On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, August 25. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Mujeres

Isla Mujeres / Cancún bank

5.2OF 10

Today

medium

Sailfish are in the mix — the same edge as it dumps; troll along it, never across.

12 mph ENE · 47% rain · outgoing

Where

    Open the Mujeres brief

    Right desk

    florida · Marathon

    Middle Keys / Marathon

    4.6OF 10

    Today

    high

    Permit are the hunt — the bridge shadow and the falling wrecks. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

    3 mph ENE · thunderstorms · outgoing

    +0.11 ft

    Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.

    Where

    • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.5channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.4wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 5.9sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    Open the Marathon brief