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Kings Point, NY Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Kings Point gets a confident go for small-craft water time today, with kayaking and boating leading the board—but it is a “bring the layers and mind the morning gusts” kind of go, not a summer float. The water is comparatively manageable: waves run about 0.6 to 0.9 m, with a representative 0.68 m at a short 5.6 seconds. The swell is similarly short-period, 0.68 m from 111°, so expect a little motion rather than a polished-glass surface. Wind is generally light from the northeast, ranging from calm to 8.4 knots, though gusts reached 16.1 knots around 7 AM. That makes the early launch window less forgiving than the representative 3-knot wind suggests, especially for paddlers and smaller open boats. Kayaking rates 8.7/10 and boating 8.4/10, both supported by light sustained wind, modest current around 0.08 m/s, no rain indicated, and manageable seas. Diving is also strong at 8.2/10, with 19.3 C marine SST and relatively low wind, though wave action remains a tradeoff for entries and exits. Atmospheric visibility is about 15 km, but that is not an underwater-visibility reading. Fishing improves to 7.6/10, with the most favorable timing around the 6:46–8:46 AM solunar major period and again from 6:46–8:46 PM, close to the evening high tide at 6:41 PM. The falling barometer, now 1019 hPa, is worth keeping in the day’s fine print. Sailing is the outlier at 4.2/10: there is simply not much steady breeze to work with, while the gust spread and cloud cover add inconvenience without delivering reliable drive. Wildlife scores 7.4/10, with the midday low tide at 12:52 PM and the evening solunar window offering the better shoreline-exploration timing. Compared with yesterday, boating eases from 8.7 and diving from 8.4, while fishing jumps from 6.2; sailing takes the biggest step back from yesterday’s 8.0. Conditions look calmer on the water Monday and especially Tuesday, when waves are forecast at 0.2–0.4 m, though Monday’s peak wind may reach 16.7 knots. Best bet: launch after the early gusty stretch, then aim for the evening high-tide/solunar overlap for the day’s cleanest all-around water plan.