On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, November 17. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.0OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

7 mph ESE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge.

17 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief