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Cape Disappointment, WA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Cape Disappointment gets a qualified green light today: the water is comparatively manageable for boating, fishing, diving and kayaking, but the fog is the boss until it lifts. Forecast visibility is only 0.1 km under complete cloud cover, so this is not a day to confuse light winds with easy navigation. The best all-around daylight window runs from roughly 8 AM through the late-morning high tide at 10:02 AM. North wind is generally 4 to 8.6 knots, with a modest 1.1 to 1.3 m sea state and a 0.98 m west swell at 7.9 seconds. That supports the day’s solid boating score of 7.2/10 and kayaking score of 6.9/10, though both are suitability estimates, not a visibility waiver. The rising barometer, near 1021 hPa, and the 8:11–10:11 AM solunar major period help put fishing at 7.7/10. Diving leads the board at 7.8/10, aided by the relatively light wind and moderate waves, but surface conditions still deserve respect and the 15.4 C water calls for appropriate thermal planning. Atmospheric fog says nothing definitive about underwater visibility. The sea is also warmer than the seasonal average by 2.2 C, while the reported chlorophyll is high; neither figure is a promise of what will be swimming below you. The afternoon low at 3:11 PM coincides closely with the 2:41–3:41 PM solunar minor period, offering another useful fishing and shoreline-exploring slot. Keep an eye on the evening: gusts are forecast to reach 15 knots around 7 PM, before the day’s calmest wave height, about 1.06 m, arrives near 11 PM. Nightfall, however, comes well before that at 6:52 PM. Compared with the last few days, today is warmer, less windy than October 4, and stronger for fishing and kayaking, though sailing slips to 6/10 because light wind and full cloud cover do not make a sailor’s dream. Conditions hold similar Tuesday, then waves build Wednesday through Saturday, with the roughest outlook on October 9–10. Best bet: fish the morning rise into the 10:02 AM high tide, but treat the fog like an extra set of breakers—real, limiting, and not impressed by optimism.