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LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA Daily Water Report — August 28, 2026

Today is a near-perfect day for calm-water activities around Amerada Pass, though anglers and divers will need to work around a midday rain threat. The top pick goes to kayaking, scoring 8.5 out of 10, with boating close behind at 8.2. The reason is straightforward: a representative wind of just 3 knots from the southwest, gusting only to 8, paired with a flat 0.1-meter wave height from a short-period 3.1-second wave train. The calmest patch arrives near 9:00 p.m., when waves dip to 0.06 meters. For paddlers, that spells glassy conditions from pre-dawn through late morning, and again after the rain band clears out later in the afternoon. Fishing scores 8.2, tied with boating, and the full moon phase adds pull. The second solunar major period runs from 12:08 to 2:08 p.m., but that window overlaps with the bulk of the forecast rain from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a representative 0.5 millimeters of precipitation. Better odds come with the minor periods at dawn (6:38-7:38 a.m.) and evening (6:38-7:38 p.m.), when skies may hold. The outgoing tide from the 5:24 a.m. high to the 10:58 a.m. low offers a classic falling-water scenario, though visibility sits at 7.2 kilometers and the pressure is stable—neither great nor bad. Surfing and sailing lag today at 4.5 and 4.6, respectively. The swell direction at 244 degrees arrives from the southwest, but with a 0.1-meter height and a 2.65-second period, there's no energy to work with. Divers face a similar trade-up: the 7.6 score reflects warm water at 31.8°C and light wind, but the 0.1-meter waves barely stir the surface, so subsurface visibility will be modest. Recent history shows yesterday's diving scored identically and the boaters had a 9.5 day—today's slight drop comes from the rain window. The next few days turn more unsettled. Friday holds the same flat wave profile but a 36-percent chance of rain and a peak wind near 10 knots. Saturday and Sunday see a slight uptick in wave height to 0.2-0.3 meters, with precipitation chances climbing above 40 percent into next week. If you want the best of the calm spell, get on the water by late morning today, before the rain arrives.