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Valparaiso, Chile Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Valparaíso is a qualified go for sheltered harbor boating and kayaking, with the morning doing the heavy lifting; sailing is the weak link, and the late-day gusts deserve real respect. The best practical window is around 07:00 to 11:00, when waves reach their daily minimum near 1.28 m around 09:00 and the first solunar major period runs 09:33–11:33. The representative easterly wind is light at 4 knots, but that calm-looking number comes with a large gust spread: gusts are forecast to reach 35.8 knots at 19:00. Treat the evening as a different water day entirely, especially for small craft and paddlers. A 1.22 m southwest swell at 8.55 seconds, within total seas of roughly 1.3–1.9 m, means exposed water will still have motion even when the harbor feels comparatively civilized. Boating and kayaking lead the activity outlook at 7/10, while diving is a respectable 6.8/10 and fishing sits at 5.9/10. Those are suitability estimates, not a substitute for vessel, launch, or personal safety decisions. Diving has a modest edge over the recent run in score terms only if wind and surface conditions remain manageable, but no underwater-visibility reading is available; the reported 9.12 km is atmospheric visibility. Fishing has slipped from the stronger reconstructed scores seen October 3–5, despite the useful late-morning solunar window. Wildlife is middling at 6.4/10, with a minor solunar period from 16:03–17:03, though the building gust risk makes that an awkward time to linger afloat. It will be cool, gray and damp: 12–15 C air, full cloud cover, light rain possible through the day, and a 14.4 C sea. Pressure is steady near 1011 hPa. No tide data are available, so do not build a launch, shore-access, or fishing plan around an assumed tide stage. Wednesday looks wetter and rougher, with 1.7–2.1 m waves. Thursday onward trends calmer, particularly Friday and Saturday near 1.3–1.5 m, with lower rain chances. Best bet: launch early, keep it sheltered, and be back in before the evening gusts turn a decent harbor day into a paperwork exercise.