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Calcasieu Pass, LA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Calcasieu Pass gets a clear go for boating, sailing, paddling and diving today, with the usual pass-side caveat: manageable water is not permission to stop paying attention. Boating leads the board at 8.1/10, followed by sailing and diving at 7.6, kayaking at 7.1 and wildlife at 7.3. Fishing is more middle-of-the-road at 5.7/10, so this is a better day to enjoy the ride than to expect the scorecard to do all the catching. A north-northeast wind around 9 knots, with gusts near 19 knots and a pre-dawn maximum around 22 knots, keeps some texture on the water. Seas are forecast around 0.5 m, largely short-period wind waves at 0.42 m and 2.45 seconds, with a smaller 0.24 m swell from the southeast. That is modest, but short chop can still make an exposed run or a paddle feel busier than the headline wave height suggests. Conditions should ease late, with the day’s calmest wave height near 0.34 m around 10 PM. The most useful daylight window is the morning solunar major period from 8:06 to 10:06 AM, overlapping the 9:14 AM high tide. That gives anglers their best timing of the day, though the modest fishing score reflects the full mix of tide, wind, pressure and available clarity inputs rather than a promise of action. The afternoon low at 5:38 PM is the day’s pronounced water-level change; shoreline explorers and wildlife watchers may find that timing useful, while anyone moving through shallow or current-prone water should plan accordingly. The 8:06 to 10:06 PM major period arrives after sunset, so it is not a daylight option. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, boating is essentially steady from yesterday’s 8.0, while fishing has slipped from 6.9. Sailing improves sharply from yesterday’s 6.1, though it remains below the stronger sailing scores earlier last week. Diving holds at 7.6 for a second day; marine SST is a warm 28.7 C, but atmospheric visibility of 13.3 km is not an underwater-visibility reading. The next two days look gentler offshore, with 0.2–0.4 m waves forecast Tuesday and Wednesday; seas build back toward 0.6 m Thursday and Friday as rain chances rise. Best bet: launch after sunrise, use the 8:06–10:06 AM high-tide window, and let the short chop—not the modest wave number—set your pace.