On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, January 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · San Juan

San Juan / Condado

6.4OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon are in the mix — the same harbor throats as they dump.

17 mph ENE · outgoing

Where

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

Right desk

texas · Galveston

Galveston Bay

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

Redfish should be the day — push West and East Bay grass as the wind lets water back in.

7 mph ESE · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • Galveston North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bolivar Roads Channel · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • TX - Bolivar Peninsula west end / North Jetty · 8.4pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Galveston brief