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Baltimore, MD Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Baltimore gets an emphatic go for small craft today: boating rates 9.5/10 and kayaking 9.2/10, backed by a flat marine forecast, no rain indicated, and generally light WNW wind. The water is forecast at 0.0 m of wave height all day, with no swell or wind waves to complicate the ride. That is excellent comfort weather, though not necessarily exciting sailing weather; sailing sits at 6.2/10 because the breeze may be too light to do much more than test everyone’s patience. The best all-around window is early, from dawn through late morning, before the day’s strongest gust potential arrives. Dawn is 6:42 AM, sunrise 7:09 AM, and the first high tide has already peaked at 5:24 AM. Water falls toward the 12:05 PM low, which coincides neatly with the 10:23 AM–12:23 PM solunar major period. Fishing is a respectable 5.7/10, not a runaway day, but that late-morning overlap gives anglers the clearest timing cue available. Pressure is rising from around 1011 hPa, and winds remain broadly manageable, though forecasts call for gusts as high as 20.4 knots around 3 PM despite a much lighter 3-knot representative wind. For paddlers and boaters, the afternoon remains usable but deserves more attention to gusts, especially on exposed water. The second high tide arrives at 5:46 PM, with a minor solunar period from 4:53–5:53 PM. That is a reasonable late-day option if the wind behaves, but it is not the automatic easy cruise suggested by the flat-wave number alone. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 14.4 km under mostly clear skies; that is useful topside visibility, not a measure of underwater clarity. Diving scores 8.4/10, supported by calm water and a marine SST of 19.8 C, while the water temperature field itself is unavailable. The SST is nearly normal, just 0.1 C below average. Compared with recent CatchWindow scores, boating is slightly better than yesterday’s 9.6/10, while kayaking is a touch lower than yesterday’s 9.4/10. Friday and Saturday stay dry, light-wind, and flat-water friendly. Rain chances rise sharply Sunday and Monday, with stronger winds also entering the picture. Best bet: launch early, enjoy the glass, and be back with the dock lines secure before the afternoon gusts decide they want a vote.