On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, August 6. 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 ESE · 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 · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.5OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

14 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.4channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief