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Neah Bay, WA Daily Water Report — October 7, 2026

Neah Bay gets a qualified green light for boating and a decent all-round water day, but the 1.3–1.7 m swell keeps it from being a casual one. Boating leads the board at 7.3/10, with kayaking 6.6, sailing 6.3, fishing 6.4, diving 5.8 and wildlife 7.0. Those are opportunity ratings, not safety clearances; the ocean still gets the final vote. The useful stretch is early through late morning. Winds are light overall, generally 2–9 knots, though gusts could reach 14 knots around 11 AM. The high tide at 11:33 AM, 2.11 m, overlaps the 9:54–11:54 AM solunar major period, giving anglers their best timed window of the day. The low tide at 5:06 AM is essentially zero, so shoreline explorers have maximum exposed ground around dawn, with daylight beginning at 6:54 AM. Give the tide room to return; a zero low can make the walk out feel much easier than the walk back. The water is not flat despite the light wind. A 1.7 m swell from the west, near 9.8 seconds, is doing most of the work, while wind waves are negligible. That favors powered boats over small, exposed craft, but it also means paddlers and divers should treat launch, landing and nearshore surge as the day’s real tradeoff. Marine SST is 13.9 C, with the supplied anomaly running 2.5 C above average. Atmospheric visibility is forecast near 17.4 km under clear skies, but that says nothing about underwater visibility; diving’s modest score reflects the available conditions rather than a promise of clear water. Fishing is down from yesterday’s 7.8/10 estimate, while boating improves slightly from 7.0. Pressure is around 1020 hPa and falling, another reason to make the calmer morning count rather than assume the afternoon stays polite. The evening low at 5:39 PM coincides closely with the 4:24–5:24 PM solunar minor period, offering a second, shorter timing option before dusk. Thursday remains similar, but Friday looks rougher and wetter, with winds up to 16.2 knots and waves potentially reaching 2.9 m. Sunday into Monday currently looks notably calmer, near 1.0–1.3 m. Best bet: launch early, use the late-morning high-tide/solunar overlap, and be back in before the west swell turns a light-wind day into a lively ride home.