On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 18. 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

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

  • Boca Paila · 6.2sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.1hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

florida · Islamorada

Islamorada / Matecumbe

8.2OF 10

Day

medium

Permit should be the day — the wrecks and the falling ocean bank; pressured fish want a clean shot.

8 mph ESE · outgoing

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel 2 / Channel 5 · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Channel Five · 8.4channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Islamorada brief