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Crescent City, CA Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Crescent City is workable rather than easy today: a solid fishing-and-sailing day, a selective boating day, and one for paddlers to treat the open-water chop with proper respect. The wind is modest—generally south around 7 knots, with gusts near 9—but the sea state is doing more of the talking, running 1.5 to 1.9 metres. That is not a glassy-water forecast wearing a friendly wind mask. The best all-around window is midmorning, roughly 9 to 11 AM, when the 1.82 m high tide at 9:36 AM overlaps a solunar major period and the day’s calmest projected wave height, near 1.5 m around 10 AM. Fishing rates 7/10 under the model, aided by that timing, light wind and a falling barometer near 1014 hPa. Sailing also earns 7/10: enough breeze to work with, limited gust spread, and no rain indicated, though the short 8.15-second wave rhythm means crews should expect a more active ride than the wind alone suggests. Boating comes in at 6.2/10 and kayaking at 5.9/10. The low wind is a benefit, but it does not erase the 1.48 m northwest swell or the broader 1.5–1.9 m wave range. Small craft should choose exposure carefully and remember that a low wind forecast is not a calm-sea guarantee. Water is cold at 13.1 C, while the air stays damp and cloudy, with 100% humidity and a representative 12.3 C. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 10 km, but that says nothing about underwater visibility; no dive score is available today. For shoreline explorers, the afternoon low tide of 0.72 m at 3:16 PM is the practical tide window, with a solunar minor period beginning at 3:35 PM. Wildlife scores 7.2/10, slightly below yesterday’s 7.4 but still respectable. Fishing, sailing, boating and kayaking are also a touch softer than yesterday, while conditions remain notably less favorable for paddling than the very light-wind October 4 setup. Wednesday stays similar in wave height, then seas build to 2.0–2.4 m Thursday and Friday and could reach 2.6–2.7 m over the weekend, even as rain chances remain low. Best bet: fish the high-tide midmorning window, then let the rising swell—not the light breeze—make the final call.