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El Cardón · September 2026 20:47 · UTC−5
Colombia La Guajira Department 11.923° N · 72.213° W

El Cardón Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for El Cardón, Colombia — updated daily, free forever.

Rising
0.1 m
Last high tide: 0.2 m at 17:00

The water level is rising.

05:38 17:57 Coefficient 39 · low Calculated for El Cardón's local time · UTC−5

At a glance

Wind 16 kn from ENE · gust 23 kn Waves 0.9 m from NNE · 5 s Fish activity Slow 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 29° feels like 30° Water temp 29° Sea surface Pressure 1009 hPa Rising UV index 9 Very high exposure Coefficient 39 47 morning · 39 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

Low 01:10 · -0.1 m High 04:30 · -0.1 m Low 08:00 · -0.1 m High 17:00 · 0.2 m
High Low Daylight · 12h 19m Major Minor

L 01:10 -0.1 m H 04:30 -0.1 m L 08:00 -0.1 m H 17:00 0.2 m

Interpolated estimate · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/Bogota (UTC−5) · Why might this differ?

HAT
0.2 m
highest astronomical tide
MSL
0.1 m
mean sea level — the chart's zero
LAT
-0.1 m
lowest astronomical tide

The sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:57. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 04:30 (-0.1 m) and 17:00 (0.2 m); low water at 01:10 (-0.1 m) and 08:00 (-0.1 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 11:48, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Thursday 3 September
HourHeightTrend
00:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
01:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
02:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
03:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
04:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
05:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
06:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
07:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
08:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
09:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
10:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
11:00 0.0 m ↗ Rising
HourHeightTrend
12:00 0.0 m ↗ Rising
13:00 0.1 m ↗ Rising
14:00 0.1 m ↗ Rising
15:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
16:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
17:00 0.2 m ↘ Falling
18:00 0.2 m ↘ Falling
19:00 0.2 m ↘ Falling
20:00 0.2 m ↘ Falling
21:00 0.1 m ↘ Falling
22:00 0.1 m ↘ Falling
23:00 0.1 m ↘ Falling

Sea & weather now

Conditions at El Cardón right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 29°C Clear sky · feels like 30° · H 37° · L 27°
Water temp 29°C 29° to 29° today
Wind 16 kn ENE · Force 4 · Mod. breeze · gusts 23 kn
Swell 0.9 m NNE · 5 s period
Humidity 68% Dew point 23°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 0%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
00:00 Clear sky 28° 11 ENE 0% 0.0 71%
02:00 Clear sky 28° 10 ENE 0% 0.0 73%
04:00 Clear sky 27° 9 ENE 0% 0.0 78%
06:00 Mainly clear 27° 12 E 0% 0.0 79%
08:00 Mainly clear 31° 18 E 0% 0.0 62%
10:00 Mainly clear 34° 21 E 0% 0.0 48%
12:00 Mainly clear 37° 21 E 0% 0.0 41%
14:00 Clear sky 37° 19 E 0% 0.0 38%
16:00 Clear sky 37° 15 E 0% 0.0 37%
18:00 Clear sky 32° 17 ENE 0% 0.0 56%
20:00 Clear sky 29° 16 ENE 25% 0.0 68%
22:00 Clear sky 29° 15 ENE 68% 0.0 73%
23:00 Clear sky 28° 15 ENE 72% 0.0 73%

Rain chance and millimetres per hour, then relative humidity. Scroll for the rest of the day.

Fishing barometer

1009 hPa ↗ Rising
  • Rising Very good — today Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity A steady barometer for a day or more means settled conditions and predictable, average feeding around tides and solunar peaks.
  • Falling Good at first A dropping barometer sparks a burst of feeding before the weather turns, then activity slows markedly as the front arrives.
min 1006 hPa max 1012 hPa Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is rising, which usually switches feeding back on: fish sense settling conditions and move to feed with confidence. A rising trend after a spell of low pressure is one of the strongest signals to get out on the water.

