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Cambridge, MD Daily Water Report — August 28, 2026

Boating and kayaking are the clear winners today on Cambridge’s Choptank waterfront, with both scoring an 8.4 out of 10 — largely thanks to a light, steady ENE breeze averaging just 4 knots and an utterly flat wave profile that barely reaches 0.2 meters all day. The calmest water arrives near 10 p.m., when wave heights dip to a glassy 0.02 meters, but the best windows for paddling or a leisurely cruise will be the late morning through late afternoon, when the outgoing tide from the 11:23 low slack gives you a gentle push eastward. The full moon overhead, 100% illuminated, adds some visual drama at dusk, but its gravitational pull is also amplifying the day’s tidal range to about half a meter, so pay attention to that falling water through the middle of the day. Fishing comes in at a respectable 6.5, a slight dip from yesterday’s 7.0 and the best recent score of 7.7 two days ago. The solunar minor periods bookending dawn and dusk — 6:36 to 7:36 and 6:36 to 7:36 — overlap neatly with both a falling tide and a rising barometer at 1015 hPa, which can nudge fish to feed. But the overcast sky, dew point sitting at 21.1°C, and generally stable wind won’t make it a slam dunk. Wildlife watchers get a 7.7, a solid step up from yesterday’s 6.6, with low tide at midday exposing shorelines and flats just as the breeze stays in check. Surfing remains a non-starter at 4.5 as it has been for days, with a 0.1-meter swell from the south at a paltry 2-second period, and sailing is merely workable at 5.0 given how light the gusts are. Diving data is unavailable today, so treat that as a missing variable, not a verdict. Compared to earlier this week, today trades some of that fishing and wildlife potential for flat-water supremacy. Wednesday’s kayaking score hit 9.1 with similar winds, so today’s on par for near-perfect conditions. The coming days look similar: Thursday and Friday keep waves below 0.2 meters, winds under 7 knots, and rain chances at 2-4%, before a slight uptick in breeze and a 23% rain chance rolls in by Monday. Your best bet: launch a kayak at mid-morning, follow the falling tide toward the bay, and let the full moon rise over the glassy water before you paddle home.