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Fall River, MA Daily Water Report — September 6, 2026

Fall River’s water is in a cooperative mood today, and the scores are blunt about who should go: diving leads at 8.8, with boating and kayaking close behind at 8.4. Fishing is a solid 7 and wildlife 7.7. Surfing and sailing both sit at 4.7, which is the day’s honest shrug at a nearly flat, overcast, barely-breezy coastal setup. Forecast and current conditions describe a gray, humid lid: full cloud cover, UV at zero, no rain indicated, and air hanging from 15.0 to 20.9 C, with a representative 15.5 that feels like 16.1. A light north-northwest flow around 3 knots, ranging 1.4 to 7.8, with the strongest gust of 13.8 knots around 09:00, keeps the surface quiet without offering sailors much to work with. Marine waves are about 0.12 meters at 6.3 seconds, swell a 0.1-meter whisper from the south-southeast, and the calmest water near 16:00 at 0.08 meters. Sea-surface temperature is 21.4 C, a modest 0.4 C above average. Pressure is 1014 hPa and rising. That afternoon lull lines up with the higher high of 1.48 meters at 16:32, the cleanest window for paddlers and boaters who want the least fuss. Divers get the same light wind and tiny waves that have held their score at 8.8 through much of the past week. A 0.3 m/s current toward the southwest is modest, not a hazard by itself, but it is a real drift to plan around. Atmospheric visibility is about 13 kilometers under the overcast; that is air, not water. Anglers improve on yesterday’s 6.5. A major solunar period from 07:48 to 09:48 overlaps the morning low of 0.20 meters at 09:19, with rising pressure and light wind doing the rest of that score’s work. Another major window runs 19:48 to 21:48 toward the 22:57 low. Wildlife jumped to 7.7 after a string of 6s, helped by solunar timing, low-tide proximity, and easy wind. The tradeoff is comfort more than drama: 93 percent humidity, a cool gray start after a 04:01 high in the dark, and almost no energy for anyone who needs it. These scores are suitability, not a safety stamp. Monday and Tuesday stay tiny in the waves and light in the breeze, with air warming. Wednesday and Thursday bring more wind and waves building toward half a meter, with Thursday’s rain chance at 34 percent, before conditions ease. Best bet: take the 16:32 high and that 16:00 flat water for a dive or a quiet paddle, and let the morning solunar low do the fishing.