Cobia (Offshore) water temperature at Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine.
Typical May SST in Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine is 76–82°F. Cobia (Offshore) prefer 68–82°F with peak activity in 72–78°F.
Cobia (Offshore) SST threshold
Year-round overlap with Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine SST
Where the Northeast Florida Offshore & St. Augustine typical monthly SST band overlaps with cobia (offshore)'s preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.
| Month | Zone SST | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64–72°F | Fishable |
| Feb | 64–70°F | Fishable |
| Mar | 66–74°F | Peak |
| Apr | 72–78°F | Peak |
| Maynow | 76–82°F | Peak |
| Jun | 80–84°F | Fishable |
| Jul | 82–86°F | Outside |
| Aug | 82–86°F | Outside |
| Sep | 80–84°F | Fishable |
| Oct | 76–82°F | Peak |
| Nov | 70–76°F | Peak |
| Dec | 66–72°F | Fishable |
April, November
Sight fishing offshore structure — buoys, platforms, wrecks. Cast bucktails or live eels. Summer offshore cobia is a different fishery from the spring inshore migration.
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 cobia (offshore)'s optimal 72–78°F window.