Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • June: peak

Typical June SST in Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight is 7884°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

Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight SST × Wahoo range.

Where Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight typical monthly SST overlaps with wahoo's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

May, June, July, August, September, October

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan6270°FOutside
Feb6068°FOutside
Mar6472°FFishable
Apr7076°FFishable
May7480°FPeak
Junnow7884°FPeak
Jul8086°FPeak
Aug8086°FPeak
Sep7884°FPeak
Oct7480°FPeak
Nov6876°FFishable
Dec6472°FFishable

Best months

May, June, September, October

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 Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight hits wahoo's optimal 7582°F window.

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