UV index

solar protection

UV 9

Very high

Very high exposure — unprotected skin burns quickly. Cover up, reapply sunscreen often and keep out of the midday sun.

1–2 · Low
Little risk — most people need no sun protection.
3–7 · Moderate to high
Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+, and take shade around midday.
8+ · Very high to extreme
Use SPF 50+, cover up and stay out of the sun through the middle of the day.
Water temperature 29° Ranges 29° to 29° today
29°
0 h
29°
2 h
29°
4 h
29°
6 h
29°
8 h
29°
10 h
29°
12 h
29°
14 h
29°
16 h
29°
18 h
29°
20 h
29°
22 h
29°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 29.0° today, moving between 28.8° and 29.1°. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

Outlook

Next 7 days
  • Thu 3 Mainly clear 37°/27° 21 kn
  • Fri 4 Clear sky 38°/27° 20 kn
  • Sat 5 Overcast 36°/27° 20 kn
  • Sun 6 Overcast 38°/28° 20 kn
  • Mon 7 Overcast 40°/27° 23 kn
  • Tue 8 Clear sky 38°/28° 26 kn
  • Wed 9 Clear sky 38°/27° 23 kn

Air quality

Fair · EAQI 28

Air quality is fair. Fine for outdoor activity; unusually sensitive people should watch for symptoms.

O₃ Ozone Fair 53.3µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 11.2µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Good 6.6µg/m³ Fine particles that reach deep into the lungs. Bar is scaled to 25 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.

Bands follow the European Air Quality Index; the day's index is its worst hour, each pollutant its daily mean. Air quality from CAMS.

Weather & marine data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · times are El Cardón local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Thursday 3 September 39 Low

Morning 47 · afternoon 39

Month range 20 – 104

Heights this month span -0.2 m to 0.3 m above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

September 2026 — hover, tap or arrow-key a bar to read that day

Very high High Average Low

A larger coefficient means a wider gap between high and low water, so the strongest currents run along the sea bed. Tidal range also shifts with the weather — check the wind and swell before you head out.

Swell

From NNE (32°) · 4.7 s period
Most frequent waves 0.4 m About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 0.9 m The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 4.7 second period.
Maximum waves 1.8 m The odd crest reaches this — allow for it before heading into exposed water.
Swell height 0 – 1.5 m scale 00:00 · 06:00 · 12:00 · 18:00 · 24:00
0 h 0.7 m 5 s NNE
2 h 0.7 m 5 s NNE
4 h 0.7 m 5 s NNE
6 h 0.7 m 5 s NE
8 h 0.8 m 4 s NE
10 h 0.8 m 4 s NE
12 h 0.7 m 5 s NE
14 h 0.8 m 5 s NE
16 h 0.9 m 5 s NE
18 h 0.9 m 5 s NNE
20 h 0.9 m 5 s NNE
22 h 0.8 m 5 s NNE
24 h 0.8 m 5 s NNE

These figures describe the swell out in open water. Closer to the beach the waves shift with the shape of the coastline and the seabed, though in most spots they end up broadly similar.

Solunar

Feeding windows from the moon's transit, rise and set — the free solunar rating for El Cardón.

Best fishing times today

Slow

Solunar theory rates today a slow day for fishing at El Cardón — plan around the major and minor periods below.

Major Peak activity

03:39 – 05:39

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

10:46 – 11:46

Moonset

Major Peak activity

16:09 – 18:09

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

22:30 – 23:30

Moonrise

Major period Minor period Daylight

Major periods track the moon's transit and opposing transit and run about two hours; minor periods open at moonrise and moonset and last about an hour. When a period lands on sunrise or sunset, activity climbs higher still — and that overlap happens today.

Moon

Thursday 3 September
Last quarter 57% illuminated · 21.5 days old Moonrise 23:00 · Moonset 11:16 · transit 04:39 Visible for 12h 16m
rise 23:00 · 62° ENE set 11:16 · 296° WNW transit 04:39
04 SEP Last Quarter 02:51 tomorrow
10 SEP New Moon 22:26 in 7 days
18 SEP First Quarter 15:43 in 15 days
26 SEP Full Moon 11:49 in 23 days

Planner

When to go this week, and which days of September are worth the drive.

