On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.2OF 10

Today

medium

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

7 mph ENE · 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

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

4.8OF 10

Today

medium

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

10 mph NNE · thunderstorms · outgoing

-0.21 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.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 5.7marsh drain on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Venice brief