On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim.

16 mph SSE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

6 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief