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Neah Bay, WA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Neah Bay gets a qualified green light for fishing and general boating today, but it is not a glass-calm, visibility-rich kind of day. Fishing leads the board at 7.6/10, with boating at 6.8 and sailing at 6.5; kayakers have workable but not carefree conditions at 6.3. The main limitation is the steady 1.2–1.3 m west swell, not the wind. WNW winds stay light, generally 4–7 knots, with only modest gusts, while short wind waves remain small at 0.14 m. The best all-purpose window is late morning, roughly 8:14–10:14 AM, when the solunar major period overlaps the 10:17 AM high tide. That is the day’s strongest fishing setup, helped by rising pressure near 1021 hPa and light winds. The evening major period, 8:14–10:14 PM, arrives around the 9:04 PM high tide and coincides with the day’s calmest projected seas near 10 PM, when wave height eases to about 1.16 m. It is a useful second shift for anglers and boaters prepared for darkness. Paddlers should treat the 0.42 m/s current toward 240 degrees and the persistent swell as real route-planning factors, especially away from protected water. Sailing has enough breeze to move but not much margin for anyone hoping for a lively ride; the cloud cover is near-total, and atmospheric visibility is only 0.1 km in the current forecast. That visibility figure is for the air, not the water, but it is plenty reason to slow down, use navigation lights and electronics properly, and avoid assuming other traffic will appear early. Diving is not scored today because usable clarity information is unavailable, so there is no basis for a recommendation. Marine water temperature is 13.6 C, another reminder that a benign wind forecast does not make the water forgiving. Compared with the recent run, fishing improves from 7.3 yesterday, while boating and sailing ease back from yesterday’s stronger scores. The next few days stay relatively light-winded through Wednesday, but waves build to 1.5–1.7 m by Wednesday and could reach 3.5 m Friday. Best bet: fish the late-morning high-tide window, then let the foggy air and west swell—not the light wind—set your limits.