Bite windows

Thursday 3 September

Fish feed hardest when the water starts moving — plan around the hour before and after each tide turn, and doubly so where a turn meets a solunar major period.

Low tide turn

00:10 – 02:10

Water bottoms out at 01:10 then starts to rise.

Prime window

03:30 – 05:30

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Low tide turn

07:00 – 09:00

Water bottoms out at 08:00 then starts to rise.

Prime window

16:00 – 18:00

Tide turn overlaps a major solunar period — the best bite of the day.

Best days in September

Ranked by tidal coefficient — pick a day to load it.

Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20)

Astronomical observation · moon, sun and Earth

today, 3 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 371,458km Angular diameter 0° 32′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,888,276km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at El Cardón today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 05:25 – 06:06 17:29 – 18:10
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 05:17 – 05:25 18:10 – 18:18
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 05:17 – 05:38 17:57 – 18:18
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 04:52 – 05:17 18:18 – 18:43
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 04:27 – 04:52 18:43 – 19:08

Lighting the Earth at this moment

20:47 UTC−5 · 3 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where El Cardón sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is El Cardón. As the Earth turns, the day-and-night line sweeps westward and this map refreshes with the local clock.

Tide table

September 2026
Tide times, heights, coefficient and fishing activity for every day of September 2026 at El Cardón.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 78% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:58 00:00 0.0 m high tide 06:30 -0.1 m low tide 15:00 0.2 m high tide 70 · High Fair
2 Wed 68% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:58 00:40 -0.1 m low tide 02:00 -0.1 m high tide 07:00 -0.1 m low tide 16:00 0.2 m high tide 55 · Average Fair
3 Thu 57% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:57 01:10 -0.1 m low tide 04:30 -0.1 m high tide 08:00 -0.1 m low tide 17:00 0.2 m high tide 39 · Low Slow
4 Fri 46% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:57 01:40 -0.1 m low tide 06:00 -0.1 m high tide 09:20 -0.1 m low tide 17:50 0.2 m high tide 35 · Low Slow
5 Sat 34% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:56 02:10 -0.2 m low tide 07:00 -0.1 m high tide 10:30 -0.1 m low tide 18:40 0.3 m high tide 49 · Low Fair
6 Sun 24% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:55 02:40 -0.2 m low tide 07:40 -0.1 m high tide 11:40 -0.1 m low tide 19:30 0.3 m high tide 64 · Average Slow
7 Mon 15% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:55 03:10 -0.2 m low tide 08:20 0.0 m high tide 12:40 -0.1 m low tide 20:20 0.3 m high tide 79 · High Fair
8 Tue 8% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:54 03:40 -0.1 m low tide 09:00 0.0 m high tide 13:40 -0.1 m low tide 21:00 0.2 m high tide 92 · Very high Good
9 Wed 3% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:53 04:10 -0.1 m low tide 09:50 0.0 m high tide 14:40 -0.1 m low tide 21:40 0.2 m high tide 100 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:53 04:40 -0.1 m low tide 10:30 0.1 m high tide 15:50 0.0 m low tide 22:30 0.2 m high tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 0% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:52 05:10 -0.1 m low tide 11:20 0.1 m high tide 17:20 0.0 m low tide 23:10 0.1 m high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:51 05:30 -0.1 m low tide 12:20 0.1 m high tide 19:10 0.0 m low tide 96 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 8% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:50 00:00 0.0 m high tide 05:40 -0.1 m low tide 13:10 0.1 m high tide 21:40 -0.1 m low tide 85 · High Good
14 Mon 14% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:50 01:10 0.0 m high tide 05:40 -0.1 m low tide 14:10 0.1 m high tide 23:30 -0.1 m low tide 72 · High Fair
15 Tue 22% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:49 15:10 0.1 m high tide 58 · Average Fair
16 Wed 30% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:48 00:20 -0.1 m low tide 16:10 0.2 m high tide 43 · Low Fair
17 Thu 39% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:48 01:00 -0.1 m low tide 17:00 0.2 m high tide 29 · Low Fair
18 Fri 49% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:47 01:40 -0.2 m low tide 17:50 0.2 m high tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 58% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:46 02:10 -0.2 m low tide 08:00 -0.1 m high tide 10:20 -0.1 m low tide 18:30 0.2 m high tide 25 · Low Slow
20 Sun 67% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:46 02:40 -0.2 m low tide 08:00 -0.1 m high tide 11:10 -0.1 m low tide 19:10 0.2 m high tide 39 · Low Fair
21 Mon 76% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:45 03:00 -0.1 m low tide 08:20 0.0 m high tide 12:00 -0.1 m low tide 19:40 0.2 m high tide 53 · Average Slow
22 Tue 84% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:44 03:10 -0.1 m low tide 08:40 0.0 m high tide 12:40 -0.1 m low tide 20:10 0.2 m high tide 67 · Average Fair
23 Wed 90% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:44 03:20 -0.1 m low tide 09:00 0.0 m high tide 13:30 -0.1 m low tide 20:30 0.2 m high tide 80 · High Good
24 Thu 96% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:43 03:30 -0.1 m low tide 09:30 0.1 m high tide 14:20 0.0 m low tide 21:00 0.1 m high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:42 03:40 -0.1 m low tide 10:00 0.1 m high tide 15:20 0.0 m low tide 21:20 0.1 m high tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:42 03:40 -0.1 m low tide 10:30 0.1 m high tide 16:40 0.0 m low tide 21:50 0.1 m high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:41 03:50 -0.1 m low tide 11:20 0.2 m high tide 18:20 0.0 m low tide 22:20 0.0 m high tide 101 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:40 04:10 -0.1 m low tide 12:10 0.2 m high tide 21:00 -0.1 m low tide 22:50 -0.1 m high tide 94 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 89% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:40 04:30 -0.1 m low tide 13:10 0.2 m high tide 23:20 -0.1 m low tide 84 · High Fair
30 Wed 81% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:39 01:20 -0.1 m high tide 04:40 -0.1 m low tide 14:20 0.2 m high tide 23:50 -0.1 m low tide 70 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 47 · afternoon 39. Predicted levels run between -0.2 m and 0.3 m this month.

