Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • June: peak

Typical June SST in Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore is 7684°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

Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore SST × Wahoo range.

Where Long Bay & Myrtle Beach Offshore 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
Jan6068°FOutside
Feb5866°FOutside
Mar6270°FOutside
Apr6876°FFishable
May7280°FPeak
Junnow7684°FPeak
Jul8086°FPeak
Aug8086°FPeak
Sep7884°FPeak
Oct7280°FPeak
Nov6674°FFishable
Dec6270°FOutside

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 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 wahoo's optimal 7582°F window.

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