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Los Angeles, CA Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Los Angeles gets a solid go for boating, with a qualified yes for paddlers, sailors, anglers and divers who choose their timing rather than treating a pleasant forecast as a free pass. Boating leads the board at 8.1/10, helped by light WSW wind, no rain indicated, and a manageable 0.9–1.1 m sea. The tradeoff is that this is a notch less gentle than the past several days: boating, kayaking and diving scores all slip from their recent run, while the afternoon brings the day’s strongest gusts, near 12 knots around 2 PM. The cleanest practical window is early, from dawn through late morning. Sunrise is 6:52 AM, the tide tops out at 8:07 AM, and wind stays comparatively light before the afternoon breeze develops. Anglers also have a useful solunar major period from 9:30 to 11:30 AM; fishing rates 6.8/10, supported by that timing, a rising barometer, and workable wind. Another major period arrives 9:30–11:30 PM, after the evening high tide at 7:52 PM, for those planning a later shore session. Sailors have enough breeze for a 7/10 day, but it is not a big-air affair: representative wind is 5 knots, with a 0.28 m short-period wind-wave component riding over a 0.9 m southerly swell at 9.65 seconds. Kayaking scores 7.2/10, best handled early before the gustier afternoon. The forecast current is modest at about 0.17 m/s toward 252 degrees, but it still belongs in route and return planning. Divers get warm 23.8 C marine water and a 6.3/10 score, but should temper expectations around water clarity. NOAA CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 8.57 mg/m³, indicating bloom conditions; that is not a direct underwater-visibility reading. The reported 22.9 km visibility is atmospheric, not a dive-visibility guarantee. Shoreline explorers have a low tide of 0.37 m at 1:55 PM, though it coincides with the day’s stronger wind. Thursday and Friday keep waves near a meter with lighter peak winds, while Saturday turns breezier and Sunday carries both stronger wind and a wetter forecast. Best bet: launch early, use the 8:07 AM high tide and late-morning solunar window, and be back in before the afternoon breeze starts charging rent.