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Marcus Hook, PA Daily Water Report — September 6, 2026

Boating takes Marcus Hook today, with sailing right on its transom. Open-Meteo’s current conditions and forecast sketch a dry, almost cloudless stretch—about 5 percent cover, no rain, air from 17.7 to 26.1 C—and a north-northeast breeze whose representative 8 knots (gusts near 11, day’s range 0.6–8.1) is enough to make a sail honest without turning the water messy. The marine forecast is essentially flat, 0 meters of waves and swell, with no meaningful current. Boating’s 8.7 rests on wind, waves, current, precipitation, and cloud; sailing’s 8 on wind, consistency, waves, and cloud. Kayaking is a still-useful 7.6 on the same quiet-water ingredients, though that is a step down from the reconstructed 8.7 on September 5 and the higher marks earlier in the week. Wildlife watching holds at 7.8, matching yesterday, scored from solunar timing, low-tide proximity, and wind—not from any count of animals. The same flat forecast that flatters hulls leaves surfing at 4.5; there is nothing to ride. Fishing is only middling at 5.6, a notch under yesterday’s reconstructed 6.4, with rising pressure (representative 1015 hPa, 1012.1–1017.4 for the day), that modest breeze, tide state, and solunar timing doing the work. Diving is unscored and stays off the list. Scores are suitability, not a safety stamp. NOAA tides and the solunar windows set the clock. A 1.56-meter high at 08:25 overlaps the morning major period (08:05–10:05), which is also when the strongest gust, 14.6 knots, is forecast at 08:00—useful air for sailors, a reason for powerboats and kayaks to wait. The afternoon low of 0.27 meters at 15:15 sits beside the minor period 14:35–15:35, the shoreline window under the wildlife score. Evening’s 1.93-meter high at 20:53 meets the second major period after sunset at 19:29. Atmospheric visibility is 25.4 km; that is air, not water. UV is moderate, the moon a 30 percent waning crescent setting at 17:00. Reconstructed recent days show boating has been consistently strong; sailing is the real upgrade from 6.2 yesterday. Ahead, the marine forecast stays flat. The 7th and 8th look even lighter on wind, then the 9th and 10th bring 11–12 knot peaks and a 35 percent rain chance on the 10th before it eases. Best bet: go by boat or sail after that morning gust fades, and leave the board on the rack.