CatchWindow fishing intelligence

Port Angeles, WA Daily Water Report — October 5, 2026

Port Angeles gets a clear green light for small-craft water time today, with boating the standout at 9/10 and kayaking and diving both at 8.1/10. The recipe is straightforward: light WNW wind around 6 knots, modest 0.2–0.4 m seas, no rain indicated, and pressure rising toward 1020 hPa. It is not a postcard-warm day—marine SST is 13.8 C—but the surface should be notably manageable for October. The most useful daylight window runs from dawn through early afternoon. Winds remain generally light before building toward the day’s strongest gusts, around 14 knots near 5 PM, while the tide rises from the 4:53 AM low of -0.12 m to a 1.96 m high at 1:45 PM. That rising-water period overlaps the 8:09–10:09 AM solunar major period, supporting the day’s 7.7/10 fishing outlook. A second solunar major period arrives 8:09–10:09 PM, but it is after sunset and comes with the late-evening high tide at 10:18 PM; useful only for those equipped and experienced for darkness. For paddlers and boaters, the tradeoff is the afternoon breeze and short-period wind chop. Wind waves are about 0.32 m at 2.35 seconds—small, but the kind of texture that can make an otherwise easy return feel fussier than expected. Divers have favorable surface conditions, though 13.8 C water still calls for appropriate thermal protection. The reported 12.5 km atmospheric visibility is good for navigation, but it says nothing about underwater visibility. Compared with the recent CatchWindow run, boating improves from 8.6 yesterday, kayaking rebounds from 7.4, and fishing edges up from 7.4. Sailing eases from yesterday’s 8.2 to 7.3 as the light wind limits the engine, not the comfort. The next two days look even quieter on the water, with waves forecast at just 0.1–0.3 m Tuesday and 0.1–0.2 m Wednesday. Conditions turn less tidy late week as Thursday and especially Friday build larger seas. Best bet: launch early, use the rising tide through late morning, and be back before the late-afternoon gusts decide to add punctuation.