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Port Fourchon, Belle Pass, LA Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Port Fourchon gets a solid green light for boating today, with sailing also well placed; paddlers and divers have workable conditions but should treat the afternoon breeze and short chop with respect. Boating leads the board at 8.2/10, while sailing rates 7.5 and diving 7.3. This is a useful water day, not a glass-calm one. The most comfortable stretch is early, around dawn through the morning high tide at 8:36 AM, before winds build toward their 16:00 peak gust near 19 knots. Northeast winds run roughly 7 to 14 knots through the day, with representative seas around 0.78 m. Most of that motion is short-period wind wave—0.68 m at 3.1 seconds—so the ride may feel busier than the headline wave height suggests, especially in exposed water. The day’s calmest forecast seas are near midnight at 0.68 m, but daylight users will find the morning the better practical compromise. For anglers, the 6.6/10 score holds steady from yesterday. The stronger solunar window is 9:35 to 11:35 AM, arriving just after high tide, with a smaller late-afternoon period from 4:05 to 5:05 PM as water trends toward the 6:28 PM low. Rising pressure, currently 1011 hPa, is a modest plus in the score; the increasing wind is the tradeoff. Fishing conditions are forecast-based, not a promise of action. Kayaking earns 6.9/10, down from 8.0 yesterday as the breeze and chop increase. Divers get warm 28.8 C marine water and a 7.3/10 estimate, but surface conditions—not atmospheric visibility—remain the limiting consideration. The reported 16 km visibility is for the air, not underwater clarity. Wildlife sits at 6.2/10, with the low-tide approach and late-afternoon minor solunar period offering its best timing. Compared with the last few quieter days, today’s wind is noticeably firmer, though boating remains equal to yesterday’s 8.2. Thursday brings a rain chance and slightly larger seas; Friday looks rougher still, with winds near 30 knots and 1.0–1.3 m waves. Conditions ease Sunday and turn notably calmer Monday into Tuesday. Best bet: launch early, use the morning high-tide window, and be heading in before the afternoon northeast gusts turn the short chop into the day’s main conversation.