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Port San Luis, CA Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Port San Luis gets a clear green light for small-boat, paddle and dive plans on October 7, with the usual coastal asterisk: the water is manageable, not motionless. Boating leads the board at 8.4/10, while kayaking and diving both rate 8.1/10. Light WSW winds—mostly 1 to 6.9 knots, with the day’s strongest gust only 7.2 knots around 3 PM—are doing most of the favor here. The best all-around water window is early, from dawn through late morning. Waves bottom out near 1.02 m around 4 AM, then hold in a relatively modest 1.0 to 1.3 m range through the day. By sunrise at 7:02 AM, the tide is rising toward an 8:48 AM high of 1.53 m, and the 9:40-11:40 AM solunar major period gives anglers their strongest timing overlap. Fishing rates a respectable 7.1/10, helped by light wind, stable 1012 hPa pressure and the tide/solunar setup. The afternoon low of 0.44 m arrives at 2:36 PM, offering shoreline explorers a useful exposure window, though wave wash still deserves attention. Divers have favorable surface conditions and a warm marine SST near 21.4 C, but the 1.26 m, 11.75-second sea means this is not a “drop your guard at the ladder” kind of day. Atmospheric visibility is 12.2 km, which says nothing definite about underwater visibility. A modest current of about 0.22 m/s toward 333 degrees is another reason to plan entries and exits deliberately. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, boating improves slightly from 8.2 yesterday, kayaking rebounds from 7.5, and fishing is essentially steady. Sailing slips to 6.2/10: pleasant weather, yes, but very little wind for anyone hoping the sails will do more than decorate the boat. Thursday remains fairly workable, though waves rise to 1.3-1.5 m. Conditions trend progressively rougher Friday through Sunday, with seas building to 2.1-2.3 m Sunday and winds gradually increasing. Best bet: launch early, use the rising morning tide, and be back with the coffee crowd before the ocean starts charging higher rent.