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Aransas, Aransas Pass, TX Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Aransas Pass gets a qualified go today: sailing and diving lead the board, while small-craft plans need more patience than bravado. A 10-knot NNE wind, with gusts reaching 20 knots and stronger overnight gusts already in the mix, is enough to keep the water from feeling lazy. Seas run 0.8 to 1.0 m, with the calmest stretch near 1 PM at 0.8 m, but the short 2.95-second wind waves will make that surface texture count. For anglers, the best organized window is sunrise through mid-morning, with a solunar major period from 7:24 to 9:24 AM arriving just after sunrise. Fishing rates 6.9/10, supported by the tide, rising pressure, wind, and available clarity inputs in the scoring model. The next major period, 7:24 to 9:24 PM, comes after sunset; shoreline explorers still have dusk until 7:37 PM, but the low tide at 4:01 PM is the more practical daylight tide event. Wildlife scores 7.2/10, with that low-tide proximity and manageable wind helping the outlook. Diving scores 7.4/10, aided by very warm water around 30 C, though the 1.4 km atmospheric visibility is a weather measurement, not an underwater-visibility promise. Sailing earns the day’s top score at 7.8/10: enough breeze to work with, but gust spread, full cloud cover, rain through much of the day, and choppy short-period waves demand a reefed-down, alert approach. Boating slips to 5.6 and kayaking to 4.5, a notable retreat from yesterday’s 8.2 and 7.0 as wind, rain, waves, and current become less forgiving. Conditions remain muggy and wet, with rain possible from midnight through 8 PM and a representative 5 mm forecast. Pressure is rising toward 1016.5 hPa, but that is not a substitute for watching the sky and the water. Monday and Tuesday look somewhat steadier, with lighter peak winds and seas easing as low as 0.6 m Tuesday; rougher, wetter weather builds again late week. Best bet: sail early with a conservative setup, then let the 4:01 PM low tide do the talking for shoreline time.