CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Cherry Point, WA Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Cherry Point gets an emphatic go for boats and paddles today: this is a notably flat, dry, light-wind water day, with boating rated 9.4/10 and kayaking 8.9/10. Waves are essentially absent, ranging from 0 to 0.1 m, while SSE wind stays mostly under 4.5 knots and gusts only reach 5.1 knots around 2 PM. That is excellent surface texture for a quiet run, though it is also too little breeze to make sailing especially rewarding; sailing sits at 6.4/10 despite the benign sea state. The most useful daylight window runs from dawn through the late-afternoon high tide. First light begins around 6:47 AM, with sunrise at 7:19, and the morning low of 0.29 m arrives at 9:13 AM. Shoreline explorers have their best access around that low, while the 9:46–11:46 AM solunar major period adds a favorable fishing window. Fishing is a respectable 6.4/10, helped by light wind and timing, but the falling 1019 hPa pressure is a modest tradeoff. The next meaningful overlap comes around the 4:22 PM high tide, with a minor solunar period from 4:16–5:16 PM and daylight lasting until 6:41 PM. Divers get calm entry and exit conditions, reflected in a 6.9/10 score, but should not confuse 12.8 km atmospheric visibility with underwater visibility. Water is cool at 13.9 C, and the NOAA CoastWatch chlorophyll reading is very high at 10.98 mg/m³, indicating bloom conditions; that can be a clarity consideration, not a promise of marine activity. The marine SST is listed at 14.7 C, while the separate SST reading is 13.9 C, so plan exposure conservatively rather than splitting hairs in a wetsuit. Compared with the reconstructed recent CatchWindow history, boating improves from yesterday’s 8.6/10, while fishing and diving ease back from 7.8 and 7.6. Kayaking holds its steady strong form. Thursday should remain manageable but breezier, before Friday brings the week’s rougher turn: winds near 20 knots, a 63% rain chance, and waves up to 0.7 m. Best bet: launch early, use the morning low for shoreline access, and enjoy the kind of glassy water that makes even a modest outing feel like a victory.