On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, January 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.9OF 10

Day

low

Tarpon are in the mix — Condado and the bay — urban tarpon, then the north drop if you switched to Offshore.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 6.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 6.1channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.6OF 10

Day

low

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

7 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 7.0sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief