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Sargent, TX Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Sargent gets a qualified green light today: boating, kayaking and diving have workable water, but the early gusts and a long damp-looking morning argue for choosing your window rather than charging out on autopilot. Boating leads the practical scores at 7.7/10, with diving at 8.1 and kayaking at 7.0; those are favorable planning signals, not a substitute for on-water judgment. The cleanest all-around stretch looks to be late afternoon into evening. Seas run 0.5 to 0.7 m, reaching their calmest forecast level near 9 PM at 0.5 m. The representative NNE wind is 8 knots, though gusts can be lively—up to 27.2 knots around midnight—and the day’s wind range reaches 12.8 knots. That makes the difference between a pleasant paddle or small-boat run and an unnecessarily sporty one. The 0.36 m swell at five seconds from 126 degrees is modest, while short wind waves are only 0.14 m, but the 0.28 m/s current toward 239 degrees still deserves respect around passes, channels and exposed shoreline. For anglers, the 6.6/10 fishing outlook improves around the sunrise major solunar period, 7:17 to 9:17 AM, and again from 7:17 to 9:17 PM. The evening period arrives just after the 6:01 PM low tide, with daylight fading at 7:07 PM and dusk lasting until 7:31. Pressure is rising through the day toward 1016.4 hPa, another reason the later session has a little more order to it. Wildlife scores strongest at 8.5/10, with the low-tide timing and lighter-looking evening setup worth a shoreline wander. Water is very warm, around 30 C, roughly 2.4 C above average. That supports the strong diving score, though the supplied 14.1 km visibility is atmospheric visibility, not an underwater clarity promise. Cloud cover is forecast at 100%, and rain is possible through 4 PM despite zero representative precipitation, so keep weather awareness switched on. Compared with the recent run, boating improves from 7.4 yesterday but remains below the notably calmer late-September highs; kayaking also rebounds from yesterday’s 6.6. Monday through Wednesday look comparatively manageable, with waves mostly 0.3 to 0.7 m, before seas build to 0.8–0.9 m Thursday and Friday. Best bet: launch late, work the evening solunar window, and be back with a plan before the water gets the last word.