On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.2OF 10

Day

low

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

16 mph ENE · low slack

Where

  • Condado Lagoon · 7.3channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • San Juan Bay · 6.8pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief