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 Snipe Keys (Snipe Point) is -. The average water temperature in Snipe Keys (Snipe Point) 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 Thursday, 21th of January of 2021, the sun will rise in Snipe Keys (Snipe Point) at 7:12 am and sunset will be at 6:05 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 1:24 am and the next low tide will be at 12:54 pm. The first high tide will be at 6:08 am and the next high tide at 6:03 pm.
Today we will have 10 hours and 53 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:38 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 39, a low value, which means that the range (difference between high tide and low tide) will be lower than on other occasions and the currents will also be small. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 38. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 39.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Snipe Keys (Snipe Point) which is of 4.6 ft and a minimum height of -1.0 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of January of 2021.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Snipe Keys (Snipe Point), forecast in January.
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 Snipe Keys, the wind in Snipe Keys and the surf forecast in Snipe Keys before you go fishing.
The moon set at 12:59 am at 281° west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (77°) at 12:39 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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Snipe Keys (Middle Narrows) (3 mi.) | Waltz Key (Waltz Key Basin) (3 mi.) | Snipe Keys (Southeast End, Inner Narrows) (5 mi.) | Duck Key Point (Duck Key, Waltz Key Basin) (5 mi.) | Johnston Key (Southwest End, Turkey Basin) (5 mi.) | O´Hara Key (North End, Waltz Key Basin) (5 mi.) | Boca Chica Key (Long Point) (6 mi.) | Big Coppitt Key (Northeast Side, Waltz Key Basin) (6 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 5) (6 mi.) | Shark Key (Southeast End, Similar Sound) (6 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 4) (6 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Channel No. 3) (6 mi.) | Rockland Key (Rockland Channel Bridge) (7 mi.) | Channel Key (West Side) (7 mi.) | Saddlebunch Keys (Similar Sound) (7 mi.) | Perky (7 mi.) | Pumpkin Key (Bow Channel) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (North End, Bow Channel) (7 mi.) | Bird Key (Similar Sound) (7 mi.) | North Harris Channel (8 mi.) | Boca Chica Marina (8 mi.) | Sawyer Key (Outside, Cudjoe Channel) (8 mi.) | Sawyer Key (Inside, Cudjoe Channel) (8 mi.) | Boca Chica Channel Bridge (9 mi.) | Key Haven - Stock Island Channel (9 mi.) | Park Channel Bridge (9 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Northeast Side, Bow Channel) (9 mi.) | Boca Chica Key (Southwest End) (9 mi.) | Cow Key Channel (10 mi.) | Sigsbee Park (Garrison Bight Channel) (10 mi.) | Riveria Canal (Key West) (10 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Pirates Cove) (10 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Pirates Cove) (10 mi.) | Fleming Key (10 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (North End, Kemp Channel) (11 mi.) | Tarpon Creek (11 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (East Side, Tarpon Creek) (11 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Cudjoe Bay) (12 mi.) | Key West (South Side, White Street Pier) (12 mi.) | Gopher Key (Cudjoe Bay) (12 mi.) | Knockemdown Key (North End) (12 mi.) | Raccoon Key (East Side) (12 mi.) | Key West (13 mi.) | Kemp Channel Viaduct (13 mi.) | Content Keys (Content Passage) (14 mi.) | Key Lois (Southeast End) (14 mi.) | Summerland Key (Southwest Side, Kemp Channel) (15 mi.) | Water Keys (South End, Harbor Channel) (15 mi.) | Big Torch Key (Harbor Channel) (15 mi.) | Summerland Key (Niles Channel Bridge) (15 mi.)