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 Riggins Ditch (0.5 NM Above Entrance) is -. The average water temperature in Riggins Ditch (0.5 NM Above Entrance) 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, 24th of January of 2021, the sun rose in Riggins Ditch (0.5 NM Above Entrance) at 7:12 am and sunset was at 5:11 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 12:01 am and the next low tide at 1:10 pm. The first high tide was at 5:42 am and the next high tide at 6:03 pm.
Today we had 9 hours and 59 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 12:11 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 50 (average). At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 54. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 58.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Riggins Ditch (0.5 NM Above Entrance) which is of 7.2 ft and a minimum height of -1.3 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 Riggins Ditch (0.5 NM Above Entrance), 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 Riggins Ditch, the wind in Riggins Ditch and the surf forecast in Riggins Ditch before you go fishing.
The moon set at 3:43 am at 298° northwest. Then, the moon rose at 60° northeast at 1:28 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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Riggins Ditch (Heislerville) (1.4 mi.) | West Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (2.7 mi.) | East Point (Maurice River Cove) (2.7 mi.) | West Creek (0.7 NM Above Entrance) (3 mi.) | East Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (4 mi.) | Bivalve (4 mi.) | Mauricetown (6 mi.) | Dennis Creek (2.5 NM Above Entrance) (6 mi.) | Bidwell Creek Entrance (6 mi.) | Dividing Creek Entrance (7 mi.) | Port Elizabeth (Manumuskin River) (8 mi.) | Sluice Creek (Route 47 Bridge, Dennis Creek) (8 mi.) | Bidwell Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (8 mi.) | Dennis Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (8 mi.) | Weir Creek Bridge (Dividing Creek) (9 mi.) | Dias Creek (9 mi.) | Menantico Creek Entrance (10 mi.) | Fishing Creek Entrance (10 mi.) | Hollywood Beach (The Glades) (11 mi.) | Fortescue Creek (11 mi.) | Townsend Sound (12 mi.) | North Highlands Beach (13 mi.) | Stites Sound (13 mi.) | Long Reach (Ingram Thorofare) (13 mi.) | Tuckahoe (Tuckahoe River) (13 mi.) | Millville (14 mi.) | Newport Landing (Nantuxent Creek) (14 mi.) | Cedar Swamp Creek (Tuckahoe River) (14 mi.) | Ingram Thorofare (14 mi.) | Ludlam Bay (West Side) (14 mi.) | Old Turtle Thorofare (14 mi.) | Townsends Inlet (15 mi.) | Stone Harbor (Great Channel) (15 mi.) | Nummy Island (Grassy Sound Channel) (15 mi.) | West Wildwood (Grassy Sound) (16 mi.) | Money Island (Nantuxent Creek Entrance) (16 mi.) | Cape May (16 mi.) | Swain Channel (Taylor Sound) (16 mi.) | Cedar Creek Entrance (Nantuxent Cove) (16 mi.) | Brandywine Shoal Light (17 mi.) | Strathmere (Strathmere Bay) (17 mi.) | Wildwood Crest (Sunset Lake) (17 mi.) | Middle Thorofare (17 mi.) | Wildwood Crest (Ocean Pier) (17 mi.) | Cape May Point (Sunset Beach) (18 mi.) | River Bend Marina (Great Egg Harbor River) (18 mi.) | Cape Island Creek (Cape May) (18 mi.) | Cape May Harbor (18 mi.) | Back Creek Entrance (Nantuxent Cove) (18 mi.) | Tindalls Wharf (Cohansey River) (19 mi.)