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Baltimore, MD Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Baltimore gets a strong go-for-it verdict on the water today, especially for paddlers and boaters: the forecast is essentially flat, dry, and lightly winded for most of the day. Kayaking rates 9.1/10 and boating 9/10, with diving also favorable at 8.4/10. Those are suitability estimates, not a substitute for checking your craft, route, and conditions at launch. The best all-around window is early through late morning, after dawn at 6:39 AM and before the afternoon breeze has its say. Winds are generally light from the southwest, with a representative 3 knots, while the marine forecast holds waves, swell, and wind waves at 0 meters. The low tide at 9:57 AM, 0.23 meters, coincides closely with the 7:55–9:55 AM solunar major period, giving anglers a useful morning timing overlap. Fishing is a respectable 6.3/10, helped by the tide, rising pressure, and light wind, though it trails yesterday’s 7.6/10 estimate. The afternoon remains workable, but it comes with the day’s main tradeoff: gusts are forecast to reach 18.3 knots around 1 PM, even though the broader wind range stays mostly modest. That is enough to make exposed water feel less casual than the flat-wave forecast suggests. The 2:40 PM high tide is 0.41 meters, followed by another low at 9:06 PM. A second solunar major period runs 7:55–9:55 PM, overlapping the evening low-tide phase; useful timing, but darkness arrives after dusk at 7:12 PM. Air temperatures climb from 12.5 C to 23.3 C, with no rain indicated and 13.2 km atmospheric visibility. Marine SST is 20.4 C, nearly average at 0.1 C below normal. Diving matches its recent 8.4/10 run, though atmospheric visibility should not be confused with underwater clarity. The next several days stay notably calm on the marine forecast, with zero-meter waves through Sunday. Tuesday looks coolest and lightest-winded; Wednesday and Thursday warm up, with peak winds near 10 knots. Best bet: launch early, use the morning tide-and-solunar overlap, and be off exposed water before the early-afternoon gusts start acting important.