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North Spit, CA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

North Spit is broadly workable today, with the best fit for anglers, paddlers, and wildlife-minded shoreline time—but the ocean is not flat, so treat the 1.3–1.7 m wave range as the day’s main governor. Fishing leads the board at 7.6/10, helped by light NNE wind, steady 1016 hPa pressure, and useful tide timing. The strongest window is the morning major period from 8:12 to 10:12 AM, overlapping the 9:04 AM high tide. A second worthwhile option arrives around the 8:02 PM high, with the 8:12–10:12 PM major period, though gusts are forecast to top out near 8.2 knots around 8 PM. The afternoon minor period, 2:42–3:42 PM, sits just after the 2:08 PM low and offers a quieter timing option rather than a headline session. Kayaking scores 7.2/10 and boating 6.9/10: winds are notably light, wind waves are only 0.04 m, and no rain is indicated. Still, the broader sea state is doing the talking. A representative 1.68 m wave height at 8.7 seconds and short-period 1.28 m swell from the northwest mean exposed-water plans deserve conservative judgment, especially around tide turns. The calmest modeled wave height is 1.32 m near midnight, not a promise of daytime glass. Diving rates 6.5/10, down from 7.4 yesterday, with 13.4 C marine water and the same wave energy limiting the appeal. The reported 12.2 km atmospheric visibility is good for getting there, but it says nothing about underwater clarity. Sailing is merely fair at 5.1/10: there is enough breeze to keep things from being dead calm, but not much to work with, while the sea remains more substantial than the wind. Compared with recent days, fishing improves over Sunday’s 7.4, while boating, kayaking, and diving all ease back slightly. Expect cool, fully cloudy conditions around 11–13 C. The next two days stay light-wind but retain 1.6–2.0 m seas; wave heights then build above 2 m from Wednesday and could reach 2.6–3.4 m by Sunday. Best bet: fish the morning high-tide overlap, then let the sea—not the gentle wind—make the final call.