On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Sunday, January 30. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · East Cape

East Cape / Los Barriles

7.5OF 10

Day

low

Roosterfish should be the day — the same wash — rooster faces the tide.

3 mph NE · outgoing

Where

  • East Cape beaches · 7.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the East Cape brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.4OF 10

Day

low

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

2 mph NNE · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.0sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.9hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief