Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... NOW , we know who (#1) we're voting for in 2024!  Our only caveat is that he has Sam Elliot for Vice President.  We will be prepared to abide... P artly cloudy skies this morning and at least 20 miles visibility.  Winds were a steady offshore at 3 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 50.1º and the water is 62.6º.  Low tide was at 7:12am +3.1' and high tide will be at 1:01pm +5.1'.  A west swell out of 270º true at 3.3' and it was a consistent 3' to 4' with some well shaped lines.  Kinda as good as Hermosa gets this time of year... " H ow To Make An Island 101"  All you have to do is look to the Big Island of Hawaii and you get a first hand look at island building.  The first eruptions were about 700,000 years ago and the first vestiges of an island started to pop up about 400,000 years ago.  The eruptions (#2 & #3) are courtesy of Mauna Loa, the largest subaerial volcano on earth, rising from it'

Lost Boys & Co... H oping you had a great Thanksgiving and you're getting over the tryptophan poisoning.  But here comes the real deal - CHRISTMAS!  W e found some old negatives and had our go-to photog/cinematographer Burnsy transfer them to digital images, like god intended.  Here's (#1) of an incredibly young Professor throwing darts and salsa dancing on his 10'2" Bing Australian Model.  Olé! C loudy this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Kinda looked like Bass Lake yesterday morning (#2).  Winds were consistent offshore by 2 to 4kts and the sea surface was smooth to oily glassy in spots.  The air temperature was 54.5º and the water is 61.2º at the buoy.  Low tide was early at 5:25am +3.1' and low tide will be at 11:43am +5.7'.  There's a SSW swell out of 215º at 2.3' and it was 3' to 4' and seemed to work marginally better at the lower tide...  Could be3 good mañana C ontest Wednesday at 26th St. Manhattan for the second half of the Men

Lost Boys & Co... T he sunset last night was spectacular (#1).  Doc Scale got a shot of the Manhattan Pier that is destined to be his Christmas card and you'll have to wait for that! N ot going to bore you with all the stats this morning, but the surf was small to non-existent.  A beautiful morning, offshore winds and crystal clear water, but the surf chose not to cooperate... M eanwhile the County got out their D-8's and started building the berm (#2).  In no time at all we should have our wall.  All the poor Hermosan children who can't go skiing will have their own sandy Alp to slide down.  Of course this signals the beginning of the winter season and we'll be starting it out with Thanksgiving this Thursday.  We'll be out until Monday the 28th, so here's wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving and you should know that we're thankful for YOU! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... I f you needed an excuse to stay out of the water you might start with the outfall next to the pier (#1).  At the high tide it was gurgling and merrily bubbling away like it was possessed.  And in a way it was, with all the pent-up evils on the streets like dog shit, motor oil, various dusts and pollen and the occasional rat or racoon that gets washed out to sea...  Didn't look inviting... F ew clouds bumping along this morning with light winds and bumped up sea conditions from the winds.  The air temperature was 55.0º and the water is a wind lowered 61.3º.  High tide was at 8:43am +6.3' and low tide will be at 3:52pm -0.4'.  We have a 4.9' west wind swell out of 265º at 5' to 7'. B ut honestly, that wasn't enough to keep the faithful out of the gunk.  Here (#2) we have a brave charger dropping in on this left heading over to the pier.  The tide was high and they took advantage of the additional water to get some distance.  Of course th

Lost Boys & Co... #1)  K eeping the leprechauns at bay.  They're not anti-gun, they're just pro-sword.  They sneak in at night and hide out in the tiki bar... #'s 2 & 3)  N ot too much action in these frame grabs of Topaz/Sapphire & the Hermosa Pier.  Started out raining like crazy and then the front moved through and left us with clear and windy skies, blowing from 9 to 11kts and forecast to ramp up during the day.  The air temperature was 61.2º and the water is 63.3º, but don't be surprised if it gets knocked down a bit with this blow.  High tide was at 8:17am +6.4' and low tide is at 3:15pm -0.4'.  Full moon tonight, likely will be clouded over by then.  We have a 3.3' SW swell out of 219º and it's about 2' with whitecaps starting to kick up... C hinda and Oscar Barahona (#4).  We'll be joining them this week for Jimmy and Ivonne Barahona's wedding.  Okay, so they've been married like 17 years, but they'd like to cement

