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Sargent, TX Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Sargent gets a clear green light for boating today, with a qualified yes for paddlers, sailors and divers; fishing is more of a timing play than an all-day slam dunk. Boating leads the card at 8.8/10, helped by dry weather, light overall winds and modest 0.5–0.6 m seas. The catch is the afternoon: NNE wind can reach nearly 12 knots, with the day’s strongest gusts near 17 knots around 3 PM. That is not a reason to cancel a sound plan, but it is a fine reason to have one. The smoothest marine window is early, with the calmest 0.48 m wave height near 3 AM and a 4:26 AM high tide. For daylight crews, dawn through late morning should offer the more comfortable ride before the afternoon gustiness has its say. Air temperatures climb from the low 20s C into the upper 20s, skies are nearly clear, and no rain is indicated. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 14.7 km, useful for travel planning but not a promise of underwater visibility. Kayaking rates a solid 7.8/10 and diving 7.6/10, with warm 28.8 C marine water and relatively low waves working in their favor. Paddlers should still respect the 0.14 m/s current flowing toward 225 degrees and avoid treating the representative 6-knot wind as the whole story; gusts matter most when you are exposed and tired. Divers get a slightly softer setup than the last two days, when the reconstructed diving score was 8.1, but conditions remain favorable on the supplied model. Fishing scores 5.7/10, just below yesterday’s 5.8. The better timing is the 9:58 AM–11:58 AM solunar major period, overlapping the small midday rise toward the 1:13 PM high. A second major period runs 9:58–11:58 PM, after the 9:03 PM low. Tidal range is slight, so do not expect dramatic water movement from the tide table alone. Sailing is workable at 7.1/10, though less lively than yesterday’s 7.9 as winds ease. Looking ahead, seas build to 0.7–0.9 m Friday and may reach 1.0 m Saturday, then settle markedly Sunday into Monday. Best bet: launch early, enjoy the modest seas before lunch, and be back with a plan before the afternoon gusts start acting important.