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 Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) is -. The average water temperature in Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) 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 Monday, 19th of April of 2021, the sun rose in Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) at 6:40 am and sunset will be at 7:51 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 1:00 am and the next high tide at 1:43 pm. The first low tide was at 7:23 am and the next low tide will be at 7:26 pm.
Today we have 13 hours and 11 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:15 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 34, a very low value, which means that there will not be a great difference between high tide and low tide. The currents will also be very small. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 33. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 34.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) which is of 7.2 ft and a minimum height of -1.6 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of April of 2021.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Pawleys Island Pier (ocean), forecast in April.
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 Pawleys Island Pier, the wind in Pawleys Island Pier and the surf forecast in Pawleys Island Pier before you go fishing.
The moon set at 1:56 am at 301° northwest. Then, the moon rose at 60° northeast at 11:53 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
USA: AL | CA | CT | DC | DE | FL (east) | FL (gulf) | FL (west) | FL (keys) | GA | LA | MA | MD | ME | MS | NC | NH | NY | OR | PA | RI | SC | TX | VA | WA
Bennet´s Dock (Pawleys Island Creek) (0.6 mi.) | Midway Inlet North (Pawleys Island) (1.2 mi.) | Ward´s Dock (Pawleys Inlet) (1.7 mi.) | Litchfield Beach Bridge (2.9 mi.) | Hagley Landing (4 mi.) | Carr Creek (1 mile above entrance) (5 mi.) | South Of Sam Worth Game Management Area (5 mi.) | Arundel Plantation (5 mi.) | Weymouth Plantation (5 mi.) | Thoroughfare Creek Entrance (5 mi.) | Oaks Creek (Upper End) (6 mi.) | Windsor Plantation (Black River) (8 mi.) | Allston Creek (8 mi.) | Oaks Creek (0.5 Mi. Above Entrance) (8 mi.) | Clambank Creek (North Inlet) (8 mi.) | Smith´s Dock (9 mi.) | Holly Grove Plantation (9 mi.) | Wachesaw Landing (9 mi.) | Divine´s Dock (9 mi.) | Waccamaw River Entrance (9 mi.) | Captain Alex´s Marina (Parsonage Creek) (9 mi.) | Georgetown (11 mi.) | Bull Creek Entrance (11 mi.) | Little Bull Creek Entrance (Bull Creek) (12 mi.) | Garden City Bridge (Main Creek) (12 mi.) | Garden City Pier (ocean) (12 mi.) | Lower Topsaw Landing (12 mi.) | Frazier Point (12 mi.) | Black River (south Of Dunbar) (14 mi.) | South Island Plantation (14 mi.) | Jacobs Wharf (15 mi.) | Bucksport (15 mi.) | Georgetown Lighthouse (15 mi.) | South Island Ferry (Intracoastal Waterway) (15 mi.) | Yauhannah Bridge (16 mi.) | Enterprise Landing (17 mi.) | Winea Plantation (Black River) (17 mi.) | Winyah Bay Entrance (south Jetty) (17 mi.) | Minim Creek Entrance (North Santee Bay) (19 mi.) | Cumberland (19 mi.) | Socastee (19 mi.) | Springmaid Pier (19 mi.) | Mt. Pleasant Plantation (Black River) (20 mi.) | Rhems (Black Mingo Creek, Black River) (21 mi.) | Cedar Island (North Santee Bay) (21 mi.) | North Santee (22 mi.) | Keysfield (22 mi.) | North Santee River Inlet (22 mi.) | Myrtle Beach (Combination Bridge) (22 mi.) | Brown Island (South Santee River) (23 mi.)