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Unalaska, AK Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Unalaska gets a qualified go today: solid for sailing and fishing, workable for powered boating, but a more guarded proposition for paddlers. The water is not especially large, yet it is not giving away free comfort either—waves run about 1.1 to 1.3 m, with a short 5.4-second period and NNW wind around 12 knots, gusting much harder later. The best practical window is early, before the afternoon gust ramp. The calmest forecast wave height is near midnight at 1.08 m, and daylight begins at 8:41 AM, with sunrise at 9:16. By late morning, the low tide at 8:53 AM has turned and the pressure is rising toward 1023 hPa. Fishing rates 7/10, with the 10:58 AM–12:58 PM solunar major period lining up as the day’s cleanest on-water opportunity. A second, shorter solunar minor period arrives 5:28–6:28 PM, though that overlaps the rain window and increasingly punchy wind. Sailing is the day’s strongest scored outing at 7.7/10: enough breeze to work with, but also a gust spread that deserves attention. The forecast’s strongest gust, 32.7 knots around 4 PM, is the big asterisk. Boating scores 6.6/10 and kayaking 5.8/10, both reflecting the combination of short-period waves, wind, and a cold-air penalty: air temperatures only reach about 7 C, with a representative feels-like temperature near 1 C. Marine water is 8.7 C, so immersion protection and conservative exposure planning are not optional details. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 16 km, but that says nothing about underwater visibility; no dive score is available. Wildlife scores 8.1/10, with the afternoon high tide at 3:55 PM and the 5:28 PM solunar minor period offering reasonable timing, though wind exposure remains the tradeoff. Compared with yesterday, wind is lighter on the representative reading and the fishing, sailing, boating, kayaking, and wildlife scores all improve. Conditions are still rougher than the notably calm October 4 setup. The next few days bring lower waves, especially from October 10 onward, but rain chances rise sharply October 8–10. Best bet: fish or sail the late-morning rising tide, then be off the exposed water before the afternoon gusts start acting like they own the place.