Single-zone SST guide

Tripletail water temperature at Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine.

  • Lobotes surinamensis
  • Pelagic
  • June: good

Typical June SST in Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine is 8084°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

Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine SST × Tripletail range.

Where Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine typical monthly SST overlaps with tripletail's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

April, May, June, September, October, November

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan6472°FFishable
Feb6470°FOutside
Mar6674°FFishable
Apr7278°FPeak
May7682°FPeak
Junnow8084°FPeak
Jul8286°FFishable
Aug8286°FFishable
Sep8084°FPeak
Oct7682°FPeak
Nov7076°FPeak
Dec6672°FFishable

Best months

April, May, 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 Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine hits tripletail's optimal 7482°F window.

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