On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

this morning. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

5.2OF 10

Today

high

Tarpon should be the day — the same harbor throats as they dump.

10 mph NE · rain · outgoing

+0.48 ft

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

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 6.8channel gut on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

6.8OF 10

Today

high

Redfish are in the mix — hold for moving water; Galveston slack is a boat ride. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

5 mph WSW · 3% rain · high slack

-0.18 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 6.4pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • East Bay reefs / Hanna's · 6.1oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Galveston brief