Lost Boys & Co... #1)  T he internationally famous "Barber Surf Rake."  This one is obviously the 600HD the "King of Beach Rakes."  There you are standing on a beach in some far off place and down the beach comes a "BSR."  Makes you feel right at home... C loudy with 7 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 4 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  Air temperature was 61.0º and the water is 62.1º, trying to keep ahead of the air.  High tide was at 7:51am +6.3' and low tide was at 2:38pm -0.3'.  We had a SW swell out of 232º at 3.0' and it was 3' to 4'.  Rain scheduled for later this evening and slated to rain most of the day mañana...  We'll just see about that... O ne year ago today, C. Missle, Jetski and the Professor mug for the camera (#2). ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... L ook at Dane Acosta getting ready to smack this lip! (#1)  After yesterday's wind we thought it might be bigger, wafflier or down right ornery.  But it turned out to be nicely manicured and the Redondo class got some nice lefts and rights all morning long.  Like this (#2) long left that held up for Shane Murphy getting shot out of Aubreyland at the peak of the tide... M ostly sunny this morning with a few straggling clouds.  10 miles visibility and offshore winds out of the SE at 2 to 3kts.  The sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air was a frigid 45.5º, which seemed a bit chilly for early November and the water was 58.6º driven down about 7º from Wednesday's temp.  Time to break out your 4/3.  High tide was at 7:30am +5.5' and low tide follows at 1:35pm +1.1'.  There's a SSW swell out of 198º at 2.6', but it pushed through the tides and worked in at about 2' to 4' with some nice peaks. N ice enough that Coach Avery joined the s

Lost Boys & Co... S o let's not kid ourselves, the surf sucked this morning!  It was windy.  It was cold.  And the sea looked like it was ready to heave everything up on the beach and leave it there until April.  The sand was manicured in that way that only a fierce blow could do (#1).  How do those ripples know where to be?  Nah, no one knows...  Then there's this Chamber of Commerce view of the bay (#2) that only happens when the wind blows all of the shit in the atmosphere out to Palmdale.  Sorry Palmdale and maybe Lancaster... T o top that the majestic Ficus tree in the Professor's back yard blew over and almost cut off all the power to the Tiki Bar.  If it weren't for the fast chainsaw work of Doc Scale (#3), Tarsan & the Professor (find the Professor in the greenery (#4)) and Sancho (#5), who knows what disaster might have befallen the wild kingdom?  It was MAYHEM.  Think about Doc with a chainsaw!  Think about all of that booze in the Tiki Bar getting war

Lost Boys & Co... P ink sky in morning, sailor take warning, as we were on the lookout for any sailor silly enough to go out this morning (#1).  Cloudy and misty and even some lightning across the bay (#2).  Winds were onshore by 6 to 10kts and increased throughout the day, creating some outstanding chop.  The air temperature was 58.0º and the water, despite the wind, is holding at 66.0º.  High tide was at 6:30am +4.6' and low tide wasn't that low at 11:47am +2.6'.  There's an increasing west swell out of 281º, 4.3' at 7:26am and rising to a 8.2' by 8pm.  The surf was a ragged 4' to 5' this morning and the wind keeps blowing it down, despite the swell size... W e were noticing the pirate inspired doors to Brixton (#3) at the entrance to the Redondo Beach Pier.  Both Brixton and the former Beanery have been closed for some time, leading one to wonder what it would take to make a go of those two locations.  The Beanery has a sign up that says it's

Lost Boys & Co... W orking off that sugar high on the day after Halloween.  Unfortunately, it wasn't going to happen by going surfing.   Yep, it looked walled and crashy (#1) even though the wind was offshore by 3 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a bit chilly at 62.3º, but the water is still hanging in there at 66.0º.  High tide was at 5:54am +4.1' and low tide will be early at 10:17am +3.3'.  We have a SSW swell out of 206º at 2.6' and it was 2' to 3', but not deluxe... W e were going through our Halloween pics and found this one of Millie and José Bacallao (#2).  First of all Millie is making the best face and if the sh-mancy dress isn't enough she's waving the shaka with white gloves!  José looks splendid in his see-through X-ray costume, but the kicker is that he's got butterflies in his stomach... or where his stomach is supposed to be... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!