Right In The Middle Of The Week Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...
 
"It's good to be king!"  Bob Stassi, scores again this year with a 3rd Place in the PTN Halloween party.  What we really want to know though, is that REALLY Miss California?  Because we'd vote for her if she ran...

Another great SoCal morning as the sun came up just in time.  20 miles visibility and a bit of the local haze at the beach.  Winds were offshore3 by 3.4kts and the sea surface was near glassy.  The air was 49.2° and the water temperature stayed above the 50's with a 60.3°.  High tide at 9:33am 5.9' and low tide at 2:32pm zero's out at 0.0'.  Negative pm lows for the rest of the week.  We have a SW swell out of 236° at 2.3' and it was 3' at El Porto this morning as the Redondo Surf Team caused the Eagles to come in El Segundo.  How appropriate...  Next meet is scheduled for Saturday, although all of the forecasters are calling for one of the biggest storms in the last couple of years to hit.  The Danger Boy 72 Hour Rule is currently NOT in effect...

Photo #2 shows the pyramid temples appearing to rise out of the jungle as the sun gets higher in the sky.  #3 shows Temple #3 as the shadow overtakes the main quadrangle.  You can see why the Mayans thought this place was magical.  On the equinoxes and the solstices this place is standing room only.  I asked the curator what he thought about all the 2012 excitement and he said, "Well, 2012 will mark the end of the great cycle and then in 2013 it will begin anew."
"What would the ancient Mayans done to mark this event?"
"They would have had a huge celebration with food and drink!"
"Okay, that's what we're going to do!"   ✠

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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