On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 4. 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.

8 mph E · 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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

7.4OF 10

Day

medium

Snook are the hunt — sit the remaining guts until the cays breathe.

10 mph ESE · low slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 6.9structure piling on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 6.4mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief