Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • June: possible

Typical June SST in Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore is 6272°F. Wahoo prefer 7086°F with peak activity in 7582°F.

SST threshold

Wahoo threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 7582°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Hudson Canyon & New York Bight Offshore SST × Wahoo range.

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

Best months

July, August

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

Best months

August

Troll high-speed planers and Yo-Zuri Bonitas at 13–18 knots through the warm side of a temperature break. Best windows are sunrise and sunset on a moving tide. Wahoo congregate on full moons in some regions.

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 wahoo's optimal 7582°F window.

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