) (10 mi.) | Sigsbee Park (Garrison Bight Channel) (10 mi.) | Kemp Channel Viaduct (10 mi.) | Sawyer Key (Outside, Cudjoe Channel) (11 mi.) | Sawyer Key (Inside, Cudjoe Channel) (11 mi.) | Fleming Key (11 mi.) | Key West (South Side, White Street Pier) (11 mi.) | Summerland Key (Southwest Side, Kemp Channel) (11 mi.) | Knockemdown Key (North End) (12 mi.) | Summerland Key (Niles Channel South) (12 mi.) | Summerland Key (Niles Channel Bridge) (12 mi.) | Key West (12 mi.) | Raccoon Key (East Side) (13 mi.) | Ramrod Key (Niles Channel Bridge) (13 mi.) | Big Torch Key (Niles Channel) (14 mi.)