Wet Nurse Wednesday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co...
Our photos this morning are part of an ongoing project by Gidget (whose nom de photo is "Suzi") who has dedicated herself to taking photos of the ocean everyday in the month of January. These were two of her favorite efforts. She tells us that she didn't enhance or retouch them at all! Kinda' makes you want to keep that Brownie at the ready...
The anticipated rain finally began falling early this morning. We currently have 5 miles visibility, under cloudy moist skies. Winds are offshore by 5.8kts and the sea surface is smooth to glassy. The air temperature is 57.9° and the water is 59.7°. High tide is at 7:33am +6.0' and low tide will be at 2:50pm -0.8'. That low tide should provide some rather spectacular spitting tubes all along the avenues. Ah, remember that camera...? The buoy is reading a 6.2' swell out of 261° W. We're calling it 5' to 7' depending on where you're standing. Currently, the tide seems to be floating everything worth riding and there's one guy out at Topaz. He's catching these wedging lefts, bails three feet from the sand and then spends ten minutes getting dragged up and down the beach. We actually just made it sound more fun than it looks in person.
Mailbag:
Professor,
Have you thought about becoming a tour guide in Moscow? Fascinating facts!
Xena
(Yes, but not in Moscow. We were thinking Honolulu... Ed.)
(We didn't head up the hill this morning - so if you go let us know what we missed! Ed.)
Carol
(What did she say? Turn those things up! As for Keegan's we're told that there will be a contingent going to the Buffalo Fire Dept. at 5:45pm and then heading to Keegan's for the 7pm start time. Personally, I'm shunning the chi-chi salad and sliders at the BFD and having a hot dog at Keegan's... Ed.)
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
Our photos this morning are part of an ongoing project by Gidget (whose nom de photo is "Suzi") who has dedicated herself to taking photos of the ocean everyday in the month of January. These were two of her favorite efforts. She tells us that she didn't enhance or retouch them at all! Kinda' makes you want to keep that Brownie at the ready...
The anticipated rain finally began falling early this morning. We currently have 5 miles visibility, under cloudy moist skies. Winds are offshore by 5.8kts and the sea surface is smooth to glassy. The air temperature is 57.9° and the water is 59.7°. High tide is at 7:33am +6.0' and low tide will be at 2:50pm -0.8'. That low tide should provide some rather spectacular spitting tubes all along the avenues. Ah, remember that camera...? The buoy is reading a 6.2' swell out of 261° W. We're calling it 5' to 7' depending on where you're standing. Currently, the tide seems to be floating everything worth riding and there's one guy out at Topaz. He's catching these wedging lefts, bails three feet from the sand and then spends ten minutes getting dragged up and down the beach. We actually just made it sound more fun than it looks in person.
Mailbag:
Professor,
Have you thought about becoming a tour guide in Moscow? Fascinating facts!
Xena
(Yes, but not in Moscow. We were thinking Honolulu... Ed.)
You want rideable surf? Don't try the Cove yesterday (Monday). I'm not calling the size of the waves but my 9'-6" board went vertical on a set wave and I had to paddle 4 strokes up its face to punch through the last couple of feet near the top of the wave before I was safely on the other side. Otherwise there were some rideable waves on Saturday. Wednesday it's supposed to be even bigger if the weather doesn't get to it first.
BWD(We didn't head up the hill this morning - so if you go let us know what we missed! Ed.)
In response to the stereo implants..how long before men start becoming hard of hearing? Now, instead of just looking, they'll have to lean in close to hear???
Thanks for the Keegan's notice. Sounds like a good idea. Is anyone else going?Carol
(What did she say? Turn those things up! As for Keegan's we're told that there will be a contingent going to the Buffalo Fire Dept. at 5:45pm and then heading to Keegan's for the 7pm start time. Personally, I'm shunning the chi-chi salad and sliders at the BFD and having a hot dog at Keegan's... Ed.)
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
