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Calcasieu Pass, LA Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Calcasieu Pass gets a clear green light for boating and a qualified yes for paddling, sailing, and diving—but it is a day to enjoy the easy surface conditions without confusing them for an all-clear. The water is modest, with waves running 0.2 to 0.4 m and easing to the day’s calmest forecast near 18:00 at 0.22 m. A northeast wind generally stays light, from 1 to 8.8 knots, though early gusts reached about 17.5 knots around 05:00. That makes the late afternoon the smoothest-looking window for boaters and kayakers, especially as the tide drains toward the 18:43 low of 0.14 m. Low water can change the practical room available in shallow areas, so the glassier surface does not eliminate route-planning chores. Boating leads the activity board at 8.8/10, matching the best boating score in the recent week. Kayaking rates 7.7/10 and sailing 7.1/10: enough breeze for a sail, but not the more energetic wind seen in some recent days. The air warms from the low 20s C into the low 30s C under clear skies, with no rain indicated and atmospheric visibility near 27.6 km. That visibility is for the air, not a promise of underwater clarity. Divers get a respectable 7/10 in very warm water, with marine SST near 28.4 C and the separate SST reading at 29.5 C. Still, NOAA CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 7.91 mg/m³, indicating bloom conditions; that can be a water-clarity tradeoff even while the surface stays tame. Fishing is middling at 5.5/10, slightly below yesterday’s 5.7. The strongest timing support is the 08:59–10:59 solunar major period, which overlaps the late-morning high tide at 11:08, with another major period after dark from 20:59–22:59. Pressure is falling from around 1014 hPa, another reason not to oversell the bite. The next few days stay generally manageable through Thursday, then build toward 0.4–0.6 m waves, stronger winds, and higher rain chances Saturday. Sunday and Monday look calmer again. Best bet: launch late afternoon for the day’s smallest waves, but treat the low tide and bloom-prone water as part of the plan, not fine print.