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St. Georges Island Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

St. Georges Island sets up as a boat, kayak, and dive day, not a sail or surf day. Current conditions are almost still: about 1 knot from the north-northeast, gusting near 7, over a 0.62-meter sea at 7.25 seconds. The marine forecast holds that surface in a tight 0.6-meter band, calmest near midnight at 0.56 meters, with a 0.46-meter swell at 5.85 seconds from 103 degrees and no wind sea. A 0.2 m/s current toward 270 degrees is a slow slide, not a shove. That quiet mix is why boating sits at 9.3, kayaking at 9.1, and diving at 9.0—scores, not a safety stamp. The water is the easy part. Surface temperatures run 28.8 to 29.4 C, about 0.6 C above average, under 12 percent cloud and a stable 1018 hPa pattern. Air is 26.6 to 28.8 C and feels closer to 33 C in 76 percent humidity, so the real work is heat, not chop. Atmospheric visibility stretches past 21 kilometers, useful for surface navigation and not a claim about what you can see below. Representative rain is zero even with a long rain window on the chart. Wind for the day stays in a 1-to-10-knot range, but the strongest gust, about 15 knots, is forecast near 17:00—after an early 14:57 sunset. Fishing is a middling 6.8, down from yesterday’s 7.6. The better solunar windows are 15:21–17:21 and 03:21–05:21; pressure is steady and the breeze is light, but tide data are missing, so that piece of the score stays incomplete. Wildlife eases to 6.5 from 7.7. Surfing at 6.2 and sailing at 5.6 simply describe the same small, short-period water and thin wind that paddlers will enjoy. Yesterday’s 4.5-knot air was a touch livelier; today’s lighter setup lifts the boat and kayak numbers while fishing and wildlife slip. Through midweek the forecast keeps waves near 0.6–0.8 meters and air in the high 20s. Peak winds stay near 9–10 knots until the 26th, when they rise toward 15 knots and rain chances build later in the week. Best bet: take the still morning for a boat or kayak, and be in or tied off before that late gust.