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Chesapeake City, MD Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Boating gets the clear green light at Chesapeake City today, with kayaking and diving also well placed—provided you treat the afternoon gusts as the day’s main bargaining chip. The water is notably small: waves are running about 0.14 m on a short 1.8-second period, with a projected minimum near 0.04 m around 11 AM. That supports the 8.9/10 boating, 7.9/10 kayaking, and 8.4/10 diving outlooks, but none of those scores replaces normal judgment about vessel, exposure, traffic, or personal limits. The best all-around stretch is late morning into early afternoon. High tide arrives at 9:39 AM, pressure is rising from around 1010 hPa, skies are forecast nearly clear, and the lightest water state is expected near 11 AM. Winds are generally manageable, though the day is not uniformly sleepy: the representative SSW wind is 7 knots, gusting 16, and the strongest gusts may reach 20 knots around 3 PM. That makes the post-lunch period less appealing for paddlers and anyone who prefers a quiet deck rather than an impromptu wind drill. Fishing rates a fair 6.5/10, a step down from the 6.9–7.6 range recorded earlier this week. The stronger solunar window runs 10:20 AM to 12:20 PM, overlapping the high-water portion of the tide cycle and the day’s calmer conditions. A second major period falls from 10:20 PM to midnight, after the 9:58 PM high tide. The 4:10 PM low tide is also close to the 4:50–5:50 PM minor solunar period, though afternoon gust potential is the tradeoff. Divers get low waves and a marine temperature of 19.8 C, but atmospheric visibility of 13.8 km is not an underwater-visibility reading. The water is also running 1.1 C below its seasonal average, so comfort planning still matters. The air starts cool, near 12 C, before climbing toward 24.6 C. Compared with yesterday’s exceptionally light 2.6-knot wind and 9.2/10 kayaking score, today is breezier and less forgiving later on, though boating remains strong. Friday and Saturday look even lighter, with no rain indicated and flat marine forecasts; Sunday turns wetter and windier. Best bet: launch after the 9:39 AM high tide and make late morning your main event, before the afternoon gusts decide they deserve billing.