On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 23. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are the hunt — hold for the next push through the lagoon.

16 mph ENE · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.1channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.5pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

20 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief