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Rio Tinto · September 2026 20:18 · UTC−6
Honduras Atlántida Department 15.850° N · 87.733° W

Rio Tinto Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for Rio Tinto, Honduras — updated daily, free forever.

Falling
0.0 m
Low in 1h 22m
0.0 m at 21:40
Last high tide: 0.1 m at 16:10

The water level is falling. Next low tide in 1 h 22 min (21:40).

05:38 18:01 Coefficient 39 · low Calculated for Rio Tinto's local time · UTC−6

At a glance

Wind 5 kn from E · gust 2 kn Waves 0.5 m from ENE · 4 s Fish activity Slow 2 major + 2 minor periods Air temp 26° feels like 31° Water temp 30° Sea surface Pressure 1012 hPa Steady UV index 9 Very high exposure Coefficient 39 47 morning · 39 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

High 01:00 · 0.0 m Low 08:30 · -0.1 m High 16:10 · 0.1 m Low 21:40 · 0.0 m
High Low Daylight · 12h 23m Major Minor

H 01:00 0.0 m L 08:30 -0.1 m H 16:10 0.1 m L 21:40 0.0 m

Interpolated estimate · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · America/Tegucigalpa (UTC−6) · Why might this differ?

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

The sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:01. Today brings 2 high tides and 2 low tides: high water at 01:00 (0.0 m) and 16:10 (0.1 m); low water at 08:30 (-0.1 m) and 21:40 (0.0 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 11:50, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

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

Sea & weather now

Conditions at Rio Tinto right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 26°C Partly cloudy · feels like 31° · H 33° · L 23°
Water temp 31°C 30° to 31° today
Wind 5 kn E · Force 2 · Light breeze · gusts 2 kn
Swell 0.5 m ENE · 4 s period
Humidity 84% Dew point 23°
Visibility 24 km Cloud cover 56%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
00:00 Light showers 24° 3 SE 74% 2.1 95%
02:00 Light drizzle 23° 3 SSE 38% 0.1 98%
04:00 Overcast 23° 3 S 14% 0.0 97%
06:00 Overcast 23° 3 S 6% 0.0 95%
08:00 Overcast 26° 3 S 1% 0.0 79%
10:00 Partly cloudy 33° 1 NNW 0% 0.0 49%
12:00 Overcast 32° 6 N 0% 0.0 54%
14:00 Overcast 31° 7 N 3% 0.0 62%
16:00 Overcast 31° 5 NNE 14% 0.0 65%
18:00 Overcast 28° 6 E 29% 0.0 78%
20:00 Partly cloudy 26° 5 E 16% 0.0 84%
22:00 Drizzle 26° 5 E 13% 0.7 88%
23:00 Overcast 26° 5 E 19% 0.0 89%

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

Fishing barometer

1012 hPa → Stable
  • Rising Very good Rising pressure after a low signals settling weather — fish feed confidently and this is often the best barometer window of all.
  • Stable Normal activity — today 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 1010 hPa max 1014 hPa Hover, tap or arrow-key the line to read any hour.

The barometer is holding steady. Expect routine feeding behaviour, with the usual peaks around tide changes and the solunar periods rather than any pressure-driven surge.

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 31° Ranges 30° to 31° today
30°
0 h
30°
2 h
30°
4 h
30°
6 h
30°
8 h
31°
10 h
31°
12 h
31°
14 h
31°
16 h
31°
18 h
31°
20 h
30°
22 h
30°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 30.4° today, moving between 30.2° and 30.6°. 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 Overcast 33°/23° 7 kn
  • Fri 4 Mainly clear 33°/23° 7 kn
  • Sat 5 Overcast 33°/23° 7 kn
  • Sun 6 Overcast 34°/24° 7 kn
  • Mon 7 Mainly clear 34°/25° 9 kn
  • Tue 8 Partly cloudy 34°/24° 9 kn
  • Wed 9 Overcast 32°/23° 9 kn

Air quality

Moderate · EAQI 41

Air quality is moderate. Sensitive groups should consider reducing prolonged outdoor exertion.