Heights are metres above the station's chart datum, so the biggest tides can dip just below zero. Every time shown is El Cardón local time, with daylight saving already applied.

Nearby

Other tide stations close to El Cardón, ranked by distance.

Fishing sites near El Cardón

this station in gold · nearby stations in green

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for El Cardón, explained.

What time is high tide in El Cardón today?

High water at El Cardón today is at 04:30 and 17:00. The full list of high and low tide times is in the table above and refreshes every day.

Is today a good day to fish in El Cardón?

Based on solunar theory the fishing rating today is Slow. The strongest windows are the major periods around the lunar transit, which often line up with sunrise and sunset.

What is the tidal coefficient and why does it matter?

The coefficient runs from 0 to 120 and measures the tidal range — today it is 39 (Low). Higher numbers mean stronger currents and a bigger gap between high and low water, which matters for fishing, diving and boating.

When are sunrise and sunset in El Cardón today?

The sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:57 local time, giving 12h 19m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in El Cardón today?

The sea surface at El Cardón is around 29.1°C right now. Water temperature sets the pace of fish metabolism, so the hourly strip above is worth a glance — even a small shift can change where fish hold and how actively they feed.

How big are the waves in El Cardón today?

The significant wave height at El Cardón is currently 0.9 m with a period of 4.7 s between crests. Individual sets can stack up to roughly twice that height, so allow a margin at exposed marks and anchorages.

Data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) · CAMS · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · FES2022 — CNES/AVISO/LEGOS · IP geolocation by DB-IP (CC BY 4.0)

Estimates for planning only — not for navigation or safety-critical use. · www.thetidechart.com/co/la-guajira-department/el-cardon