CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Seavey Island, ME Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Paddlers and small-boat traffic get the nod around Seavey Island today. Kayaking leads at 8.1 and boating follows at 8.0, both lifted by light northeasterly wind, mostly 1 to 5 knots, and a marine forecast of only 0.5 to 0.9 meters. Those scores are invitations, not safety declarations. Sailing, starved of breeze, sits back at 4.7. The cleanest window is the morning flood. High water of 2.08 meters arrives at 08:44 inside a major solunar period from 06:46 to 08:46, after a 04:57 sunrise under a solid overcast. Air stays cool and close, 18 to 21 C, humidity near 94 percent, over a CoastWatch sea-surface reading of 19.6 C, just 0.2 above average. The afternoon low of 0.58 meters at 14:31 lines up with a minor solunar stretch from 13:16 to 14:16; wildlife, scored from solunar timing, low-tide proximity, and this quiet wind, lands at 6.2. Evening looks mixed. Another major solunar window, 18:46 to 20:46, meets the 2.46-meter high at 20:52, and waves settle toward their daily minimum of 0.54 meters near 21:00, but rain is forecast 21:00 to 22:00 and pressure is falling through 1013 hPa. Diving holds 7.4 on wind, waves, available clarity, and temperature; the 12-kilometer atmospheric visibility is not a window into the water. A short easterly swell near 0.7 meters at about 4 seconds keeps surfing at 6.2. Fishing stays lukewarm at 5.6 on solunar, tide, pressure, wind, and available clarity, barely above yesterday's 5.5. Yesterday's CatchWindow card was windier, about 5 knots, with higher pressure near 1017 hPa: kayaking and boating have improved from 6.9 and 7.3, while surfing and sailing have slipped from 6.9 and 5.8. Ahead, forecast seas stay small, mostly 0.4 to 0.6 meters, with a modest lift toward 0.8 meters on the 27th. Tomorrow jumps warmer, into the upper 20s, winds linger near 8 knots, and rain chances stay low until later in the week. Best bet: take a kayak out on the morning flood and be ashore before that evening sprinkle finds you.