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Cape Disappointment, WA Daily Water Report — August 23, 2026

Sailing has the edge today at Cape Disappointment, with diving nearly even and wildlife watching close behind. Kayaking is the one to leave on the rack. Open-Meteo’s current conditions and forecast show a light north-northeasterly around 8 knots, ranging from 3.5 to 10.8 through the day, with the strongest gust—20 knots—not due until 23:00. Cloud cover is only 8 percent, rain is not indicated, and pressure sits near 1019 hPa and rising. That mix of usable breeze, small seas, and a nearly clear sky is what the sailing score of 8.3 is built on. Marine-forecast waves run 0.8 to 1.1 meters at about 6 seconds, with a 0.64-meter swell from 284 degrees and shorter wind waves under half a meter. The calmest water is forecast near 17:00, when height eases to 0.82 meters. Diving’s 8.2 leans on those modest seas, the light wind, and a NOAA CoastWatch sea-surface temperature of 16.6 C, 1.6 C above average; a separate marine SST reads cooler at 14.4 C. Atmospheric visibility is 13.4 kilometers and is not a look into the water column. Fishing improves to 7.1 from yesterday’s 6.3, helped by the rising barometer, lighter wind than Saturday’s 13.6 knots, and solunar majors at 08:26–10:26 and 20:26–22:26, plus a minor window at 14:56–15:56. Surfing holds 7.1 on height and a westerly swell, though the period is short. Boating climbs from 4.8 to 6.8 as the breeze eases, but a 1 meter-per-second current toward 211 degrees and those late gusts still favor an earlier outing. Kayaking stays a 4.5 for the same reasons. Wildlife jumps to 8.0 on solunar timing and the quieter wind. None of these scores is a safety declaration. Air stays cool and damp, 15.0 to 19.1 C, feeling closer to 14 C under 93 percent humidity. The waxing gibbous moon, 76 percent lit, rises at 17:29. Monday’s forecast warms sharply to 25 C with waves still 0.9 to 1.1 meters and no rain; midweek stays cooler and lightly winded in that same modest sea state, with a wetter chance by the 29th. Best bet: work the late-afternoon lull near 17:00 under sail or on a dive, then stay out for the evening solunar major.