Windjammer Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

Maybe it wasn't as cold as the cartoon this morning, but it was pretty damned cold for SoCal...

Unlimited visibility under clear this morning as the storm front blew through.  Winds started out from the north by 18.1kts and then about 7:15am did an abrupt turnaround and came out of the east for the next few hours.  It was a narrow window, but good if you made it!  Choppy seas glassed back and if you could get out, you were good.  The air temperature was a chilly 48.4˚ and the water was 59.9˚.  Not warm, but a hell of a lot better than the air.  Low tide was at 8:33am +2.1' and high tide was at 1:58pm +3.8'.  A pretty low high tide compared to last week.  But hang on, we're gearing up for some wild swings the second week of January.  We have a west swell out of 276˚ at 4.9' and it's about 3' to 5' depending on your 1040.  Should be cleaner mañana, but a bit smaller.

We were going along our merry way, wrapping Christmas presents, listening to holiday music and filching christmas candy, when the lights went out in the Topaz International Trump Tower Suites and the surrounding area.  That was 7:05pm.  So we decided to emulate Santa's workshop and lit everything with candles!  Kinda gave a warm Christmassy glow to the proceedings!  The lights cam back on at 3:58am.  We know this because the radio and all of the lights came on rather enthusiastically...  Nothing like "Little Drummer Boy" at 4am...
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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