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Pilots Station East, S.W. Pass, LA Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

The call is favorable for boats, sails, paddles and a carefully managed dive, with the cleanest all-around window early—before the breeze, waves and evening rain chance begin stacking the deck. Boating leads the activity scores at 7.8/10, while sailing and kayaking both sit at 7.2 and diving at 7.0. Those are useful planning signals, not safety clearances. Near Pilots Station East, the smallest seas arrive around 7 AM, near 0.52 m, before building within a 0.5–1.1 m day range. A northeast wind runs roughly 6–12 knots, with a representative 8 knots and gusts to 14; that is enough breeze for sailing without recreating last week’s stronger-wind days. The main swell is modest, 0.44 m at 4.7 seconds from 154 degrees, with only 0.16 m of short wind wave in the representative marine conditions. The 29 C marine SST remains notably warm, about 2.4 C above average. For anglers, the 6.4/10 score improves most around the 8:43–10:43 AM solunar major period, shortly after the 6:25 AM high tide. Pressure is steady near 1013 hPa, another small point in favor of consistency rather than drama. A second major period runs 8:43–10:43 PM, but the strongest forecast gusts arrive around 9 PM and rain is possible from 8–9 PM, so the morning is the better bet. The low tide at 4:51 PM may also interest shoreline explorers, though it comes with more exposed ground and less room for casual route changes. Diving gets workable surface conditions and very warm water, but CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 21.57 mg/m³, indicating bloom conditions; do not confuse the reported 14.8 km atmospheric visibility with underwater visibility. Treat clarity as a question to answer on site, not a promise from the sky. Compared with October 5, winds are up from 5.2 knots and boating and paddling scores have eased, though today remains much gentler than the 13–17 knot stretch earlier in the recent record. Wednesday turns rougher with 1.0–1.4 m waves, then wind, rain chances and seas build sharply through the weekend; Monday looks like the next relative easing. Best bet: launch early, use the morning tide-and-solunar overlap, and be headed in before the evening gusts get ideas.