O₃ Ozone Fair 63.6µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 7.1µg/m³ Coarse particles from dust, sea spray and traffic. Bar is scaled to 50 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM2.5 Good 4.9µg/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 Rio Tinto 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 0.1 m above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–11 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 ENE (58°) · 3.7 s period
Most frequent waves 0.3 m About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 0.5 m The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 3.7 second period.
Maximum waves 1.0 m The odd crest reaches this — allow for it before heading into exposed water.
Swell height 0 – 1.0 m scale 00:00 · 06:00 · 12:00 · 18:00 · 24:00
0 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
2 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
4 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
6 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
8 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
10 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
12 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
14 h 0.3 m 5 s NE
16 h 0.3 m 4 s NE
18 h 0.4 m 4 s NE
20 h 0.5 m 4 s ENE
22 h 0.6 m 4 s ENE
24 h 0.6 m 4 s ENE

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 Rio Tinto.

Best fishing times today

Slow

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

Major Peak activity

03:44 – 05:44

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

11:00 – 12:00

Moonset

Major Peak activity

16:14 – 18:14

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

22:26 – 23:26

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 22:56 · Moonset 11:30 · transit 04:44 Visible for 12h 34m
rise 22:56 · 62° ENE set 11:30 · 297° WNW transit 04:44
04 SEP Last Quarter 01:51 tomorrow
10 SEP New Moon 21:26 in 7 days
18 SEP First Quarter 14:43 in 15 days
26 SEP Full Moon 10:49 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.

High tide turn

00:00 – 02:00

Water peaks at 01:00 then starts to fall.

Low tide turn

07:30 – 09:30

Water bottoms out at 08:30 then starts to rise.

Prime window

15:10 – 17:10

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

Low tide turn

20:40 – 22:40

Water bottoms out at 21:40 then starts to rise.

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 371,382km Angular diameter 0° 32′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,886,807km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at Rio Tinto today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 05:24 – 06:06 17:33 – 18:15
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 05:16 – 05:24 18:15 – 18:23
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 05:16 – 05:38 18:01 – 18:23
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 04:51 – 05:16 18:23 – 18:48
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 04:25 – 04:51 18:48 – 19:14

