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La Quinta Channel North, TX Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

La Quinta Channel North gets a qualified green light today: boating, sailing, diving, and shoreline time all look workable, while paddlers should treat the breeze and short-period chop with more respect than the pleasant water temperature might suggest. The strongest all-around window is early, around the 7:50 AM high tide and the 7:24–9:24 AM solunar major period. That overlap helps lift fishing to 6.9/10 and wildlife viewing to 7.3/10, while the day’s rising pressure—1015 hPa representative, after starting nearer 1012—adds a steadier feel than the recent lower-pressure stretch. The last-quarter moon is already up before dawn, and daylight arrives at 7:24 AM, so the early crew gets the best timing without needing to make a heroic pre-dawn launch. Conditions are not flat, however. NNE wind runs roughly 8 to 14 knots, with gusts reaching 26 knots around 4 AM and representative gusts near 19 knots. Waves hold around 0.8 to 1.0 m, driven in part by 0.62 m wind waves at a quick 2.95 seconds. That is manageable for the 7.0/10 boating and 6.9/10 sailing outlooks, but it can make a small craft ride busier than the headline wave height suggests. Kayaking rates only 6.1/10 for good reason: current is about 0.33 m/s toward 219 degrees, and the chop is short rather than leisurely. For divers, the 7.3/10 score is the day’s best activity rating, supported by very warm 29.7 C marine SST and moderate seas. That score is not a visibility guarantee; the 14.1 km figure is atmospheric visibility, not underwater clarity. The calmest wave height arrives near 3 PM at 0.78 m, though the late-afternoon tide is falling hard toward the 9:04 PM low of -0.02 m. A second solunar major period runs 7:24–9:24 PM, just after sunset. Compared with yesterday’s reconstructed history, wind is a touch stronger and boating/sailing scores ease from 8.1 to around 7, while fishing improves slightly from 6.6. Looking ahead, Monday remains similar, Tuesday and Wednesday offer lower wave ranges, then Thursday and Friday turn rougher and wetter-looking. Best bet: fish the high-tide sunrise window, then let the afternoon’s modestly calmer seas decide whether the boat ride is worth the bounce.