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Westport, WA Daily Water Report — October 8, 2026

Westport is a qualified go for sailors, with a more selective yes for anglers and boaters; paddlers and divers get a workable-but-not-gentle day. The main story is a 1.5 m sea at 10.75 seconds, built largely from a 1.32 m west-northwest swell. That is enough moving water to keep the coast honest even while the representative northwest wind sits at 9 knots. The best all-round daylight window is late morning through early afternoon, centered on the 11:58 AM high tide and overlapping the 10:38 AM–12:38 PM solunar major period. Fishing rates 6.6/10, helped by that timing, but the falling barometer—1015 hPa and trending down—keeps it from being a banner call. The afternoon low arrives at 5:56 PM, with a smaller solunar minor period from 5:08–6:08 PM; it is a reasonable shore-based timing option, though wind gusts are forecast to strengthen toward 22.7 knots around 6 PM. Sailing earns the day’s best activity score at 7.6/10. There is usable breeze, but the gap between lighter periods and stronger gusts means trim and attention will matter more than bravado. Boating is 6.2/10: manageable conditions are not automatically comfortable conditions, particularly with 1.5–1.8 m waves through the day. Kayaking scores 5.4/10, reflecting the combined wind, waves and current rather than a blanket judgment on any particular route. Diving is 6.1/10, with 13.6 C marine water and sea state the practical considerations; the reported 12.2 km atmospheric visibility is not an underwater-visibility reading. Cloud cover is complete, rain is not indicated, and air temperatures stay cool at roughly 12–16 C. The ocean is running 1.8 C above its average SST, while CoastWatch chlorophyll is very high at 5.23 mg/m³; that is a bloom-condition measurement, not a promise about what is in the water. Compared with October 7, sailing improves while boating eases back, and fishing is only slightly higher. Friday and Saturday look breezier and rougher, with waves reaching 2.4 m; Sunday into Monday offers the calmer-looking marine stretch. Best bet: rig for the late-morning high-tide window, enjoy the usable breeze, and be off the exposed water before the evening gusts start acting important.