On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

8.1OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the cut and the Exuma-edge banks as they fall.

10 mph ESE · 35% rain · outgoing

Where

  • Current Cut · 7.7channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.2OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

10 mph ESE · thunderstorms · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 4.7sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 4.3hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief