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Kodiak Island, AK Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Kodiak gets a clear green light for small-boat and paddle plans, with unusually gentle water doing most of the work. Boating rates 9.2/10 and kayaking 9.5/10: waves hold near 0.3 m all day, the representative east-southeast wind is just 2 knots, and even the day’s strongest gust, 8.7 knots around 2 PM, is hardly a campaign speech. The ocean current is modest at about 0.06 m/s toward the west. The most useful daylight window runs from dawn through the early afternoon. Dawn arrives at 7:47 AM, sunrise is 8:26, and the tide rises from a very low 0.10 m at 6:18 AM to a 2.44 m high at 12:46 PM. That rising-water stretch overlaps the 10:47 AM–12:47 PM solunar major period, giving anglers the day’s best combined timing. Fishing is a respectable 6.2/10, helped by light wind, rising pressure, and workable tide timing rather than any promise of a sure bite. A second, shorter option comes around the 5:17–6:17 PM minor period, just ahead of the 6:40 PM low tide. Divers get calm surface conditions but a more qualified 6/10. Water is cold at 8.9 C, and available clarity data is limited; the 6.52 km visibility figure is atmospheric visibility, not an underwater reading. Chlorophyll is very high at 9.56 mg/m³, indicating bloom conditions, but it should not be read as a wildlife or fishing forecast. Wildlife scores 8/10, with the late-afternoon minor solunar period and evening low tide offering the most favorable timing. Sailing earns 5.5/10 because the sea is smooth but the breeze is scarce; this is a day for drifting politely, not charging around under canvas. Air temperatures only reach about 9.6 C, with rain possible from 5 AM to 7 PM despite little representative precipitation, so cold-weather layers and dry gear remain part of the plan. Compared with the recent run, today is calmer than the windy October 2 interruption and keeps boating and kayaking near their recent high marks, though diving is down from yesterday’s 7.6. Thursday stays similarly quiet, while Friday turns wetter and breezier and Saturday looks notably rougher, with 0.8–1.2 m waves and winds near 20 knots. Best bet: launch after dawn, work the rising tide into the late-morning major period, and be off the water before Kodiak’s calm day starts thinking about rain.