On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Friday, August 20. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

7.8OF 10

Day

low

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

14 mph ENE · incoming

Where

  • San Juan Bay · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Condado Lagoon · 7.5channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the San Juan brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

4.5OF 10

Day

low

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

6 mph ESE · thunderstorms · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 5.5sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.2hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief