Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle America Trench | feature | – | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 10:40 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 10:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 10:40 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Acapulco
Acapulco fishes deep right off the beach, and the chart reflects that unusual setup. The bottom drops into deep water close to shore here, so the billfish and the blue water are found relatively near the coast rather than a long run out. The hunt is about finding the temperature breaks and the color edges where warmer blue water meets greener or cooler water, and the warm water that holds bait and billfish over that quick drop.
Structure is mostly the deep drop itself off Acapulco. Because the depth comes up close to shore, the edge where the warm blue water meets the drop can sit within a short run, and a temperature or color break sitting over that relief is where the fish hunt. Pairing the SST and chlorophyll layers with the depth contours is how you line up the warm water, the edge and the bottom instead of running blind.
Seasonally this is a billfish fishery. Sailfish are the signature, with blue and black marlin offshore and dorado filling in around the edges and the floating structure. Roosterfish and jack crevalle work the inshore rocks and beaches. None of it is promised. Warm years and cool years look different, and seasons and regulations change, so always check current rules.
The move is to watch where the warm blue water and the breaks are setting up over the deep drop close in, and to run to the edge that has the temperature, the color and the structure all working together. Acapulco is often cloudy, so the chart here blends several days of satellite passes into a composite, which means you are reading the recent trend of the edges rather than a single clean day.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.