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Astoria, OR Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Astoria gets a clear green light for small-boat and paddle plans today, with the usual coastal asterisk: favorable scores are not a safety guarantee, and the tide still deserves your full attention. Boating leads at 8.7/10 and kayaking follows at 8.3/10, supported by very light WSW winds, no rain indicated, and a notably steady 0.9–1.0 m sea. The representative wave is 0.96 m at 7.65 seconds, with only 0.2 m of short wind wave—civilized water by October standards, though not flat water. The most useful daylight window runs from after sunrise through the late-morning high tide at 11:14 AM. Winds remain light, temperatures climb from the low teens toward 20.4 C, and the 09:02–11:02 solunar major period overlaps the rising tide and high-water turn. That is the day’s strongest all-purpose fishing window; fishing rates 7.4/10. A second major period, 21:02–23:02, lines up with the 10:55 PM high, but it is after sunset and calls for proper night planning rather than casual extension of the day. Divers have a respectable 7.2/10, with low wind and modest waves helping surface conditions, but the marine temperature is only 13.2 C and no underwater-visibility measurement is supplied. The reported 14.4 km visibility is atmospheric, not a read on what you will see below. Wildlife viewing also rates 7.2/10, with the 4:49 AM low and 5:01 PM low offering tide-focused shoreline timing; the afternoon minor solunar period runs 15:32–16:32. Sailing is the compromise play at 6.2/10: smooth enough, certainly, but with only 1–7.1 knots of wind and a strongest gust of 10.5 knots around 5 PM, expect more patience than propulsion. Pressure is falling from a generally high 1019 hPa, so enjoy the benign setup without assuming it is locked in. Compared with the recent run, boating improves from yesterday’s 8.4 to 8.7, while fishing, diving, kayaking, and wildlife ease slightly. Wednesday stays mild and mostly dry but seas build to 1.0–1.3 m; Friday into Saturday looks rougher, before a much calmer 0.7–0.8 m outlook Sunday. Best bet: launch after dawn, work the rising tide into the late-morning high, and be off the water before the afternoon breeze gets ideas.