CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Garibaldi, OR Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Garibaldi gets a solid go for most scored water plans today, with boating leading at 7.6/10 and diving close behind at 7.7/10—but it is a “pleasantly manageable,” not “carelessly easy,” kind of coastal day. Light northerly wind, around 4 knots with 9-knot gusts, and no rain indicated keep the surface relatively cooperative. Waves hold near 1.0 to 1.2 m, with the calmest forecast near 10 AM at 0.96 m, before late-day conditions give way to stronger gust potential, reaching 17.1 knots around 11 PM. The best all-around window is the morning through early afternoon. The 8:41 AM high tide overlaps the 7:14–9:14 AM solunar major period, a useful combination for the 7.4/10 fishing outlook, while pressure is rising near 1017 hPa. The afternoon low at 1:37 PM also falls close to the 1:44–2:44 PM minor period, giving shoreline explorers and wildlife watchers a reasonable second look; wildlife is rated 7.1/10. Those scores reflect timing, tide proximity, wind and other listed inputs—not a promise of action. For paddlers, the 7.3/10 kayaking score benefits from light wind, modest current and dry weather, but the 8.7-second swell and 0.4 m wind waves still deserve respect outside protected water. Boaters have the day’s strongest practical rating, though 1.2 m seas are enough to make route, vessel and crew readiness matter. Divers get a favorable 7.7/10 on the supplied wind, waves, available clarity data and water temperature; the reported 12.2 km visibility is atmospheric, not underwater visibility. Water is cool: marine SST is 13.7 C, while the supplied SST reading is 15.4 C, 2.2 C above average. Compared with the reconstructed recent CatchWindow history, boating is a little less favorable than October 2–3, while fishing improves from those two days and diving remains steady at 7.7. Sailing sits at 6/10: enough breeze to move, perhaps, but not much to work with. Monday and Tuesday stay mostly dry but turn breezier with 1.2–1.5 m waves; seas build more notably Wednesday into Thursday. Best bet: launch early, use the morning high-tide/solunar overlap, and be back in before the coast decides to add punctuation.