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St. Georges Island Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

St. George’s Island gets a clear green light for getting afloat today: boating, kayaking and especially diving have the edge, while anglers have a genuinely useful pair of tide-and-solunar windows to work with. It is a notably gentle water day, not a blank-cheque safety day. The main story is modest easterly wind around 6 knots, only 0.5–0.6 m seas, and a small 0.34 m southeast swell. Wind waves are barely part of the conversation at 0.08 m, and the light west-setting ocean current is about 0.06 m/s. That combination supports the 9.1/10 diving score, 8.5 boating and 8.1 kayaking rating. The 28.5 C sea-surface temperature is exceptionally warm for the seasonal average, running 1.9 C above it; pleasant in the water, though it is not a substitute for checking conditions at the entry point. For fishing, the best overlap comes just after sunrise through the 7:09–9:09 AM major solunar period, with the morning low tide at 9:08 AM. A second strong option arrives from 7:09 PM into the 7:09–9:09 PM major period, leading toward the 10:28 PM low. The afternoon high, 0.93 m at 3:52 PM, offers another useful tide change, with a minor solunar period from 1:39–2:39 PM. Fishing rates 7.9/10 under the supplied model, helped by light wind and timing, although pressure is falling from a relatively high 1022 hPa. Sailing is workable at 7.1/10, but the same calm that flatters paddles and dive ladders leaves less breeze for sailors seeking a lively session. Air temperatures stay near 26 C, rain is not indicated, and forecast atmospheric visibility is 42 km; that is skyward visibility, not a read on underwater clarity. Cloud cover around 66% should keep the tropical glare from becoming too theatrical. Compared with yesterday, wind is a touch stronger and boating, kayaking and diving ease slightly, but conditions remain far calmer than the windy 27 September stretch. The quiet spell is short-lived: rain chances and winds rise from Monday, with seas building most notably by Thursday. Best bet: launch early, fish the sunrise-to-low-tide window, then let the light easterly and low chop make the rest of the morning a waterman’s bargain.