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Providence, RI Daily Water Report — September 7, 2026

Boats, divers, and sailors own this one; surfing does not. On a clear, dry Monday around Providence, Open-Meteo has empty skies, no rain, and atmospheric visibility near 21 kilometers, with air climbing from a cool 11 C this morning into the mid-20s this afternoon. A northwest breeze near 8 knots is the working wind, but the day’s strongest gust, about 20 knots, is forecast around 8 a.m., so the early hours carry the real tradeoff even while the surface stays almost glass. NOAA tides drop from a 5:03 high of 1.34 meters to a 10:20 low of 0.16 meters, then rebuild to the day’s bigger high, 1.53 meters at 17:37. That morning ebb overlaps a solunar major from 08:48 to 10:48, which, with rising pressure near 1019 hPa, is the main reason fishing holds a middling 6.8 rather than sliding. Waves never leave the 0.1-meter band, calmest overnight near 0.08 meters, with a faint south swell and no current to speak of. That flat marine forecast is why surfing sits at 4.7 and why boating at 8.7, diving at 8.4, and sailing at 8.0 look so much stronger: almost no sea, no precipitation, cloudless air for the sail and the boat, and 20.9 C water, a touch above average, helping the dive score along with the quiet surface. Atmospheric visibility is not underwater visibility. Kayaking eases to 7.6 from yesterday’s reconstructed 9.1 because today’s breeze is up from the 2.8 knots on the 6th; sailing, by contrast, jumps from yesterday’s 5.6 on more usable wind and a clear sky. Wildlife stays at 6. Tuesday looks warmer still, with even lighter peak wind and the same tiny waves. A modest breeze and a small wave bump arrive Wednesday, with rain chances rising later in the week. Best bet: let the 8 a.m. gusts blow through, then take the afternoon high under that empty sky.