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Freeport Harbor, TX Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Freeport Harbor gets a qualified green light today: best for boating, sailing and diving, with paddlers and anglers better served by choosing their hours rather than treating the whole day as a free pass. The water is workable, not sleepy—0.7 to 1.0 meters of waves, a short 4.5-second dominant period, and a northerly wind around 9 knots that can gust harder. That is enough texture to keep small craft honest, especially after the overnight gust peak of 26.6 knots. The most useful stretch begins late afternoon, when waves ease to their daily minimum near 0.7 meters around 6 PM. That lines up with the approach to sunset at 7:06 PM, though dusk lasts until 7:30 PM, so there is a practical after-work window for boaters and sailors who are comfortable managing gust variability. Boating rates 7.4/10 and sailing 7.3/10; both are solid improvements over yesterday’s boating score, while sailing is a step down from yesterday’s stronger 8.1/10. Divers get the day’s highest activity rating at 8/10. Marine water temperature is a notably warm 29.1 C, about 1.9 C above average, and the moderate sea state is more forgiving than it looks on paper. Still, the 14.2 km weather visibility is atmospheric visibility, not a promise of underwater clarity. Divers should judge actual water clarity and surface conditions on arrival. For fishing, the more compelling timing is the sunrise major solunar period from 7:16 to 9:16 AM, with another major period from 7:16 to 9:16 PM. The falling tide runs toward the 4:17 PM low, and pressure is rising through the day, reaching roughly 1016 hPa. Fishing earns 6.6/10—better than the recent run, but not a reason to ignore the wind. Kayaking matches that 6.6/10, with the late-day wave minimum the sensible choice; avoid treating the low tide as a shortcut through shallow water. Cloud cover is complete, rain is possible through 6 PM despite little representative precipitation, and the air stays warm and humid. The next three days look progressively gentler offshore, with 0.4–0.8 m waves forecast Tuesday and Wednesday before seas build again Thursday and Friday. Best bet: launch late, use the calmer 6 PM water, and be back with a little daylight still in your pocket.