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Sargent, TX Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

A solid but gust-aware water day is on tap for Sargent: boating and sailing rate 7.4/10, diving leads at 8/10, while fishing and kayaking are more conditional at 6/10 and 6.1/10. The water is manageable rather than glassy, with waves running 0.5–0.7 m on short periods and a NNE wind generally 5–12 knots. The catch is the gust potential: a 26-knot-plus burst was forecast around 5 AM, and gusts near 27 knots can make an otherwise reasonable plan feel abruptly more serious. For boaters, the better ride should come later, when wave height eases toward its daily minimum near 10 PM, around 0.48 m. That is a calmer sea-state window, though darkness is its own tradeoff; sunset is 7:06 PM and dusk ends around 7:30 PM. Daylight users get warm water near 29.7 C, no rain indicated, stable pressure near 1015 hPa, and atmospheric visibility around 13.9 km. That visibility figure is for the air, not a promise of underwater clarity. Diving’s strong score reflects the warm water, modest waves, wind, and available clarity inputs, but the short-period wind waves can still make surface entries and exits less elegant than the temperature suggests. Kayakers should treat the gust spread and the roughly 0.28 m/s current toward 225 degrees as the day’s fine print. Sailing has enough breeze to work with, but it is a day to respect the puffs rather than assume the representative 10-knot wind tells the whole story. Anglers get their best timing from the 8:15–10:15 AM solunar major period, with another major window from 8:15–10:15 PM; the latter overlaps the calmer wave forecast but falls after dark. The tide is high at 4:12 AM and falls to a 0.13 m low at 7:11 PM. Fishing’s 6/10 is a useful middle-of-the-road signal, not a guarantee. Compared with October 4, boating, fishing, kayaking, and wildlife scores have slipped, while diving remains nearly unchanged; the wind is also stronger than yesterday’s 7.8 knots. Looking ahead, Tuesday and Wednesday stay relatively modest at 0.3–0.6 m waves, before seas build to 0.8–0.9 m Thursday and Friday. Best bet: make a daylight dive or boat outing with a gust-conscious plan, then let the late-evening lull be a bonus rather than your only escape route.