CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Cherry Point, WA Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

Cherry Point gets an emphatic go for small-boat and paddle plans today: boating rates 9.6/10 and kayaking 9.4/10, backed by exceptionally light SSE wind, tiny seas, and no rain indicated. This is a glassy-water kind of forecast, not a reason to forget the cold-water basics. Sea-surface temperature is 13.5 C, so immersion protection and a conservative margin still matter even when the surface looks polite. The best all-around window is from dawn through late morning. Dawn arrives at 6:43 AM, the low tide bottoms at -0.18 m at 5:55 AM, and the first solunar major period runs 7:09–9:09 AM. Winds remain in the day’s very modest 0.5–3.2-knot range, while waves are only 0.04 m at the representative reading. For anglers, that combination supports a 7.1/10 fishing score, with stable pressure near 1017 hPa adding to the favorable setup. The afternoon high tide at 2:26 PM reaches 2.70 m, and the day’s calmest wave reading is forecast near 4 PM, making the later daylight hours especially attractive for easygoing boat and paddle outings. Diving earns 6.8/10: surface conditions are excellent, but that is not a promise of underwater visibility. NOAA CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 10.98 mg/m3, indicating bloom conditions, and available clarity factors limit the diving outlook despite the near-flat sea. Wildlife scores 8.3/10, with the low-tide timing, light wind, and the evening solunar major period from 7:09–9:09 PM all helping the model. The catch is that dusk is at 7:19 PM, so that second window quickly becomes a low-light proposition. Compared with the recent CatchWindow record, today is calmer than October 2–3 and improves boating and kayaking scores; fishing also rebounds from yesterday’s 6.2. Sailing is merely workable at 6.2/10 because the breeze is too faint to provide much drive—excellent for drifting, less exciting for canvas. The quiet pattern holds through October 8, with near-flat marine forecasts and light winds. Conditions look less settled October 9–10, when winds may reach 11.5 knots and waves could build to 0.9 m. Best bet: launch after dawn, use the 7:09–9:09 AM solunar window, and enjoy the rare luxury of water that barely remembers it is supposed to move.