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Rantabe · September 2026 05:04 · UTC+3
Madagascar Madagascar 15.700° S · 49.650° E

Rantabe Tide Chart

Tide predictions, solunar fishing times and marine weather for Rantabe, Madagascar — updated daily, free forever.

Rising
0.3 m
High in 1h 36m
0.3 m at 06:40

The water level is rising. Next high tide in 1 h 36 min (06:40).

05:45 17:35 Coefficient 30 · low Calculated for Rantabe's local time · UTC+3

At a glance

Wind 2 kn from SW · gust 3 kn Waves 0.4 m from SE · 7 s Fish activity Slow 2 major + 1 minor periods Air temp 18° feels like 21° Water temp 26° Sea surface Pressure 1020 hPa Steady UV index 8 Very high exposure Coefficient 30 37 morning · 30 afternoon

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September 2026

Tides

High 06:40 · 0.3 m Low 13:10 · -0.2 m High 18:50 · 0.1 m
High Low Daylight · 11h 51m Major Minor

H 06:40 0.3 m L 13:10 -0.2 m H 18:50 0.1 m

Interpolated estimate · FES2022 global tide model · heights referenced to Mean Sea Level · Indian/Antananarivo (UTC+3) · Why might this differ?

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

The sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:35. Today brings 2 high tides and 1 low tide: high water at 06:40 (0.3 m) and 18:50 (0.1 m); low water at 13:10 (-0.2 m). The sun crosses the local meridian at 11:40, its highest point of the day.

Hour by hour

Interpolated heights · Friday 4 September
HourHeightTrend
00:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
01:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
02:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
03:00 0.2 m ↗ Rising
04:00 0.3 m ↗ Rising
05:00 0.3 m ↗ Rising
06:00 0.3 m ↗ Rising
07:00 0.3 m ↘ Falling
08:00 0.3 m ↘ Falling
09:00 0.2 m ↘ Falling
10:00 0.1 m ↘ Falling
11:00 0.0 m ↘ Falling
HourHeightTrend
12:00 -0.1 m ↘ Falling
13:00 -0.2 m ↘ Falling
14:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
15:00 -0.1 m ↗ Rising
16:00 0.0 m ↗ Rising
17:00 0.0 m ↗ Rising
18:00 0.1 m ↗ Rising
19:00 0.1 m ↘ Falling
20:00 0.1 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 Rantabe right now, in station-local time.

Air temp 18°C Light drizzle · feels like 21° · H 26° · L 18°
Water temp 25°C 25° to 26° today
Wind 2 kn SW · Force 1 · Light air · gusts 3 kn
Swell 0.4 m SE · 7 s period
Humidity 99% Dew point 18°
Visibility 21 km Cloud cover 43%

Next 24 hours

temperature · wind · rain · humidity
00:00 Light drizzle 18° 3 WSW 100% 0.1 97%
02:00 Light drizzle 19° 2 SW 98% 0.2 98%
04:00 Light drizzle 18° 2 WSW 98% 0.1 99%
06:00 Light drizzle 19° 2 SW 100% 0.2 99%
08:00 Drizzle 22° 2 SE 100% 0.5 90%
10:00 Light drizzle 24° 4 ESE 99% 0.2 73%
12:00 Clear sky 26° 6 SE 94% 0.0 61%
14:00 Light drizzle 26° 7 SE 77% 0.1 67%
16:00 Light drizzle 24° 5 SSE 61% 0.1 75%
18:00 Clear sky 20° 3 S 52% 0.0 96%
20:00 Light drizzle 20° 3 SSW 50% 0.1 99%
22:00 Light drizzle 19° 3 SW 59% 0.3 99%
23:00 Drizzle 19° 3 SSW 69% 0.5 99%

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

Fishing barometer

1020 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 1018 hPa max 1022 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 8

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 25° Ranges 25° to 26° today
25°
0 h
25°
2 h
25°
4 h
25°
6 h
25°
8 h
26°
10 h
26°
12 h
26°
14 h
26°
16 h
26°
18 h
26°
20 h
26°
22 h
25°
24 h

The sea surface holds around 25.5° today, moving between 25.4° and 25.6°. 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
  • Fri 4 Clear sky 26°/18° 7 kn
  • Sat 5 Light drizzle 26°/18° 6 kn
  • Sun 6 Clear sky 27°/19° 5 kn
  • Mon 7 Clear sky 27°/19° 6 kn
  • Tue 8 Clear sky 26°/18° 8 kn
  • Wed 9 Dense drizzle 23°/19° 7 kn
  • Thu 10 Dense drizzle 23°/19° 7 kn

Air quality

Fair · EAQI 21

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

O₃ Ozone Good 42.7µg/m³ Forms in sunlight; can irritate airways at high levels. Bar is scaled to 130 µg/m³, where the "poor" band starts.
PM10 Good 7.8µg/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 Rantabe local time.

