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LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Amerada Pass gets a clear green light for boats and paddles today, with a yellow-light caveat for anyone expecting sailing breeze or a standout fishing bite. Boating and kayaking both rate 8.3/10, backed by light NNE winds around 5 knots, a modest 0.1–0.3 m wave range, no indicated rain, and a gentle reported ocean current near 0.08 m/s toward the southwest. It is a soft-water day by October standards, not a day to confuse calm with consequence: gusts have reached 17 knots overnight, and the evening low tide is a notably skinny 0.05 m at 8:12 PM. The most comfortable on-water stretch should be from after dawn through the afternoon, when air temperatures rise from the low 20s C toward 28.9 C and winds remain in the 4–8.7-knot range. Cloud cover is heavy, so the 13.9 km atmospheric visibility does not promise anything about what can be seen below the surface. Marine water is warm at 28.7 C, while the short wind waves—about 0.2 m at 1.75 seconds—keep the surface from being perfectly glassy without making it especially troublesome for small craft. Fishing earns a middling 5.7/10, down from 6.1 yesterday and 6.5 on Sunday. The steadier 1014 hPa pressure and light wind are helpful inputs, but the day’s better timing is concentrated rather than all-day: the 8:50–10:50 AM solunar major period overlaps the 9:05 AM low, while the evening major period runs 8:50–10:50 PM just after the very low 8:12 PM tide. That late window deserves extra route and depth awareness. Wildlife’s 6.1/10 similarly favors low-tide proximity and lighter wind, without making any promise about sightings. Sailing is merely serviceable at 5.1/10; the breeze is too polite to do much work, and the gust spread is worth respecting. Diving is not scored today because the needed available inputs are incomplete. Compared with the recent run, boating remains reliably strong, while kayaking improves slightly from yesterday. Wednesday stays fairly manageable before winds and waves build Thursday through Saturday, with the roughest marine range currently forecast Friday at 0.4–0.7 m. Conditions settle again Sunday and look especially quiet by Monday. Best bet: launch after dawn, use the late-morning tide turn wisely, and be back ahead of that paper-thin evening low.