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

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

8.2OF 10

Today

medium

Snook should be the day — flood the mangrove cays — snook first, a tarpon in the darker mouths.

10 mph SE · 0% rain · incoming

+0.55 ft

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

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 8.1structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 7.7mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Parguera brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

6.2OF 10

Today

medium

Permit should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

8 mph E · rain · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief