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Chesapeake City, MD Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Chesapeake City gets a strong go for small-craft time today: kayaking is the standout at 9.3/10, boating rates 8.8, and diving holds 8.4. The water is exceptionally flat by the marine forecast, with waves generally 0.0–0.2 m and a representative height of just 0.02 m. That is a fine setup for quiet paddles, careful boat handling, and dive plans, though those scores are suitability estimates rather than safety clearances. The best all-around daylight window is early, from dawn through late morning. Winds are light for much of the day, represented at 2 knots from the south, while the morning high tide arrives at 6:26 AM. Anglers have an especially useful overlap from 7:53–9:53 AM during the first major solunar period, with a 7.1/10 fishing score supported by the tide cycle, light wind, rising pressure, and available clarity inputs. The evening high at 7:04 PM is followed by another major solunar period from 7:53–9:53 PM, but that falls largely after sunset at 6:43 PM; shoreline plans should account for fading light. The tradeoff is the afternoon. Winds are forecast to build within a 1.0–12.4-knot range, with the strongest gust of 18.7 knots around 2 PM, close to the 1:20 PM low tide. Flat water does not make gusts disappear, especially for paddlers and smaller open boats. Sailing earns only a middling 5.2/10: there may be enough breeze later to move a sailboat, but the gust spread and solid cloud cover make it less tidy than the high boating and kayaking marks suggest. It will feel cool early, with air temperatures ranging from 12.1 to 21.5 C. Marine SST is 20.4 C, near average at 0.1 C below normal. Forecast atmospheric visibility is 12.6 km, but that is not an underwater-visibility reading. No rain is indicated, and pressure is rising from a day range of 1016.1–1020.1 hPa. Compared with the reconstructed recent run, kayaking improves sharply from yesterday’s 7.9, while fishing eases from 7.6; diving remains steady at 8.4. The next several days stay very flat, with light winds and no rain chance through Wednesday, then modest rain chances return late week. Best bet: launch early, work the morning high-tide window, and be back in before the afternoon gusts decide they deserve a speaking role.