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Dames Point, FL Daily Water Report — August 27, 2026

Flat calm and working in your favor: Dames Point delivers a strong all-around day for most water activities, with diving and boating leading the pack. The big story is a dead-flat sea state—wave heights holding at zero all day, no measurable swell, and only the lightest ripple from a northwest breeze that barely touches 7 knots by afternoon. That sets up an 8.2 for diving and an 8.1 for boating, both just a hair below yesterday’s marks but still excellent. The water is running 1.1°C above the seasonal average at 28.3°C, and with atmospheric visibility around 14 kilometers, underwater clarity should be decent—just remember that’s air clarity, not a direct read on what you’ll see below the surface. Fishing scores a solid 7.3, lifted by the solunar major period winding through midday (11:44 to 13:44) and a stable barometric trend hovering near 1016 hPa. That said, no tide data is available for this station, so the fine tuning you’d normally do around slack or moving water is off the table—lean on the solunar window instead. Chlorophyll readings are elevated at 3.51 mg/m³, which the methodology flags as high and correlates with bait activity, but don’t treat that as a guarantee; it’s a water chemistry signal, not a fish finder. The afternoon brings a brief rain window from 16:00 to 18:00, though precipitation is forecast at zero—mostly cloud cover and humidity that will make the 32.6°C high feel like 28.3°C with the breeze. Compared to the past week, today is a repeat of the excellent flat-water conditions we’ve enjoyed since the 22nd, when wind was more active. Kayaking at 7.8 is nearly as good as the 8.3 scores from the last three days, and the afternoon calm holds through sunset at 19:58. The waxing gibbous moon rises just after dusk, casting good light for anyone lingering. Sailing at 6.0 suffers from too little wind, and surfing at 4.5 is a non-starter on these flat seas. Looking ahead, the extended forecast keeps waves negligible through at least September 2, with a sharp uptick in heat and precipitation chance on the 29th (61%). For the best bet: get on the water between late morning and early afternoon today, when the solunar pulse and flat seas align for the day’s finest window.