On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — verify which creeks are actually open, then wait for water.

10 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 5.9sand dropoff on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • The Marls · 5.7hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats.

9 mph SSE · outgoing

Where

  • Marquesas · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief