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Cambridge, MD Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Cambridge gets a clear yes for sailing and a qualified yes for boating today; paddlers and anglers have a usable day if they treat the early northerly breeze with proper respect. The overall picture is dry, bright and cool, with stable pressure near 1021 hPa, no rain indicated and atmospheric visibility around 25 km. That is fine weather for being outside, though it says nothing about underwater visibility. The main tradeoff is wind. A NNW breeze is running around 12 knots in the representative forecast, with gusts near 19 knots and the day’s strongest gusts arriving around 6 AM. That supports an excellent 9.2/10 sailing score, a notable jump from yesterday’s 5.5, while boating remains strong at 8.1/10. Waves are modest at about 0.4 m, but short-period wind waves around 0.38 m at 2.4 seconds can still make exposed water feel busier than the height suggests. Kayaking rates 6.6/10: workable, not a day to confuse “small waves” with effortless paddling. For anglers, the 6.1/10 score is middling but respectable. The most promising timing is the 8:46–10:46 AM solunar major period, overlapping the rise from the 7:46 AM low toward the 1:09 PM high. A second major period runs 8:46–10:46 PM, after the 7:44 PM low, though darkness and the waning-crescent moon make that a different sort of outing. Stable pressure helps the setup, but the breeze is enough to keep this from being a lazy, glassy-water session. The afternoon high tide is 0.61 m at 1:09 PM; the evening low falls to 0.13 m at 7:44 PM. If smooth water matters most, the forecast’s calmest wave height is near 8 PM, around 0.04 m. Air temperatures run from 9.9 to 17.4 C, with a representative feels-like value near 7.7 C, while marine SST is 20.7 C—dress for the air and the possibility of getting wet, not the inviting number on the water thermometer. Compared with the recent record, today trades yesterday’s easier paddling conditions for much better sailing. The next several days look increasingly gentle on the water, with waves generally 0.0–0.3 m through Friday and very light wave forecasts Saturday and Sunday; rain chances stay minimal until Sunday. Best bet: rig for the breeze and sail late morning, when the tide is building and the day is fully awake.