On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, August 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.5OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NNW · 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

Right desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — sit the remaining Marls guts.

4 mph SE · low slack

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 6.2sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 5.2creek bight on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Abaco brief