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Sargent, TX Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Boating, diving, and kayaking are the clear winners at Sargent today. The scores sit at 8.8, 8.1, and 7.9 respectively because the forecast and current conditions line up on light northwest air, a nearly flat Gulf, and a dry sky—not because anyone has declared the water safe. Surfing lags at 4.7 on a short, small swell, sailing only 5.6 in the light stuff, and fishing a workmanlike 6.1. A representative breeze of about 3 knots from the northwest, gusting near 6, is the day’s signature, with the full range expected between 2 and 10 knots and the sharpest gust, around 14 knots, not arriving until 23:00. Waves are forecast 0.3 to 0.5 meters, calmest near 13:00 at 0.3 meters, with a 0.32-meter swell at a brief 2.8 seconds from the south. That is friendly water for a hull or a paddle, and the diving score leans on the same quiet surface plus water near 30 C, a touch cooler than average. It is not a statement about what you will see below; the 15.6-kilometer figure is atmospheric visibility, not underwater clarity. The tradeoffs are heat and a modest current. Air is running a representative 28 C that already feels like 34, humidity near 85 percent, and the day tops out around 33 C under mostly clear skies. An ocean current near 0.6 meters per second toward the northeast will matter more to a kayak than to a larger boat. Tide range is tiny—high 0.27 meters at 05:54, low 0.01 meters at 20:28—so the afternoon is one long fall. Fishing’s middling mark reflects that drawn-out tide state, steady pressure around 1016 hPa, the light wind, and solunar majors at 08:29–10:29 and 20:29–22:29; the later window overlaps the low but also the evening breeze-up. Yesterday’s reconstructed scores tell the wind story in reverse: sailing was 9.2 and kayaking only 5.8 when the air was closer to 10 knots. Fishing was stronger then at 7.8; diving held even. The next several days stay hot, with peak winds edging toward 12 to 13 knots, rain chances remaining slim until a modest 18 percent on the 28th, and waves still in the 0.2-to-0.5-meter band. Best bet: take the boat or kayak through the midday lull and be headed in before those late gusts find you.