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Reedy Point, DE Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Reedy Point gets a clear go for boating and a qualified go for paddling, sailing, diving, and fishing: the water is exceptionally small, the weather is dry, and the main complication is afternoon wind rather than wave action. Boating leads the board at 8.9/10, with kayaking 7.9, diving 7.6, sailing 7.0, and fishing 6.3. Those are planning guides, not safety guarantees. The most comfortable all-round window is early through late morning, after dawn at 6:38 AM and before the stronger afternoon gusts arrive. High tide at 10:03 AM reaches 1.81 m, while winds are forecast to range from light to moderate through the day before gusting as high as 22.2 knots around 3 PM. Seas remain modest—around 0.2 m with short periods—and the day’s calmest water is forecast near 11 PM at just 0.04 m. That is impressively flat, though darkness is no substitute for daylight judgment. For anglers, the 10:19 AM–12:19 PM solunar major period overlaps the falling tide after the morning high and is the day’s best broad timing play. A second major period runs 10:19 PM–12:19 AM, near the 10:23 PM high, but it is a night operation. Fishing’s 6.3/10 is lower than the 6.9 posted on each of the previous two days, while pressure is rising from about 1010 hPa toward 1018 hPa. The water is about 19.1 C, roughly 0.8 C below average. CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 11.75 mg/m³, a bloom-condition signal; treat it as a water-quality and clarity consideration, not a fish forecast. Divers have low surface chop working in their favor, but should not confuse the forecast’s 13.9 km atmospheric visibility with underwater visibility. Paddlers and small-boat crews should also give the afternoon gusts their due, especially after the 4:37 PM low tide. Sailing has enough breeze to be useful, but the gust spread makes it less tidy than the wave field suggests. Friday and Saturday look even quieter on the marine forecast, with near-flat to 0.1 m waves and light peak winds. Rain chances rise sharply Sunday and Monday, alongside building waves. Best bet: launch early, use the morning high-tide window, and be back in before the afternoon gusts decide they want a vote.