Single-zone SST guide

Tripletail water temperature at Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore.

  • Lobotes surinamensis
  • Pelagic
  • June: peak

Typical June SST in Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore is 7684°F. Tripletail prefer 7086°F with peak activity in 7482°F.

SST threshold

Tripletail threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 7482°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore SST × Tripletail range.

Where Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore typical monthly SST overlaps with tripletail's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

April, May, June, July, August, September, October

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan6068°FOutside
Feb5866°FOutside
Mar6270°FOutside
Apr6876°FPeak
May7280°FPeak
Junnow7684°FPeak
Jul8086°FPeak
Aug8086°FPeak
Sep7884°FPeak
Oct7280°FPeak
Nov6674°FFishable
Dec6270°FOutside

Best months

May, June, September, October

Idle along nearshore weedlines and check every floating object — buoys, palm fronds, bait barrels. Sight cast live shrimp or soft plastics. Tripletail will eat almost anything but are spooky when they see the boat.

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 Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore hits tripletail's optimal 7482°F window.

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