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Fall River, MA Daily Water Report — August 24, 2026

Sailing is the call on Fall River water today, with diving still excellent and powerboats in good shape, while surfers and kayakers get the thinner end of a small, short-period sea. Open-Meteo current conditions and the day’s forecast put a south-southwesterly near 10 knots on the surface, ranging from a light 2.3 knots up to 10.5, with the strongest gust near 20 knots around 15:00. That afternoon pulse, a cloudless sky, and only 0.3 to 0.4 meter waves are what push sailing to 9.1, well above yesterday’s 6.3 and Saturday’s 5.7. The same breeze is the tradeoff for paddlers: kayaking sat at 7.5 yesterday in lighter air and eases to 5.8 now, especially if you are out when those midafternoon gusts arrive. Boating holds a respectable 7.9, a step off yesterday’s 8.7 but still workable on this modest sea. NOAA tides bring a 1.10-meter high at 05:54, a 0.28-meter low at 11:18, and a 1.28-meter high at 18:29. Fishing is a middling 6.6, nearly unchanged from yesterday’s 6.7, with barometric pressure rising through the mid-1010s and solunar majors from 07:39 to 09:39 and again 19:39 to 21:39. The evening major lines up with the second flood and moonrise at 16:49 under an 84 percent waxing gibbous. Wildlife sits at 6.1; the midday low is the shoreline window if the wind does not put you off. None of those scores is a safety declaration. Divers keep an 8.8 for a third straight day on small seas and a NOAA CoastWatch marine surface temperature of 22.7 C, about 1.3 degrees above average. Atmospheric visibility is a long 48 kilometers under clear skies, which is not underwater clarity. Wave period is only about 4.6 seconds on a 0.24-meter swell from the south, so surfing stays a 4.8. A half-meter-per-second current setting toward the northeast is worth respecting if you are drifting or diving. Air warms from the high teens to about 27.5 C with low humidity and no rain indicated, but a UV index near 7 on a cloudless stretch from 05:02 to 18:34 will find uncovered skin. The next two days look quieter, with peak winds around 9 knots and even smaller waves, then a 41 percent chance of rain by the 27th and 28th as the breeze nudges back up. Best bet: take that afternoon southwesterly for a sail, and save the paddle for the flatter, lighter Tuesday and Wednesday.