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San Francisco, CA Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

San Francisco gets a broadly favorable water day, with sailing and boating leading the card and a useful, if not carefree, window for fishing, diving, kayaking, and shoreline time. The sea state is modest rather than glassy: waves hold around 0.8 to 0.9 m, with the calmest forecast near 16:00 at 0.76 m. A 0.46 m northwest swell at 8.65 seconds supplies most of the motion, while wind waves remain minimal. The best all-around stretch is late morning through mid-afternoon. The 9:44 AM high tide coincides with a solunar major period from 8:58 to 10:58 AM, giving anglers a well-timed opening under stable 1013 hPa pressure and light-to-moderate southwest wind. Fishing rates 7.2/10, an improvement on the recent 7.0 and 6.7 scores from the prior two days. The afternoon low at 3:02 PM is useful for shoreline explorers, and the sea reaches its daily minimum shortly afterward. Wildlife’s 7.4/10 rating is steady with yesterday, with the low-tide timing and manageable wind doing the work. Sailors have the day’s strongest setup at 8.7/10: southwest wind averages 8 knots, ranges from 4.4 to 13.3 knots, and stays paired with low wave heights and nearly clear skies. It is a step down from the particularly strong sailing scores of the last two days, but still a good working breeze rather than a weather negotiation. Boating scores 8.0/10, also stronger than yesterday, while diving earns 7.3/10 in 16 C water. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 21.8 km, but that is not a reading of underwater clarity. Kayakers get a 6.6/10 day, better than the recent run but still deserving of attention to the southwest wind and the 0.28 m/s current toward 211 degrees. Conditions become less tidy late in the day as gusts build to 16.5 knots around 18:00, before the 8:58 PM high tide and evening solunar major period. The next few days remain relatively manageable through Thursday, then wave heights build Friday into the weekend alongside stronger winds. Best bet: make the late-morning high-tide window your main mission, then be off the water before the evening gusts start acting important.