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Charleston, OR Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Charleston gets a qualified green light today: best for fishing, sailing, and a well-prepared dive plan, while small craft should treat the afternoon as the part of the day that bites back. The most workable water window is early, roughly dawn through late morning. Waves bottom out near 1.28 m around 8 AM before holding in the 1.3–1.5 m range, with a modest 0.3 m wind-wave component and northerly winds generally lighter than later in the day. The 10:06 AM high tide overlaps the 9:05–11:05 AM solunar major period, a useful convergence behind fishing’s 7.4/10 rating. Pressure is falling from around 1016 hPa, so this is not a set-it-and-forget-it weather day, but the morning gives the cleanest balance of wind and sea state. Sailing rates 7.1/10, with enough north wind to make the day interesting without making it an all-out slog early on. Boating is more middle-of-the-road at 6.3/10, and kayaking trails at 5.6/10: the sea is not enormous, but 1.4 m waves at a short 7.85-second period, cold 11.7 C water, and an afternoon gust peak near 20 knots deserve respect. The strongest gusts are forecast around 5 PM, shortly after the 3:45 PM low tide, making later exposed-water trips a poorer bargain. Diving scores 6.8/10, down from 7.3 yesterday and the stronger 7.5–7.7 range earlier in the stretch. Wind and wave conditions are manageable rather than ideal, and the reported 0.1 km atmospheric visibility says nothing about underwater visibility. Wildlife earns 7.2/10, with the afternoon minor solunar period from 3:35–4:35 PM close to low tide, though that timing comes with the day’s increasing wind. Expect a damp-feeling, fully overcast day despite no rain window: air temperatures run 11.2–15.2 C, and 100% humidity will make breaks ashore feel cooler than the thermometer suggests. Wednesday stays relatively moderate before seas build Thursday toward 1.9–2.0 m; Friday eases somewhat, then another larger pulse is forecast for the weekend. Best bet: fish the rising morning tide into the 10:06 AM high, then be off the exposed water before the afternoon gusts start charging rent.