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Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty, TX Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

The verdict: a notably good all-around water day at the North Jetty, especially for boaters, sailors, and paddlers willing to respect the jetty’s moving water and the late-day low tide. Boating leads the board at 8.8/10, with sailing at 7.8 and kayaking at 7.7; those are favorable-use estimates, not a substitute for seamanship. The weather is doing its best impression of an easy October day: dry, clear, and warming from about 23°C into the upper 20s, with no rain indicated and atmospheric visibility near 18 km. A northeast wind around 7 knots, gusting near 11, should keep the breeze manageable for most of the day after the stronger pre-dawn gusts, which reached 15.6 knots around 2 AM. Seas are small rather than glassy, running 0.4–0.5 m with a short 3.3-second period. That is workable water, but short-period chop can still make the exposed entrance feel busier than the headline height suggests. For fishing, the 5.7/10 score points to a fair day rather than a command performance. The strongest timing is the late-morning solunar major period from 9:53–11:53 AM, overlapping the rise toward the 1:43 PM high tide. The evening major period, 9:53–11:53 PM, follows the 8:26 PM low, though it is well after sunset. A smaller late-afternoon window runs 4:23–5:23 PM. Pressure is rising from roughly 1011 to 1015 hPa, while the tide range is modest until the sharper fall toward evening. Paddlers get the best deal in the earlier daylight hours, before the afternoon tide turn and before the low-water approach exposes more of the jetty environment. The forecast ocean current is about 0.17 m/s toward 198 degrees, modest on paper but worth accounting for near structure. Diving is not scored today because a usable clarity input is unavailable; clear skies and good atmospheric visibility do not answer the underwater-visibility question. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, boating improves from yesterday’s 8.1, while sailing eases from 8.6; kayaking is stronger than yesterday’s 6.5. Thursday stays fairly manageable but brings 0.5–0.7 m waves. Friday and Saturday look rougher, with winds up to 18.5 and 17 knots and waves reaching 0.9–1.0 m, before calmer seas return Sunday. Best bet: launch into the late-morning tide rise, enjoy the modest breeze, and be back in before the evening low turns the entrance into a less forgiving classroom.