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Conimicut Light, RI Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Today at Conimicut Light belongs to the quiet-water set. Diving leads at 8.4 out of 10, with boating at 7.8, kayaking at 7.2, and fishing at 7.1 all still useful. Wildlife sits at 6.7 and sailing at 5.9 under a solid overcast; surfing is the miss at 4.6. Those are suitability marks, not a safety stamp. The sea is nearly flat. Forecast waves hold 0.1 to 0.3 meters, calmest near 0.08 meters around 03:00, with a thin 0.06-meter swell from the south-southeast and wind waves almost absent. Marine water is 22.6 C, about 0.8 C above average, and a 0.5 m/s current sets northwest. Representative wind is 6 knots from the south-southeast, gusting to 12, ranging 3.3 to 9.4 knots, with the day’s sharpest gust of 15.9 knots due at 14:00. Light air and that small sea are what lift diving, boating, and kayaking; the same short, low swell leaves surfing little to work with, and full cloud cover plus modest, not especially consistent breeze keep sailing only middling. Morning is the tradeoff. Rain is forecast 06:00 to 12:00, a light 0.4 millimeters under 100 percent cloud, 89 percent humidity, and 8.7 kilometers of atmospheric visibility. Air runs 18.8 to 23.7 C. Pressure is 1010 hPa and falling. After the showers, the 1.17-meter high at 17:36 and the evening solunar major from 18:48 to 20:48 form the cleanest fishing window; the earlier major, 06:48 to 08:48, overlaps the rain. Lows arrive at 10:16 and 23:27. A waxing gibbous moon, 76 percent lit, rises at 16:13. Against yesterday’s reconstructed scores, diving holds even, fishing jumps from 5.7, and sailing edges up from 5.3, while boating, kayaking, and wildlife ease off a notch from a slightly firmer, higher-pressure day. Monday through Wednesday stay light and mostly dry, waves remaining under half a meter as temperatures climb; rain chances return later in the week. Best bet: wait out the morning sprinkle, then take a late dive or a quiet boat run into the evening high.