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Pilottown, LA Daily Water Report — August 27, 2026

If you’re heading out on Pilottown water today, make it a boating or kayaking morning before the breeze builds. Both activities score exceptionally well—boating at a 9.2, kayaking at an 8.5—and the window from dawn through mid-morning is about as accommodating as late August gets. Wind starts near calm, around 1 knot at sunrise, and the representative reading of 4 knots from the west-southwest understates just how light things feel early. Waves hover near a flat 0.14 meters, with swell from the south-southeast barely registering, so the surface stays clean and manageable for any craft. The catch is that wind picks up through late morning, peaking around 11:00 with gusts near 16 knots, which will ruffle things for smaller vessels and make the afternoon less pleasant. Rain is possible between 09:00 and 13:00, though the representative precipitation is zero and skies are mostly clear, so don’t cancel plans over it. Fishing earns an 8.1, buoyed by stable pressure and the solunar minor period from 05:46 to 06:46 that aligns with the calmest conditions. The major period around 11:16 to 13:16 overlaps with the windiest stretch, so early is the smarter bet. Diving scores a solid 7.6, helped by warm surface temperatures near 32°C, though visibility remains an unknown—atmospheric visibility of 24 kilometers doesn’t translate below the surface, so treat that as atmospheric only. Surfing and sailing lag behind at 4.7 and 5.9 respectively, the former because wave heights barely reach 0.3 meters and the latter because the wind lacks consistency and strength for proper planing. Compared to recent days, today’s boating and kayaking scores are the best of the past week. Yesterday’s boating was 8.6, kayaking 7.4, and diving was flat at 6.6—so you’re getting a meaningful bump across the board, especially for those looking to get on the water without fighting much chop. The wind pattern today is almost a mirror of the 1.8-knot calm we saw on August 24, but with better scores across boating and fishing. Looking ahead, Thursday brings similar low-wave conditions but a higher chance of rain and slightly stronger peak winds near 14 knots. Friday through Sunday remain calm in terms of wave heights, though precipitation chances bump up for Saturday. For a best-bet sentence: If you can launch by 06:30, you’ll find glassy water and a waning waxing gibbous moon overhead before the breeze remembers it’s summer.