Tidal coefficient · September

Bigger coefficients mean larger tides and stronger currents
Friday 4 September 30 Low

Morning 37 · afternoon 30

Month range 20 – 103

Heights this month span -0.5 m to 0.6 m above the chart datum

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 103) · 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 SE (130°) · 7.3 s period
Most frequent waves 0.2 m About half the significant height — what you will see most of the time.
Significant height 0.4 m The standard forecast figure — roughly 1 wave in 7 runs higher, on a 7.3 second period.
Maximum waves 0.8 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 0.4 m 7 s SE
2 h 0.4 m 7 s SE
4 h 0.4 m 7 s SE
6 h 0.4 m 7 s SE
8 h 0.4 m 7 s SE
10 h 0.4 m 8 s SE
12 h 0.4 m 7 s SE
14 h 0.5 m 7 s SE
16 h 0.5 m 6 s SE
18 h 0.5 m 7 s SE
20 h 0.5 m 7 s SE
22 h 0.5 m 7 s SE
24 h 0.4 m 7 s SE

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 Rantabe.

Best fishing times today

Slow

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

Major Peak activity

04:11 – 06:11

Moon overhead (lunar transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
Minor Average activity

10:20 – 11:20

Moonset

Major Peak activity

16:42 – 18:42

Moon underfoot (opposing transit)

Overlaps sunrise or sunset
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

Friday 4 September
Last quarter 50% illuminated · 22.2 days old Moonrise — · Moonset 10:50 · transit 05:11 Visible for 10h 50m
rise — set 10:50 · 299° WNW transit 05:11
04 SEP Last Quarter 10:51 today
11 SEP New Moon 06:26 in 7 days
18 SEP First Quarter 23:43 in 14 days
26 SEP Full Moon 19:49 in 22 days

Planner

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

Bite windows

Friday 4 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.

Prime window

05:40 – 07:40

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

Low tide turn

12:10 – 14:10

Water bottoms out at 13:10 then starts to rise.

Prime window

17:50 – 19:50

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, 4 September 2026
Moon Distance Earth–Moon 370,328km Angular diameter 0° 32′
Sun Distance Earth–Sun 150,865,373km Angular diameter 0° 32′

Daylight & twilight

Station local time
Golden hour, blue hour and twilight times at Rantabe today, morning and evening.
LightMorningEvening
Golden hourSoft, warm light — the photographer's window 05:31 – 06:13 17:07 – 17:49
Blue hourDeep even blue just past the sun 05:23 – 05:31 17:49 – 17:57
Civil twilightBright enough to work without lights 05:23 – 05:45 17:35 – 17:57
Nautical twilightHorizon still visible at sea 04:58 – 05:23 17:57 – 18:22
Astronomical twilightThe last trace of sunlight 04:33 – 04:58 18:22 – 18:47

Lighting the Earth at this moment

05:04 UTC+3 · 4 September 2026 · equirectangular, 180°W → 180°E
Day and night world map showing where Rantabe sits right now

The bright band marks where the Sun stands overhead right now; the pin is Rantabe. 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 Rantabe.
Day Moon Sun 1st tide 2nd tide 3rd tide 4th tide Coefficient Activity
1 Tue 81% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:47 Sunset17:35 04:00 0.5 m high tide 10:10 -0.4 m low tide 16:20 0.4 m high tide 22:20 -0.4 m low tide 75 · High Fair
2 Wed 72% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:46 Sunset17:35 04:40 0.4 m high tide 10:50 -0.3 m low tide 16:50 0.3 m high tide 23:00 -0.4 m low tide 60 · Average Fair
3 Thu 61% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:45 Sunset17:35 05:30 0.4 m high tide 11:50 -0.2 m low tide 17:40 0.2 m high tide 23:50 -0.3 m low tide 45 · Low Fair
4 Fri 50% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:45 Sunset17:35 06:40 0.3 m high tide 13:10 -0.2 m low tide 18:50 0.1 m high tide 30 · Low Slow
5 Sat 38% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:44 Sunset17:36 01:10 -0.3 m low tide 08:30 0.3 m high tide 15:10 -0.1 m low tide 21:00 0.1 m high tide 44 · Low Fair
6 Sun 27% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:43 Sunset17:36 03:00 -0.3 m low tide 10:20 0.3 m high tide 17:00 -0.2 m low tide 22:50 0.1 m high tide 59 · Average Fair
7 Mon 18% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:42 Sunset17:36 04:40 -0.3 m low tide 11:30 0.4 m high tide 18:00 -0.3 m low tide 23:50 0.3 m high tide 74 · High Fair
8 Tue 10% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:42 Sunset17:36 05:50 -0.4 m low tide 12:30 0.5 m high tide 18:40 -0.4 m low tide 88 · High Good
9 Wed 4% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:41 Sunset17:36 00:40 0.4 m high tide 06:40 -0.5 m low tide 13:10 0.5 m high tide 19:20 -0.4 m low tide 98 · Very high Excellent
10 Thu 1% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:40 Sunset17:36 01:20 0.5 m high tide 07:20 -0.5 m low tide 13:50 0.6 m high tide 19:50 -0.5 m low tide 103 · Very high Excellent
11 Fri 0% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:36 02:00 0.5 m high tide 08:00 -0.5 m low tide 14:20 0.6 m high tide 20:20 -0.5 m low tide 103 · Very high Excellent
12 Sat 2% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:39 Sunset17:36 02:40 0.6 m high tide 08:40 -0.5 m low tide 15:00 0.5 m high tide 20:50 -0.5 m low tide 98 · Very high Excellent
13 Sun 6% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:38 Sunset17:36 03:10 0.5 m high tide 09:20 -0.5 m low tide 15:30 0.4 m high tide 21:20 -0.4 m low tide 89 · High Excellent
14 Mon 12% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:37 Sunset17:36 03:50 0.5 m high tide 09:50 -0.4 m low tide 16:00 0.4 m high tide 21:50 -0.4 m low tide 77 · High Fair
15 Tue 19% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:36 Sunset17:36 04:20 0.4 m high tide 10:20 -0.3 m low tide 16:20 0.3 m high tide 22:20 -0.4 m low tide 63 · Average Fair
16 Wed 27% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:35 Sunset17:36 04:50 0.3 m high tide 11:00 -0.2 m low tide 16:50 0.2 m high tide 23:00 -0.3 m low tide 48 · Low Fair
17 Thu 36% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:35 Sunset17:36 05:30 0.3 m high tide 11:50 -0.2 m low tide 17:20 0.1 m high tide 23:40 -0.2 m low tide 34 · Low Fair
18 Fri 46% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:34 Sunset17:37 06:20 0.2 m high tide 12:50 -0.1 m low tide 18:00 0.1 m high tide 20 · Low Slow
19 Sat 55% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:33 Sunset17:37 00:40 -0.2 m low tide 08:10 0.1 m high tide 14:50 -0.1 m low tide 20:10 0.0 m high tide 21 · Low Slow
20 Sun 64% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:32 Sunset17:37 02:30 -0.2 m low tide 10:10 0.2 m high tide 16:40 -0.1 m low tide 22:30 0.1 m high tide 34 · Low Fair
21 Mon 73% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:31 Sunset17:37 04:10 -0.2 m low tide 11:10 0.2 m high tide 17:30 -0.2 m low tide 23:20 0.1 m high tide 48 · Low Fair
22 Tue 81% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:31 Sunset17:37 05:10 -0.2 m low tide 11:50 0.3 m high tide 18:00 -0.2 m low tide 62 · Average Fair
23 Wed 88% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:30 Sunset17:37 00:00 0.2 m high tide 05:50 -0.3 m low tide 12:20 0.4 m high tide 18:30 -0.3 m low tide 76 · High Fair
24 Thu 94% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:29 Sunset17:37 00:30 0.3 m high tide 06:30 -0.4 m low tide 12:50 0.4 m high tide 18:50 -0.4 m low tide 88 · High Good
25 Fri 98% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:28 Sunset17:37 01:00 0.4 m high tide 07:00 -0.4 m low tide 13:20 0.5 m high tide 19:20 -0.4 m low tide 97 · Very high Excellent
26 Sat 100% illuminated · waxing Sunrise05:28 Sunset17:37 01:30 0.5 m high tide 07:30 -0.5 m low tide 13:50 0.5 m high tide 19:40 -0.4 m low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
27 Sun 99% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:27 Sunset17:37 02:00 0.5 m high tide 08:00 -0.5 m low tide 14:10 0.5 m high tide 20:10 -0.5 m low tide 102 · Very high Excellent
28 Mon 96% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:26 Sunset17:37 02:30 0.6 m high tide 08:40 -0.5 m low tide 14:40 0.4 m high tide 20:40 -0.5 m low tide 97 · Very high Excellent
29 Tue 91% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:25 Sunset17:38 03:00 0.6 m high tide 09:10 -0.4 m low tide 15:20 0.4 m high tide 21:20 -0.5 m low tide 88 · High Good
30 Wed 84% illuminated · waning Sunrise05:24 Sunset17:38 03:40 0.5 m high tide 09:50 -0.4 m low tide 15:50 0.3 m high tide 21:50 -0.5 m low tide 75 · High Fair

Biggest tides: 9–12 Sep (coef 103) · Quietest stretch: 18–19 Sep (coef 20) · Morning 37 · afternoon 30. Predicted levels run between -0.5 m and 0.6 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 Rantabe local time, with daylight saving already applied.

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Frequently asked questions

Tides, coefficients and fishing times for Rantabe, explained.

What time is high tide in Rantabe today?

High water at Rantabe today is at 06:40 and 18:50. 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 Rantabe?

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 30 (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 Rantabe today?

The sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:35 local time, giving 11h 51m of daylight.

What is the water temperature in Rantabe today?

The sea surface at Rantabe is around 25.4°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 Rantabe today?

The significant wave height at Rantabe is currently 0.4 m with a period of 7.3 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/mg/madagascar/rantabe