CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Port Arthur, TX Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Port Arthur gets an emphatic go for boats and sails, with a qualified yes for paddlers and divers: the water is unusually flat, the weather is dry and clear overhead, and the main complication is timing around a brief morning gust bump rather than any serious sea state. Boating leads the board at 8.8/10, sailing is 8/10, kayaking 7.8/10 and diving 7.3/10. Those are favorable conditions, not a substitute for local judgment or safety gear. The cleanest all-purpose window is from late morning through the afternoon, after the strongest forecast gusts—up to 16.1 knots around 9 AM—have passed. Representative NNE wind is 7 knots with 11-knot gusts, while waves sit around 0.12 m on a short 4.15-second period. The day’s wave range stays only 0.1 to 0.2 m, so this is more “find your line and enjoy it” than “brace for the next set.” Air temperatures rise from the low 20s C into the low 30s C, with no rain indicated and only 1% cloud cover. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 16.3 km, though that says nothing by itself about underwater visibility. For anglers, the 5.5/10 score is middling despite the agreeable water. The strongest solunar stretch runs 10:36 AM to 12:36 PM, spanning the 10:51 AM low tide; the next useful minor period is 5:06–6:06 AM, followed by 5:06–6:06 PM. Tides are modest all day, rising from the late-morning 0.29 m low to a 0.40 m high at 4:19 PM before falling toward 0.24 m at 11:02 PM. Pressure is rising from roughly 1012 to 1015 hPa. CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 7.33 mg/m³, a bloom-condition signal that may be relevant to water clarity, not a promise of fish activity. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, boating remains excellent but is a touch below yesterday’s 9.1; kayaking also eases from 8.3. Sailing improves from yesterday’s 7.1, while fishing remains near its recent middle range. Friday and Saturday stay light-wind but may see 0.3 m waves; Sunday looks especially placid, with 0.1 m waves and peak wind near 6.3 knots. Best bet: launch after the morning gusts, use the late-morning tide turn, and enjoy a Gulf Coast day that is flatter than its calendar deserves.