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Puerto Rico · San Juan / Condado

Mahi-mahi should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.

Urban tarpon. Condado Lagoon and San Juan Bay. Snook in the mangrove edges. The north coast drops to blue water in a hurry — sail and mahi are an offshore method, not this lagoon. NOAA 9755371 La Puntilla is the clock. DNER rules, not FWC.

  • ⚠ Puerto Rico is DNER water, not FWC. Marine reserves (including Mosquito Bay) are not a freelance wade. Verify before you keep a fish.
8.8OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

San Juan 8.8 this morning. 8 mph E. Rain · 10%. Wind versus the table: +0.5 ft. YOLO day is Thursday, August 27. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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outgoing · 0.82 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW8MPH

From E · gust 10

Sky

10% rain

Rain

Rain · 10%

Sight water goes blind. A marsh still fishes a shower.

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 9755371

Water

86.0°

48°92°

Today’s range 1.5 ft

outgoing

0.82 ft MLLW

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

+0.47 ft

Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

Clock

NOAA 9755371

  • LowTue 1:59 AM · 0.77
  • HighTue 6:01 AM · 1.03
  • LowTue 12:25 PM · 0.18
  • HighTue 7:51 PM · 1.67
  • LowWed 2:27 AM · 0.72

Monthly YOLO day

Thursday, August 27 · 9.4

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~1.4 ft · wind to 17 mph · Rain · 20%

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Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • San Juan north drop

    blue water · public structure · deep

    9.9

    The shelf falls off the north coast. Sail and mahi. Not the lagoon. Chart it.

    • — blue water on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • — In-play: Mahi-mahi, Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin).
    • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
    • — Troll, edge, or jig water — this is the method.
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When

  • Outgoing water

    9.8

    Tue 1:00 AM → Tue 4:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    9.8

    Tue 3:00 AM → Tue 8:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.8

    Tue 7:00 AM → Tue 2:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    9.8

    Tue 2:00 PM → Tue 10:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Outgoing water

    9.8

    Tue 9:00 PM → Wed 4:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Launch and beach access

Cited village and harbor launches. DNER rules. Reserves are marked.

  • Condado / San Juan launches

    DNER / Municipio de San Juan

    Urban door into the lagoon and the bay. NOAA 9755371 is on this harbor.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is outgoing from NOAA.
  • — The gauge is +0.47 ft off the predicted table — read the water, not just the printout.
  • — Water 86.0°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Rain · 10%. Marsh still fishes in a shower. A soaker is a different day.
  • — Wind 8 mph E. Troll and jig are on.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

8.3

Thermal window

86.0°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: typically 10/person, 60/vessel, 20 in fork. Texas: 3/day in federal waters under HMS/coastal rules — verify NOAA HMS and TPWD. Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. Bahamas: check current bag.

Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin)

Thunnus atlanticus / Thunnus albacares

8.3

Thermal window

86.0°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS rules. Yellowfin typically 27 in curved fork. Blackfin often more liberal — verify NOAA HMS and FWC/TPWD the morning you leave the inlet.

White marlin

Kajikia albida

7.0

Thermal window

86.0°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS. The drop, not the lagoon. Treat as catch-and-release.

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

6.5

Thermal window

86.0°

68°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS and DNER. The north drop, not Condado. Treat as catch-and-release.

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

5.2

Thermal window

86.0°

60°84°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Present, not peak. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS and DNER. The north drop. Verify the morning you leave.

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

3.4

Thermal window

86.0°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Puerto Rico: verify DNER.

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

2.9

Thermal window

86.0°

66°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 86°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: catch-and-release for Atlantic sail except a rare harvest tag. Federal HMS permit in federal waters. Texas/Bahamas: treat as C&R.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

86.0°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 86°F sits in the feeding window. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Incidental. Not why you booked Condado.

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

5.8

Thermal window

86.0°

66°92°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Incidental. Ciguatera. Not a Condado headline.

Regs citedDNER Puerto Rico · current DNER recreational rules · rolls in 8 days. This is DNER water, not FWC. Do not paste a Jupiter snook closure onto Condado.