On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

8.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the creek mouths and the bights; tarpon live in the darker water.

9 mph ESE · 23% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.5creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.7OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NE · rain · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief