Sea surface temperature

Offshore fishing by water temperature.

Species-specific SST thresholds for 18 offshore game fish across 17 coastal zones — Gulf of Maine to South Padre. Translate raw NOAA oceanographic data into actionable trip planning.

Climatological data — verify with current SST

These pages show typical year SST climatology. Live SST imagery and real-time alerts are an in-app feature — actual ocean conditions vary year to year and trip to trip.

What's in range now

June on the blue water.

For each offshore zone, species whose preferred SST range typically aligns with the zone's June water temperatures.

Cape Hatteras & Point Offshore
Mid-Atlantic
Norfolk & Washington Canyons
Mid-Atlantic
Onslow Bay & Morehead City Offshore
South Atlantic
Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore
South Atlantic
Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight
South Atlantic
Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore
Mid-Atlantic
Baltimore & Wilmington Canyons
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access
South Atlantic
Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore
Gulf of Mexico

Browse by zone

Pick your offshore zone.

Northeast3 zones

Maine to Long Island offshore — cold shelf waters with Gulf Stream eddies driving a short, intense summer pelagic season.

Mid-Atlantic4 zones

New York to Cape Hatteras canyon complex — the dominant white marlin and yellowfin tuna fishery in the United States during the late summer eddy season.

South Atlantic5 zones

Cape Lookout to Miami — direct Gulf Stream access and the only zone in the country where the Gulf Stream pushes within sight of shore, anchoring the SE Florida sailfish fishery.

Gulf of Mexico5 zones

Florida Panhandle to South Texas — Loop Current eddies and the most productive deepwater oil-rig pelagic fishery in the world out of Venice, Louisiana.

Browse by species

Pick your target.

Each species has a coast-wide SST guide showing temperature thresholds and the zone-by-zone calendar of fishable months.