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Fort Pulaski, GA Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Fort Pulaski is a go for diving and easy boating today, with wildlife watching and sailing close behind. Diving leads at 8.1 out of 10, boating 7.8, wildlife 7.9, and sailing 7.6. Those are suitability scores, not a safety stamp. Fishing is a workmanlike 6.6. Surfing at 5.7 and kayaking at 5.8 do not justify a special trip. The marine forecast is the quiet partner. Waves sit near 0.52 meters on a short 3.9-second period, with the day’s calmest surface near noon at 0.4 meters and a full-day range of only 0.4 to 0.7 meters. Swell is a meek 0.24 meters at 5.45 seconds from the southeast, which is why the surf score stays muted. A representative south wind of 7 knots, gusting toward 15, with a day range of 0.6 to 10.6 knots, keeps boats honest and is exactly the light air the diving score uses, along with those small waves and a marine sea-surface temperature of 30.5 C, about 0.6 degrees above average. Atmospheric visibility is 14.8 kilometers; that is air, not a window into the water. The tradeoffs are current and heat. An ocean current near 0.9 meters per second toward the northeast is enough to make a kayak earn its keep, and the air will feel closer to 33 C under 87 percent humidity even though the representative temperature is 27.7 C. Cloud cover is almost nil, pressure is steady near 1014 hPa, and precipitation is effectively zero. Anglers and shoreline watchers get more from the clock than from any missing tide table. Solunar majors run 7:27 to 9:27 and 19:27 to 21:27, with a minor period after 13:57. A waxing gibbous moon, 76 percent lit, rises at 16:19. The breeze stays mostly civil until a late gust near 16 knots around 23:00. Yesterday’s CatchWindow comparison had sailing higher at 9.2 on an 11.3-knot breeze, while today’s lighter air lifts boating, fishing, and kayaking a notch. Diving held at 8.1. Tomorrow’s forecast peaks near 24 knots, which will matter more than still-small 0.4-to-0.6-meter waves; later days ease the wind again while rain chances climb. Best bet: take the dive or the boat before midday, while the surface is at its calmest and tomorrow’s wind is still offshore of your plans.