Single-zone SST guide

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna water temperature at Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore.

  • Thunnus thynnus
  • Tuna
  • June: peak

Typical June SST in Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore is 6272°F. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna prefer 5075°F with peak activity in 5972°F.

SST threshold

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 5972°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore SST × Atlantic Bluefin Tuna range.

Where Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore typical monthly SST overlaps with atlantic bluefin tuna's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

May, June, July, August, September, October

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan4452°FFishable
Feb4450°FOutside
Mar4452°FFishable
Apr4656°FFishable
May5464°FPeak
Junnow6272°FPeak
Jul6878°FPeak
Aug7080°FPeak
Sep6674°FPeak
Oct5866°FPeak
Nov5260°FFishable
Dec4654°FFishable

Best months

May, June, July, September, October

Spring bluefin chase sand eels, butterfish, and herring in the 50–62°F band. Troll Rapalas and stickbaits along temperature breaks. Summer fishing focuses on canyon edges and chunking butterfish on the warm-cool boundary.

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 Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore hits atlantic bluefin tuna's optimal 5972°F window.

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