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Deep & Wide Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... O kay, we're not going to lie.  We're fascinated by Capt. Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (CDCPP.) (#1)  The undulating water, the foam, the futile attempts of the city to try and cut it off from the ocean.  In the spirit of research, we plan to take samples of the water, skim the surface and collect foam for analysis.  You won't believe this, but we're betting it's not as bad as it looks!  (Anybody got a spare microscope?) W e got all crazy about the CDCPP and didn't comment on the brilliant sky (#2) and the weather coming in.  You can see that it was 15 miles visibility and these great clouds bumping around.  Now if you look at #1 & #2, you will see these rain cells all heading toward our pointy heads.  The wind started blowing 6 to 8kts out of the SW, the sea got choppy and while we were under the umbrellas at Brothers it started to rain so hard it was reminiscent of...
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100,000 Watts Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... H ere comes the weather!  The morning started out with light offshores and partly cloudy skies (#1).  About 10 miles visibility and increasingly cloudy skies set the tone for the rest of the morning.  Close to 9am the wind turned and went from almost calm to 5 to 9kts and the sea surface roughed up, finally blowing out.  The air temperature was 65.3 º  and the water's still 72.5 º  at the buoy and a couple of ticks warmer near shore.  High tide was at 7:25am +4.6' and low tide will be at 1:06pm +2.1'.  Look for an increasing SSW swell out of 205 º .  Should be close to 4' and bouncing through the rain... A t 9:30 the front started to pass through (#2) and it's been spitting and actually raining since.  Since we're Southern California folk, this passes as a significant weather event.  So batten down the hatches, put up the storm windows and head to the b...
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Mongoose Monday / Toucan Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... T his is us helping you out...   How Can We Tell It’s Fall In Southern California 1.  You wear log pants until 7:30 and then you put on your shorts. 2.  There’s a tree (one tree) in Veteran’s Park whose leaves have turned from green to yellow.  3.  The ocean temperature has dropped from 74º to 71º. 4.  You start looking for your 3/2 short armed, long legged wetsuit. 5.  Halloween candy and decorations have been on the shelves since August.  Now Michael’s has Christmas decor in store.  (Note:  There will still be Halloween stuff even through Christmas for “Scary Christmas.”) 6.  Time to look for your beanie and hoody combo. ...
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Flying Fish Friday Surf & Culture Report (Part B)

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Lost Boys & Co... Th ank you for your attention to Part A of today’s report.  We wanted to send it out early enough for you to have a chance to drop into the meeting that starts at 8:30am Pacific Time. A nother beautiful day in the South Bay with over 20 miles invisibility.  Winds are calm and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temp is 70.0 and the water is 71.4.  One tide today, high at 12:14pm +4.8’.  It’s a south swell out of 188 at 2.3’ and it’s 1’ to 2’… "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!
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Flying Fish Friday Surf & Culture Report (Part A)

Lost Boys & Co... T oday there is a meeting of the California Fish & Game Commission.  We often wonder how decisions that affect our oceans and beaches get made and why we seem to have little impact.  The fact is that we do have an opportunity to be heard or at least hear how these decisions are being made.  Surfers, Fishermen, Indigenous Peoples, Beach Goers, tourists and business people of all stripes have a stake in these proceedings.  We urge you to join the zoom meeting at https://mcsms.io/gwvN2p and watch the gears of government move slowly, but most deliberately.  Also you can gain some appreciation of our own Anupa Asokan and the amazing work she’s been doing on our behalf. Check it out! Because the meeting starts early we’re sending this out as part A of the two part report!    https://mcsms.io/gwvN2p    "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!! ...
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Thresher Shark Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... G ood morning sports fans!  Hey what about those Dodgers?  You know how unlikely it is to come back from 0 - 3?  There’s got to be some stat that could tell us, but we’re betting it’s REALLY difficult.  This woman (#1) is really taking it hard.  Good luck to the Dodgers, we’re still rooting for them….  I t’s a cloudless morning in the South Bay with 18 miles visibility.  Winds are light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air was 61.5 º  at checkout and the water is 70.7 º .  High tide is at 11:34am +5.2’ and low tide follows at 7:44pm +0.8’.  The SSW swell out of 211 º  continues at 3.0’ and that’s about it at the Kickoff Classic underway at El Porto… "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!
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Large Wrasse Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... O ur inclusion of Capitan Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (#1) over the last week is mainly due to the fact that it's right in the middle of our view of the beach.  You can see that visibility is over 20 miles and the sky is brilliantly cloudless.  Winds are light offshore, 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is observably smooth bordering on glassy.  The air was a chilly 52.9 º  this morning and the water is 70.5 º .  High tide is at 11:05am +5.6' and low tide will be at 6:42pm +0.5'.  It's a SSW swell out of 199 º at 3.6' and it's breaking right on the beach.  Rumor has it that it's a bit better north of Bruce's Beach, but it's just a rumor. " T he Kickoff Classic" returns tomorrow at El Porto.  6:30am to 9:30am for some great prep surfing.  If you can't make it in person you can follow the action on "Live Heats."  We'll be following it from our per...
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