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Wednesday / Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... I t's one of those mornings when the photo (#1) looks better than the actual surf.  Really, it's gray and about 7 miles visibility under that low overcast.  Winds are light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temp was 58.0 º  and the water is 61.9 º  at the buoy, but they're calling it 66 º  on the lifeguard chalkboard.  High tide was at 8:24am +4.0' and low tide follows at 1:42pm +1.1'.  It's a SW swell out of 222 º  at 3.0'.  It's a solid 3'+ but it's smacking the sand with a real snap.  A few more degrees and this would be a good boogie/whomping morning...  T his Saturday is the closing party for the latest VEFA show "Monumental" which showcases the sculptural works of Andy Scott.  6 to 8pm at the gallery on 16th.  On display are sketches, maquettes and a large scale steel equine artwork (#2)... ✠ ...
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Would You Believe Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... W ould you believe that this (#1) is a Land Shark?  We didn't think so...  Would you believe that this is a Great White Shark?  Okay, so you're not falling for that...  How about a Whale Shark from a 100 meters?  Even though we identified this creature as a Leopard Shark, it was quite obvious to our staff biologist, Ms. Asokan, that this is a Horn Shark ( Heterodonus Francisci ).  Ms. 'Nupes lead the expedition that found this specie and allowed Ms. Burnsy to capture the image.  Maybe if it had honked... M ay gray is the order of the day.  5 miles visibility and hazy atmospheric conditions.  Winds were onshore roughing up the surface and it was 57.2 º  in the air and 62.6 º  in the water.  High tide was at 6:29am +3.9' and low tide will be at 12:33pm +0.7'.  We have a SSW swell out of 202 º  at 3.0' and it's 2' to 2.5' on the sand.  ...
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