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Cherry Point, WA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Cherry Point gets a strong go for small-boat and paddle plans: the water is exceptionally flat, winds are light, and rain is absent. Boating leads the board at 9.3/10 and kayaking follows at 8.9/10, but the usual cold-water common sense still applies—13.5°C water is no place to treat a calm surface as a safety guarantee. The most useful daylight window runs from dawn through late morning. Sunrise is 7:16 AM, the tide bottoms at a very low -0.05 m at 7:07 AM, and the 8:06–10:06 AM solunar major period overlaps the early flood. That is the day’s best combined timing for fishing, shoreline exploration, and wildlife viewing, with fishing rated 7.4/10 and wildlife 9.2/10. The afternoon high tide arrives at 3:15 PM, with a smaller solunar period from 2:36–3:36 PM; it is a sensible second choice for anglers and anyone who prefers more water under the hull. Conditions are almost comically tidy for getting around: representative south wind is 4 knots, waves are about 0.04 m, and the day’s wave range stays between 0 and 0.2 m. Wind may gust to 11.3 knots around 10 AM, so paddlers should not confuse the forecast’s generally gentle character with a promise of glass everywhere. Pressure is rising near 1020 hPa, skies are forecast clear, and air temperatures climb from roughly 10°C to 17°C. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 15.8 km, though that says nothing about what divers will see underwater. Diving rates 6.8/10, steady with the last several days, while sailing earns 6.5/10: clean water surface, yes; much dependable breeze, no. The reported chlorophyll is very high at 10.98 mg/m³, a bloom-condition signal that may matter to water-clarity-minded users, but it is not a fish or wildlife forecast. Compared with recent CatchWindow scores, boating eases slightly from yesterday’s 9.6 but remains excellent; fishing improves from 7.1, and wildlife jumps sharply from 8.3. The next three days stay notably quiet, with waves mostly 0–0.2 m and light winds, before Friday brings a rougher turn: winds up to 14.2 knots, 0.2–0.8 m waves, and a 32% rain chance. Best bet: launch after dawn, work the early flood through the 8:06–10:06 AM major period, and be off the water before the day finds any reason to get interesting.