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Port O'Connor, TX Daily Water Report — October 6, 2026

Port O’Connor gets a qualified green light today: excellent sailing weather, workable boating and diving conditions, but enough NNE wind and short-period chop to keep paddlers honest and everyone else from confusing “good” with glassy. The day begins with its roughest edge. Gusts peak near 22 knots around 6 AM, before the wind settles into a 5 to 14-knot range. By the late morning major solunar window, 9:11 to 11:11 AM, conditions should be more manageable for anglers, with the morning high tide having topped out at 0.38 m at 7:55 AM and pressure holding steady near 1013 hPa. Fishing earns a middling-but-respectable 6.5/10: the timing is useful, but the breeze remains a factor rather than a background detail. For boats, sails, and divers, the afternoon is the cleaner play. Waves run about 0.6 to 0.7 m overall, built largely from 0.48 m wind waves at a quick 2.6 seconds, so the ride may feel busier than the headline height suggests. The calmest wave reading is near 3 PM at 0.58 m, lining up reasonably well with the 3:41 to 4:41 PM minor solunar period. Sailing leads the board at 9.2/10, while boating rates 7.4 and diving 7.6. Marine water temperature is a warm 28.7 C, about 2.3 C above average, though atmospheric visibility of 16.4 km should not be mistaken for an underwater-visibility forecast. Kayakers get a 6.1/10 day: possible, not plush. The NNE breeze, short chop, and 0.25 m/s current toward 217 degrees all argue for conservative route choices and a close eye on the return leg. Shoreline explorers may find the best access around the low tide at 9:29 PM, though darkness arrives well before then; sunset is 7:08 PM and dusk ends around 7:32 PM. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, boating improves from yesterday’s 6.8 and kayaking from 5.7, while sailing holds its familiar 9.2 form. Wednesday looks gentler, with 0.4 to 0.6 m waves and peak wind near 11 knots; Friday appears breezier and lumpier before a notably light-wind, 0.4 m-wave Sunday. Best bet: rig for an afternoon sail, when the chop eases just enough to let the NNE breeze do the entertaining instead of the arguing.