On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, February 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

5.7OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are in the mix — wait; slack under the bridges is traffic.

16 mph ENE · high slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 5.0channel gut on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • San Juan Bay · 5.0pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.9OF 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.

21 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.9hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief