On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, May 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon should be the day — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

15 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 7.2channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.3OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — wait for the next inch — this bay empties.

9 mph E · rain · low slack

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.1sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Ascension brief