At this moment the current water temperature in Townsend Sound is -. The average water temperature in Townsend Sound today is -.
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.
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, 12th of December of 2024, the sun rose in Townsend Sound at 7:09:22 am and sunset will be at 4:36:40 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 5:29 am and the next high tide will be at 5:51 pm. The only low tide of the day was at 12:25 pm.
Today we have 9 hours and 27 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 11:53:01 am.
The tidal coefficient today is 80, a high value and therefore the range of tides and currents will also be high. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 83. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 85.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Townsend Sound which is of 5.2 ft and a minimum height of -0.7 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of December of 2024.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Townsend Sound, forecast in December.
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 Townsend Sound, the wind in Townsend Sound and the surf forecast in Townsend Sound before you go fishing.
The moon set at 4:00 am at 293° northwest. Then, the moon rose at 64° northeast at 2:15 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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Stites Sound (1.9 mi.) | Townsends Inlet (2.5 mi.) | Ingram Thorofare (2.6 mi.) | Ludlam Bay (West Side) (3.0 mi.) | Long Reach (Ingram Thorofare) (3 mi.) | Sluice Creek (Route 47 Bridge, Dennis Creek) (4 mi.) | Dennis Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (5 mi.) | Dennis Creek (2.5 NM Above Entrance) (6 mi.) | Strathmere (Strathmere Bay) (6 mi.) | Stone Harbor (Great Channel) (6 mi.) | Bidwell Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (7 mi.) | Cedar Swamp Creek (Tuckahoe River) (7 mi.) | Middle Thorofare (7 mi.) | Bidwell Creek Entrance (8 mi.) | Dias Creek (9 mi.) | Nummy Island (Grassy Sound Channel) (9 mi.) | East Creek (Route 47 Bridge) (9 mi.) | West Creek (0.7 NM Above Entrance) (9 mi.) | Old Turtle Thorofare (10 mi.) | Tuckahoe (Tuckahoe River) (10 mi.)