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TEMCO Kalama Terminal, WA Daily Water Report — October 4, 2026

TEMCO Kalama gets a clear green light for boating, with a notably gentle water day for most other scored pursuits as well. The marine forecast holds wave height, swell, and wind waves at 0.0 m, while the representative NNW wind is just 5 knots. Boating leads the board at 8.1/10; diving is 7.6, fishing 7.3, sailing and kayaking 7.2, and wildlife viewing 7.1. Those are favorable planning signals, not safety guarantees—water temperature is unavailable, and conditions still deserve a proper on-water check before launch. The most useful fishing window is around the morning major solunar period, 7:10 to 9:10 AM, beginning near the 7:05 AM low tide. The next major period, 7:10 to 9:10 PM, arrives after sunset and through the evening rise toward the 10:55 PM high. For daylight shoreline exploration and wildlife viewing, the low at 7:05 AM offers the clearest low-tide timing, with dawn at 6:43 AM and sunrise at 7:13 AM. The afternoon low, 0.23 m at 5:45 PM, is less exposed than the morning low but still worth noting before dusk at 7:19 PM. Paddlers and small-boat crews should find the light wind and flat forecast inviting, especially before the strongest expected gusts: gusts may reach 13.2 knots around 6 PM. That is not a dramatic forecast, but it is enough reason to avoid treating the late day as a carbon copy of the morning. Sailors get manageable conditions, though the same light air that keeps the water civilized may leave little to work with. Divers have another 7.6/10 day, unchanged from the recent record, but the reported 18.2 km atmospheric visibility says nothing about underwater clarity. Compared with October 3, fishing improves sharply from 6.0 to 7.3, kayaking rises from 6.8 to 7.2, and boating edges up from 7.9 to 8.1. The stable 1015 hPa pressure and dry forecast support a settled feel. The coming week stays flat-water on the marine forecast, with dry days and peak winds generally below 10 knots through October 10; temperatures remain warmest through Thursday before a cooler turn Saturday. Best bet: launch early, use the 7:05 AM low and 7:10–9:10 AM solunar window, and enjoy the rare luxury of water that appears to have misplaced its wrinkles.