Lighting the Earth at this moment

20:18 UTC−6 · 3 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where Rio Tinto sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is Rio Tinto. 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 Rio Tinto.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 78% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset18:03 05:30 -0.1 m low tide 13:00 0.1 m high tide 18:40 0.0 m low tide 23:00 0.1 m high tide 70 · High Fair
2 Wed 68% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset18:02 07:00 -0.1 m low tide 14:50 0.1 m high tide 20:30 0.0 m low tide 55 · Average Fair
3 Thu 57% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset18:01 01:00 0.0 m high tide 08:30 -0.1 m low tide 16:10 0.1 m high tide 21:40 0.0 m low tide 39 · Low Slow
4 Fri 45% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset18:01 02:50 0.0 m high tide 09:40 -0.1 m low tide 17:00 0.1 m high tide 22:30 -0.1 m low tide 35 · Low Slow
5 Sat 34% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset18:00 04:00 0.1 m high tide 10:40 -0.2 m low tide 17:40 0.1 m high tide 23:20 -0.1 m low tide 50 · Average Fair
6 Sun 24% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:59 05:00 0.1 m high tide 11:30 -0.2 m low tide 18:10 0.1 m high tide 65 · Average Slow
7 Mon 14% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:58 00:00 -0.1 m low tide 05:50 0.1 m high tide 12:10 -0.1 m low tide 18:40 0.1 m high tide 80 · High Fair
8 Tue 7% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:58 00:40 -0.1 m low tide 06:40 0.1 m high tide 13:00 -0.1 m low tide 19:10 0.1 m high tide 92 · Very high Good
9 Wed 3% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:57 01:10 -0.1 m low tide 07:30 0.1 m high tide 13:40 -0.1 m low tide 19:40 0.1 m high tide 101 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 0% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:56 01:50 -0.1 m low tide 08:10 0.1 m high tide 14:20 -0.1 m low tide 20:10 0.1 m high tide 104 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 1% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:55 02:30 -0.1 m low tide 09:00 0.1 m high tide 15:00 0.0 m low tide 20:40 0.1 m high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 3% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:54 03:10 -0.1 m low tide 10:00 0.1 m high tide 15:50 0.0 m low tide 21:10 0.1 m high tide 95 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 8% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:54 04:00 -0.1 m low tide 11:00 0.1 m high tide 16:40 0.0 m low tide 21:40 0.0 m high tide 85 · High Good
14 Mon 14% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:53 04:50 -0.1 m low tide 12:20 0.1 m high tide 18:40 0.0 m low tide 22:30 0.0 m high tide 72 · High Fair
15 Tue 22% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:52 06:00 -0.1 m low tide 14:10 0.0 m high tide 21:30 0.0 m low tide 57 · Average Fair
16 Wed 31% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:51 00:20 0.0 m high tide 07:50 -0.1 m low tide 15:30 0.0 m high tide 22:10 0.0 m low tide 43 · Low Fair
17 Thu 40% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:50 02:10 0.0 m high tide 09:00 -0.1 m low tide 16:20 0.1 m high tide 22:40 0.0 m low tide 29 · Low Fair
18 Fri 49% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:50 03:30 0.0 m high tide 09:50 -0.1 m low tide 16:50 0.1 m high tide 23:00 -0.1 m low tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 59% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:49 04:20 0.0 m high tide 10:30 -0.1 m low tide 17:20 0.1 m high tide 23:20 -0.1 m low tide 26 · Low Slow
20 Sun 68% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:48 05:00 0.0 m high tide 11:10 -0.1 m low tide 17:50 0.1 m high tide 23:40 -0.1 m low tide 39 · Low Fair
21 Mon 76% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:47 05:40 0.1 m high tide 11:40 -0.1 m low tide 18:10 0.1 m high tide 53 · Average Slow
22 Tue 84% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:46 00:00 -0.1 m low tide 06:10 0.1 m high tide 12:10 -0.1 m low tide 18:30 0.1 m high tide 67 · Average Fair
23 Wed 91% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:46 00:20 -0.1 m low tide 06:40 0.1 m high tide 12:30 -0.1 m low tide 18:50 0.1 m high tide 81 · High Good
24 Thu 96% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:45 00:50 -0.1 m low tide 07:00 0.1 m high tide 13:00 -0.1 m low tide 19:00 0.1 m high tide 91 · Very high Excellent
25 Fri 99% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:44 01:10 -0.1 m low tide 07:40 0.1 m high tide 13:30 0.0 m low tide 19:10 0.1 m high tide 99 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:43 01:40 -0.1 m low tide 08:10 0.1 m high tide 14:10 0.0 m low tide 19:30 0.1 m high tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:43 02:20 -0.1 m low tide 09:00 0.1 m high tide 14:50 0.0 m low tide 20:00 0.1 m high tide 101 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 95% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:42 03:00 -0.1 m low tide 10:00 0.1 m high tide 15:40 0.0 m low tide 20:30 0.1 m high tide 94 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 89% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:41 04:00 -0.1 m low tide 11:20 0.1 m high tide 17:00 0.0 m low tide 21:30 0.1 m high tide 83 · High Fair
30 Wed 80% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:40 05:20 -0.1 m low tide 13:00 0.1 m high tide 18:40 0.0 m low tide 23:10 0.0 m high tide 70 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–11 Sep (coef 104) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 47 · afternoon 39. Predicted levels run between -0.2 m and 0.1 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 Rio Tinto local time, with daylight saving already applied.

Nearby

Other tide stations close to Rio Tinto, ranked by distance.

Fishing sites near Rio Tinto

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 Rio Tinto, explained.

What time is high tide in Rio Tinto today?

High water at Rio Tinto today is at 01:00 and 16:10. 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 Rio Tinto?

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 Rio Tinto today?

The sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:01 local time, giving 12h 23m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in Rio Tinto today?

The sea surface at Rio Tinto is around 30.5°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 Rio Tinto today?

The significant wave height at Rio Tinto is currently 0.5 m with a period of 3.7 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/hn/atlantida-department/rio-tinto