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

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

3.8OF 10

Today

high

Permit are the hunt — the oceanside wrecks and the falling contentment flats. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

8 mph SE · thunderstorms · outgoing

+0.23 ft

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

Where

  • Key West oceanside wrecks · 4.8wreck edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Marquesas · 4.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 4.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.9OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

9 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.6sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 6.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief