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 Sanibel is -. The average water temperature in Sanibel 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 Sunday, 26th of March of 2023, the sun rose in Sanibel at 7:25:20 am and sunset was at 7:42:07 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 5:26 am and the next high tide at 3:02 pm. The only low tide of the day was at 8:57 am.
Today we had 12 hours and 16 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:33:43 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 60 (average). At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 52. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 45.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Sanibel which is of 3.6 ft and a minimum height of -1.3 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 Sanibel, 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 Sanibel, the wind in Sanibel and the surf forecast in Sanibel before you go fishing.
The moon rose in the northeast at an angle of 63° at 10:42 am.
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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Punta Rassa (San Carlos Bay) (2.7 mi.) | Matanzas Pass (fixed bridge) (4 mi.) | Tarpon Bay (Sanibel Island) (4 mi.) | St. James City (Pine Island) (5 mi.) | Iona Shores (6 mi.) | Estero Island (Estero Bay) (6 mi.) | Galt Island (Pine Island Sound) (7 mi.) | Tropical Homesites Landing (Pine Island) (8 mi.) | Carlos Point (9 mi.) | Hendry Creek (Estero Bay) (9 mi.) | Cape Coral (9 mi.) | Estero River (10 mi.) | Captiva Island (outside) (10 mi.) | Coconut Point (11 mi.) | Captiva Island (Pine Island Sound) (12 mi.) | Little Hickory Island (12 mi.) | Matlacha (13 mi.) | Redfish Pass (Captiva Island, North End) (13 mi.) | Fort Myers (16 mi.) | North Captiva Island (16 mi.)