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Rollover Pass, TX Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Rollover Pass gets a clear green light for sailing and a solid go for boating and diving, with a few early-morning gusts keeping paddlers and anglers honest. The day’s 9.3/10 sailing score leads the board, while boating rates 8.3 and diving 8.4. Those are favorable-use estimates, not a substitute for judgment on the water. The sea state is modest rather than glassy: waves run about 0.5 to 0.6 metres, with the calmest 0.52 m near midnight. A short 0.46 m swell from 114 degrees at 3.6 seconds supplies most of the motion, joined by small wind waves. NNE winds are generally manageable, ranging from near 1 knot to 11.7 knots, but gusts reach 20.2 knots around 8 AM. That makes the first part of the morning the day’s main tradeoff—good breeze for sailboats, less forgiving for kayaks and anyone expecting a quiet ride. For anglers, the 6.6/10 score is steady with the past two days and sits below the 7.0 readings earlier this week. The strongest timing cue is the late-morning solunar major period, 10:39 AM to 12:39 PM, overlapping the 1:02 PM low tide. A second major period arrives late, from 10:39 PM to midnight. The tide range is small, rising from a 12:27 AM low of 0.18 m to a 6:27 AM high of 0.42 m, then topping out again at 0.43 m at 6:01 PM. Diving earns a strong estimate in warm 28.6 C marine water, though surface chop and wind still matter; the reported 18 km atmospheric visibility is not an underwater-visibility reading. The water is 1.7 C above average. Clear skies, no rain indicated, and a rising barometer from roughly 1012 hPa support a dry, bright day, with air temperatures climbing to 30.6 C. Compared with Wednesday, boating eases from 8.9 while sailing improves from 8.0; kayaking slips from 7.9 to 6.7 as the gust potential rises. Friday may be a touch lumpier at 0.6–0.8 m with a 31% rain chance, but Sunday looks notably quieter, with 0.2–0.4 m waves and light peak winds near 9.6 knots. Best bet: rig the sailboat after the early gusty spell, then enjoy the afternoon high tide with a modest sea and plenty of daylight.