On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, August 22. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar passes · 7.4pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.6OF 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 · incoming

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Ascension brief