Single-zone SST guide

Cobia (Offshore) water temperature at Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore.

  • Rachycentron canadum
  • Pelagic
  • August: absent

Typical August SST in Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore is 82–86°F. Cobia (Offshore) prefer 68–82°F with peak activity in 72–78°F.

SST threshold

Cobia (Offshore) threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 72–78°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore SST × Cobia (Offshore) range.

Where Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore typical monthly SST overlaps with cobia (offshore)'s preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

April, May, October, November

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan62–70°FFishable
Feb62–68°FOutside
Mar66–72°FFishable
Apr72–80°FPeak
May76–82°FPeak
Jun80–84°FFishable
Jul82–86°FOutside
Augnow82–86°FOutside
Sep80–84°FFishable
Oct74–80°FPeak
Nov68–76°FPeak
Dec64–72°FFishable

Best months

April, October, November

Sight fishing offshore structure — buoys, platforms, wrecks. Cast bucktails or live eels. Summer offshore cobia is a different fishery from the spring inshore migration.

Verify with current SST imagery

These ranges are climatological norms. Actual SST varies year over year — get an SST satellite shot the day before you run.

Live SST imagery for Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore hits cobia (offshore)'s optimal 72–78°F window.

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