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Honolulu Harbor, HI Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Honolulu Harbor gets a qualified go today, with boating the strongest scored option at 7.2/10 and kayaking close behind at 6.9/10. The catch is not a big wind day—it is a swell day: a steady 1.1 m sea is driven largely by a 1.02 m, 11.6-second swell from the south, while local wind waves remain small at 0.18 m. That is manageable water, not flat water, and the harbor setting does not erase the need to account for exposed entrances and traffic. The most useful daylight window is early, from dawn at 6:02 AM into the late morning. Winds are forecast in the light range overall, with a representative northeast breeze of 6 knots, before gust potential becomes more noticeable around early afternoon; the day’s strongest gust is forecast near 20 knots at 1 PM. The larger high tide arrives at 1:14 PM at 0.64 m, but that timing overlaps the gustier portion of the day. For paddlers, an earlier launch and return is the cleaner play. Boaters have the day’s best score, though cloud cover is heavy and rain is possible through 3 PM despite zero representative precipitation, so keep the weather picture in view rather than trusting a dry-looking moment. Fishing rates a respectable 6.2/10. The 8:26–10:26 AM solunar major period is the best daylight timing, with a smaller 2:56–3:56 PM minor window following the afternoon high. Pressure is falling from a relatively modest 1011 hPa, another reason to treat the morning as the more settled choice. Wildlife scores 7.6/10, with the late-evening major period from 8:26–10:26 PM lining up after the 8:03 PM low tide; that score is an opportunity indicator, not a guarantee of sightings. Compared with the last several days, boating remains solid but slips from yesterday’s 7.7, while sailing falls more sharply to 5.9 from 7.1 as gust spread, swell, and near-total cloud cover complicate the picture. Diving is not scored, so there is no basis here to recommend it; atmospheric visibility of 44 km says nothing about underwater clarity. Wednesday stays near 1.1–1.2 m but carries an 88% rain chance; Thursday looks rougher, with waves building as high as 1.7 m. Conditions ease again toward the weekend, with the lowest forecast seas Sunday into Monday. Best bet: launch early, fish the 8:26–10:26 AM major window, and be back in before the afternoon gusts get ideas.