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Little Man Who Wasn't There Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... "L ast night I saw upon the stair, a little man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today,  my God I wish he'd go away! I f you look closely at photo #1, you'll see the buoy in the left upper third.  We had watched a catchable wave break within a few feet of the buoy, took out our camera-phone and as long as we had our phone out it didn't break that far out - until we put our phone away... C loudy with 7 miles visibility, but no rain after last nights showers.  Winds out of the WSW at 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was churning.  The air was 55,0 º  and the water is still, a remarkable 62.1 º .  One low tide at 12:41pm +0.2'.  The buoy is reading a 8.2' WSW swell out of 253 º .  It's breaking 8' to 10' with some waves sucking out below sand bar level and the odd spitter reeling down the beach. D own the street you could see Topaz and Sapphire (#2) a bit better organized than Hermosa.  Interesting to note how far the ...

Trtistiloquent Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... C loudy out there this morning as we gaze down the beach at Sapphire and Topaz , in that order (#1).  Maybe 10 miles visibility and the winds were offshore by 1 to 3kts.  The sea surface was sporting some texture.  The air temperature at checkout was 58.9 º  and the water is 62.4 º .  One low tide today at 11:53am +0.4'.  It's a west swell out of 270 º  at 4.6' and it's 5' to 7' in the water and showing some wild rips north and south of the pier. W hen most people get an idea, they have a light bulb.  A-aron gets an entire sun (#2)!   ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Your Journey Is Unique Monday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... G lad you made it through the Superior Bowl and here's hoping you picked the right boxes despite rooting for the other team... S ome good sized surf on Saturday and one of several RUHS chargers to ride the Breakwall was (#1) Stone Erikson.  He got 5 or 6 and looked good.  Jackson Owens and Nico Bobo also made it out and grabbed some almost makeable corners... P artly cloudy skies with 10 miles visibility.  Winds were light offshore 2 to 6kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a chilly 53.9 º  and the water is 62.2 º.  Got a report of 64 º  water temperature from the guards paddling around the buoy.  One low tide today at 10:56am +1.1'.  It's a west swell out of 272 º  at 4.9' and it was crashing 5' to 6' trying to dig some holes in those pool table flat sand bars...  Good luck...   A t "Not Shock Box" Paul Roustan (#2) held forth Saturday evening doing some classic body painting and exhibiti...

Psychedelic Friday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... F our words:  Head for the hill. Y eah, the beaches are getting smacked.  No sand bars to speak of and the surf is building.  At checkout this morning we had 10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.   The air temp was 57.9 º  and the water is holding at 61.7 º .  Low tide was early at 6:04am +1.4' and it was an a.m. high tide at 11:44am +3.8'.  It's a building west swell out of 265 º  at 4.6' at checkout and this afternoon it's 5' to 6'. I n an effort to make things a bit more interesting we rendered this shot (#1) of the surf this morning in our best 1968 version of psychedelia.  The black band in the middle of the pic is a 6' high wall of water from the pier to the tower at 10th.  Far out man... ✠    "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

More Thumping Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... Y our looking at this wave (#1) and you're thinking, "Wow, it must be pretty good!"  Well, you'd be wrong.  Lauri Armer went out and she caught two waves.  The first one closed out on her and on the second one she managed to make it to the bottom and straighten out before it closed out.  But it was a beautiful morning with 10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were strong offshore between 5 and 10kts and the sea surface was textured.  The air temp was 56.3 º  and the water is 61.7 º .  High tide hits at 11:00am +4.6' and low tide will be at 5:23pm +0.3'.  The west swell is ready to kick in and currently it's 2.6' out of 273 º  west and 4' to 5' on the sand.  Let's hope this swell chews up the sand bars a bit... ✠   "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Whitzelsucht Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... S o, if your name is Jane Mermaid Miho, Jodi Foster Flicker, A-Aron Millstein or Big Daddy Brodhead, your 2026 custom calendar will be at Brothers ma ñana around 9:15.  M oon over Hermosa this morning (#1).  (Do you know how much time we spent trying to create an enlarged moon and then paste it on this shot of the pier?  Waaay too much!)  You can see that the skies were clear, except for that layer of dingy air out there.  Winds were offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 54.9º and the water is 61.7 º .  There has been much discussion about the water temperature this year, so we decided to check last year's stats.  Sure enough, last year at this time the water was 57.7 º  and got all the way down to 54.5 º  as we slipped into March.  So you know, we're quite happy with 61.7 º .  High tide was at 10:19am +5.4' and low tide will be at 4:55pm -0.3'.  Currently we have...

Too Many Bays Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... H ere (#1) we have the beautiful Hanauma Bay.  Over the years they've had to limit the number of folks they let in every day to preserve some of the integrity of the environment and it's hoped to let some of the coral that had been trampled by visitors grow back.  We saw it 50 years ago when it was still relatively unspoiled.  About 20 years ago it was probably at it's low point with vast deserts of rock and sand and little coral.  Since then they have gone all out to bring back coral and create an environment for some of the largest variety of sea life that you might see anywhere in the islands. I n and out of the foggies this morning with variable visibility, at times a hundred yards.  Wind were out of the north 2 to 4kts and the sea surface was passingly smooth.  The air temperature was 53.3º and the water was 61.9º.  High tide was at 9:40am +6.1' and low tide will be at 4:26pm -0.9'.  It's a west swell pout of 261 º ...