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Alitak, AK Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Alitak gets a clear go for boating today, with a qualified yes for paddling and sailing: the water is comparatively orderly, the wind is manageable for much of the day, and dry, mostly clear weather removes one common nuisance. Boating leads the board at 8.8/10, kayaking rates 7.9, and sailing 7.1. Those are useful planning signals, not safety guarantees—October water at 9.4 C is not interested in second chances. The most practical daylight window runs from after sunrise through early afternoon. A 0.18 m low at 5:47 AM gives way to a 3.15 m high at 12:10 PM, while representative WNW wind is 6 knots with gusts to 11. Waves are around 0.6 m at 6.7 seconds, built mostly from a 0.4 m southwest swell; wind chop is minimal in the supplied forecast. The day’s wave range is 0.5 to 1.1 m, with the calmest forecast water near 11 PM—well after daylight, so it is more a planning note than an invitation. For anglers, the 6.2/10 fishing outlook is decent rather than electric. The late-morning solunar major period, 10:06 AM to 12:06 PM, overlaps the approach to high tide and is the cleanest timing play. A smaller late-afternoon opportunity falls from 4:36 to 5:36 PM, ahead of the 6:14 PM low. Pressure is rising toward 1012.1 hPa, and the wind is lighter than yesterday’s reconstructed 11.6-knot average, helping explain why the boating and paddling picture has improved. The tradeoff is exposure: air temperatures only reach about 8.5 C, with a representative feels-like temperature of 3.5 C. The strongest gusts, up to 26.8 knots, are forecast at midnight, and winds can reach 13.8 knots during the day. Dress and route-plan for cold-water consequences, not the benign-looking 0 mm precipitation forecast. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 46 km, but that says nothing about underwater visibility; no diving score is available today. Wednesday and Thursday look even smoother, with waves forecast at 0.5–0.7 m and then 0.3–0.5 m, before wetter, windier conditions and 1.2–1.6 m waves arrive Saturday. Best bet: launch after sunrise, work the rising tide into the late-morning major period, and be off the exposed water before the evening ebb takes over.