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 · Andros

Andros

6.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

6 mph ESE · 25% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Bights and creeks · 7.3creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • West side white sand · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

8.0OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon should be the day — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

16 mph ENE · rain · incoming

+0.49 ft

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

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 7.0channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief