Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, who opened the door to Middle Earth?  Looks like Aragon, Thorin and Balin (#1).  Wait... Maybe it's Matt, the Professor and Kevin doing the time warp from Bishop Surf teams of the last century... S tart of the All Stars this morning at 38th St. El Porthole.  14 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore 3 to 4kts and it was a chilly 53 º  and 62.6 º  in the water. High tide at 10:06am +4.4' and low tide follows at 3:32pm +0.9'.  It's SSW swell out of 209 º  at 3.0' and it was 3' to 4' with the tide mushing it out as the morning wound on.  Semis and finals next week... T hinking of the warm water and all that means and then the Times runs a story this morning that is designed to make your hair stand on end.  In no particular order (considering the water is 7.7 º  warmer than usual) you might expe...

Lost Boys & Co... G rabbed this frame off of SurfLine (#1) of these two handsome chaps walking down to take a dip.  We cannot tell you how absolutely preposterous this is considering how much one of the participants dislikes any water cooler than 70 º .  Of course the fellow carrying the fins, on the left, is the famous aquanaut Jose Bacallao and he would jump in and frolic in 50 º  water.  They had a bit of body surfing and then retired to Brothers Burritos for the best B/Avocado ever made... C loudy skies and 16 miles visibility.  Winds were light onshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth with a wee bit of texture.  The air temp was 57.0 º  and the water is lurking around 62.5 º , although Bacallao's watch said it was 67 º we thought that might be a product of his hot wrist.  Our watch said 9:25...  High tide at 9:17am +4.7' and low tide follows at 3:00pm +0.5'....

Lost Boys & Co... W e were reading a comment on the recent Fish & Game Commission meeting and one of the comments was "WTF."  Having just glanced at the calendar we thought "Wednesday, Thursday Friday?"  What?  Recalls thinking "LOL" was "Lots of Love."  What... M eanwhile, there were some distant clouds on the horizontal and mostly clear skies above our pointy heads (#1).  Visibility 10 miles.  Winds were trying to be light onshore all morning and finally decide around 10am to actually blow.  Kinda looked a bit morning sick and bumped with an almost imperceptible red tint.  The air temperature was 55.0 º  and the water is 62.2 º .  High tide was at 8:33am +4.8' and low tide will be at 2:33pm +0.3'.  It's a 3.0' SSW swell out of 195 º  and it's hitting close to the beach at 3'.  Sheamus showed us that there were still some rideable bumps out there (#2). ...

Lost Boys & Co... H ey there surf fans!  A beautiful day with 10 miles visibility and pretty much clear skies.  Wind were offshore 2 to 5kts, changing about 10am.  The sea surface was smooth.  Air temperature at checkout was 53.8 º  and the water is 62.4 º .  High tide was at 7:48am +4.7' and things were breaking close to the sand (#1.) and low tide will be at 2:05pm +0.1'.  It's a SSW swell out of 201 º  at 3.9', dropping a bit throughout the day...  Y ou might have seen some of Martinelli's sand sculptures next to the pier on occasion.  We asked if this (#2) was a White or Mako and he said we'd have to make the distinction... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... E ven though we're getting a bite tired talking about the recent shark catching, we thought it would be useful to post this script for reporting shark fishing from the pier in Hermosa.  Thanks to Heather Kline, swimmer and ocean advocate for coming up with this direct and simple script. 📞 Simple Call Script (Fish & Wildlife – CALTIP) 1-888-334-2258 “Hi, I’m a local ocean swimmer/surfer in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach reporting active shark fishing from the pier using heavy gear and bait. This has been increasing over the past two weeks, and I’m concerned about impacts to protected great white sharks and public safety—can a warden please follow up by showing up at the Hermosa pier?” Keep this steady, not emotional when people share it. The goal isn’t to attack fishermen—it’s to create enough consistent reporting that enforcement pays attention. ...

Lost Boys & Co... Good morning fine citizens!  Well, photo the first, pretty well describes the playing field this morning.  It’s cloudy and we have approximately 9 miles visibility.  Winds are out of the south 3 to 5kts and the sea surface has a bit of tack.  The air is 59.9 º and the water at the #46221 Santa Monica Buoy is 63.1 º.  One tide today for your surfing pleasure and it’s low at 12:02pm +0.3’.  We have a 3.3’ SSW swell out of 209 º and it’s 1’ to 2’ on the sand.  Need a little more west in the mix to give us some rideable surf… Back on Monday with the surf & culture.  Until then the Master’s is on if you like golf, the burritos and coffee are hot at Brothers and you can paddle to get ready for the Catalina Classic… "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!! ...