CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Wauna, OR Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Wauna gets a clear green light for small-craft time and a strong all-around water day, with boating leading the board at 8.4/10. The forecast calls for essentially flat water—0.0 m waves, swell, and wind waves—with light NNW wind around 3 knots and a daytime range mostly under 6 knots. That is a fine recipe for boating, kayaking, and diving, though a good score is not a substitute for the usual gear, route, and tide judgment. The best broad daylight window is late morning into early afternoon. The tide rises from a -0.15 m low at 6:40 AM to a 1.72 m high at 12:13 PM, overlapping the 9:01–11:01 AM solunar major period. Fishing rates 7.8/10, its best score in the supplied recent run, supported by the favorable timing, light wind, tide movement, and a falling 1018 hPa pressure reading. For shoreline exploring and wildlife-focused time, the early low tide is the obvious practical window; wildlife scores 7.6/10, with low-tide proximity and low wind part of that model. Kayakers have a 7.7/10 day, aided by the lack of wave action and dry forecast. Divers also rate 7.6/10 under the light wind and flat marine forecast, but atmospheric visibility near 14.1 km should not be mistaken for underwater visibility; no marine water temperature or underwater-clarity reading is available here. Sailing is workable at 6.4/10, but the same gentle breeze that makes paddlers happy leaves sailors with limited power. Wind is forecast to top out at 8.4 knots in gusts around 5 PM, still modest but worth noting near the evening low at 6:33 PM. Compared with the reconstructed CatchWindow history, boating matches yesterday’s 8.4, kayaking holds at 7.7, and diving remains steady at 7.6. Fishing improves from 7.6 yesterday, while sailing ticks up from 6.0. The next two days stay dry, light-wind, and flat in the marine forecast. Friday looks less settled, with winds up to 10.1 knots and a 35% rain chance; Saturday eases the wind but retains a rain chance. Best bet: launch or cast through the late-morning rising tide, then let the flat-water forecast do the heavy lifting.