On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.5OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

14 mph WNW · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.9sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.4creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.7OF 10

Today

medium

Redfish should be the day — the birdfoot drains and the pass edges — wind and river stage are the tide.

2 mph N · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.37 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • South Pass · 6.1pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 5.7pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief