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Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Turkey Point gets a clear go for boating, with a very good day also lined up for fishing, kayaking, sailing and shoreline wildlife watching—provided you dress for the chilly start and treat the tide with its usual respect. Boating leads the board at 8.2/10, with wildlife at 8/10, kayaking 7.3, and fishing and sailing both 7/10. Those are suitability estimates, not a substitute for on-water judgment. The water forecast is almost comically flat: zero wave height, zero swell and zero wind waves through the day. East wind is light, around 5 knots representatively, with a daytime range of just 0.7 to 7.3 knots. That favors small craft and makes for easy handling, though it also leaves sailors working with modest breeze rather than a guaranteed moving day. The strongest gust, 16.3 knots, is forecast at 1 AM, well outside the main daylight outing window. For anglers, the strongest timing overlaps the late-morning solunar major period from 8:38 to 10:38 AM, conveniently running into the 10:42 AM high tide. A second major period arrives from 8:38 to 10:38 PM, after sunset, while the 3:08 to 4:08 AM minor period is for the committed and well-lit. Shoreline explorers and wildlife watchers may prefer the 5:12 PM low tide, with the 3:08 to 4:08 PM minor solunar period offering a useful lead-in. It will be dry and bright, with no rain indicated, clear skies, stable pressure near 1019 hPa, and atmospheric visibility around 31 km. That visibility is helpful for navigation and horizon-checking, but it says nothing about underwater clarity. Air temperatures rise from a cold 5 C neighborhood into the mid-teens, and the representative feels-like temperature is only 2.4 C; calm water does not make cold exposure less real. Water temperature is unavailable, so diving is not scored. Compared with yesterday, boating improves slightly from 7.9 and fishing from 6.8, while sailing eases from 7.9 as the breeze softens. The next several days stay wave-free in the marine forecast; Wednesday brings the strongest listed wind, up to 13.5 knots, before a quieter Saturday. Best bet: launch after dawn, fish the rising tide into the 10:42 AM high, and enjoy a flat-water return before the afternoon cools.