What Could Be Worse Than A Friday The Thirteenth Monday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

It's the Ides of April and it's a Monday and we all know how famously awkward Monday's are even under the best of circumstances and we're not able to go in the water or walk on the beach and going in to the 5th week of this pandemic, sequestration, we're not quite as sanguine about the entire situation and well... shit...

Photo #1, suggests that the surf is 1' to 2' and a bit bumpy.  Visibility extends well beyond the end of the pier and it's a bit cloudy.  Winds are out of the NE by 3.2kts.  The air temperature is 57.5 and the water is 60.1, which would be nice if we could dibble our toes in it.  Low tide is at 9:11am -0.1' and high tide will be at 4:41pm +3.2'.  There's a WSW swell out of 240º at 2.6' and it looks like if the swell moves a tad further north, we might see some increase in the wave activity.  We would emphasize that all of this is academic...

We took a bike ride on Saturday morning and paused for a moment at the foot of Neptune St. (#2)  The surf was small, but perfectly shaped and it looked more fun than it probably was.  Surprisingly during this period of quarantine the surf hasn't been very good.  We don't think that's sour grapes, but it seems like tide, wind and swell haven't come together in any significant way...

A couple of nights ago the sunset really outdid itself...  This photo (#3) is courtesy of Lindsey Rogers on her rooftop...

#4.  When this quarantine business is all over the two groups of workers who are going to get immediate raises are the teachers and nanny's.  Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

Today we have to give a tip of the hat not only to nannies and teachers, but to all those creative types who have kept us in stitches with their various takes on the current state of the human condition.  The Bubble (in #4) has long featured a keen look at life in the South Bay and is one of our regular faves.
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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