Our Man Monday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co...
Okay, so we had to go back and see what the sign really said. There are 7 forbidden activities and in reverse order they are: No Scooters. That's ok, we wore our flip flops with the wheels in the back. No Skateboards. Dammit, skateboarding is NOT a crime - can't they read the bumper stickers? No Bikes. That's just wrong. No Overhead Casting. This is our fave because of the cool icon they have. With just a little manipulation you could have the guy hooking the back of his pants and casting himself into the water. No animals (on or off leash.) Remember that when you're taking the ferret for a stroll. No Alcohol. This must be because you might do one of the other things if you have too much to drink. And the number ONE prohibition: NO DIVING. This is why the guy can't be overhead casting himself into the water. Come on, how many people really want to dive off of the pier? We say let'em jump...
Cloudy this morning with 15 miles visibility. Winds came up early out of the SW by 5.3kts and then a lot harder by noon. Light chop to some small whitecaps. The air temperature was 60.1° and the water is 63.1° at the buoy. The lifeguards hat it pegged at 67° at the Hermosa Pier, but we thought that was a bit excessive. We'd be willing to split it and call it 65°. High tide was at 11:32am +3.5' and low tide was at 3:39pm +2.5'. The buoy was reading a swell out of the SW at 203°. It called the swell 3.0' and the waves were 2' to 3' at the Hermosa Pier. We got some fun ones until the wind pretty much blew it out.
Our second photo was sent from Wm. Brown, long time Hermosa Pier to Pier swimmer. This is typically what you see just before it loads that suspended sand into your Speedos™. Usually, not quite that crystal clear, but you get the idea...
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
Okay, so we had to go back and see what the sign really said. There are 7 forbidden activities and in reverse order they are: No Scooters. That's ok, we wore our flip flops with the wheels in the back. No Skateboards. Dammit, skateboarding is NOT a crime - can't they read the bumper stickers? No Bikes. That's just wrong. No Overhead Casting. This is our fave because of the cool icon they have. With just a little manipulation you could have the guy hooking the back of his pants and casting himself into the water. No animals (on or off leash.) Remember that when you're taking the ferret for a stroll. No Alcohol. This must be because you might do one of the other things if you have too much to drink. And the number ONE prohibition: NO DIVING. This is why the guy can't be overhead casting himself into the water. Come on, how many people really want to dive off of the pier? We say let'em jump...
Cloudy this morning with 15 miles visibility. Winds came up early out of the SW by 5.3kts and then a lot harder by noon. Light chop to some small whitecaps. The air temperature was 60.1° and the water is 63.1° at the buoy. The lifeguards hat it pegged at 67° at the Hermosa Pier, but we thought that was a bit excessive. We'd be willing to split it and call it 65°. High tide was at 11:32am +3.5' and low tide was at 3:39pm +2.5'. The buoy was reading a swell out of the SW at 203°. It called the swell 3.0' and the waves were 2' to 3' at the Hermosa Pier. We got some fun ones until the wind pretty much blew it out.
Our second photo was sent from Wm. Brown, long time Hermosa Pier to Pier swimmer. This is typically what you see just before it loads that suspended sand into your Speedos™. Usually, not quite that crystal clear, but you get the idea...
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
