Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co...   S o, the average American ingested 4500 calories yesterday!  And we know we all like to think of ourselves as just a bit above average.  Well, even though there was a bit of precipitation, it was still crack-a-lackin' and requiring the right amount of energy to make brekky an option and still burn off some of those turkey BTU's.  Here's a reeling left on the north-side of the Hermosa Pier going off unridden...   R ainin' pretty steady and 5 miles visibility under an extremely low ceiling.  Winds were off all day yesterday and lookin' like they might today as well.  3.7kts right now and the sea surface is smooth, with almost no surface tension from the rain.  The air temp is 57.5˚ and the water is 62.4˚, so not freezing, but cool gray.  High tide was early at 5:59am +5.8' and low tide will follow at 12:54pm +0.3'.  We have a generous west swell out of 267˚ at 5.2' and it's hitting straight on, with waves in the ...

Lost Boys & Co... M uch like the first Thanksgiving, the braves had a hard time getting into the bathroom because all of the squaws were braiding hair, adjusting headbands and applying paint.  Getting ready for the Torrance Turkey Trot it's Aubrey, Rebecca, Allison, Suzanne and LoLa... N ot really a report, just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving!  Everyday something happens in this big world that gives us pause to recognize how thankful we should be.  We live in a beautiful place, surrounded by abundance and healthy enough to run in the Turkey Trot.  Damn, we're lucky!  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

  Lost Boys & Co... J ames scoffs at work!  He's just mowed through a bunch of foam and is just beginning to contemplate Thanksgiving.  Our pilgrim's hats are off to all of the guys down at Becker's/Mangiagli's for all the great work they do all year long... H azy skies and 15 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 2.1kts out of the NNE and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 55.2˚ and the water was 60.8˚.  Low tide was at 10:42am +2.3' and high tide will be at 3:49pm +3.5'.  We have a weaker-than-weak WSW swell out of 250˚ at 1.6'.  At 1' it was good for Aubrie to catch a few, but a little weak for the rest... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!"

Lost Boys & Co... T here's that time in the early evening, when the sun has dipped below the horizontal and the lights are just starting to come on.  If it's Friday, it means the weekend is ahead!  Well, it IS! S ome clouds this morning, but not looking like rain.  10 miles visibility.  Winds are onshore by 3.7kts and the sea surface had a light bump going on.  The air temp at checkout was 57.3˚ and the water slid down a degree to 62.2˚.  High tide is at 10:54am +4.9' and low tide will follow at 6:31pm +0.6'.  We have an extreme north swell out of 001˚ at 3.6' and we're catching enough of the energy to register about 1' to 3' at the better spots. L ooks like it'll be Zane's tonight for your happy hour thirsties...  5:15 and rumor has it that Tio Ted will make the scene... "When life gives you lemons, grab the tequila."  ―  Ben Fox  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o, we head down to Manhattan Beach last night for the annual stroll and we take pics of elves and reindeer and ballerinas, thinking that one of them ought to be good enough for the report.  But NOooo!  We're just about to our bikes when we see this fuzzy little number.  At first we thought it was a yak, but on closer inspection it turned out to be a Chewbaccacycle or a Chewbika or a Chew-Wheeler...  Very cool, except for the fact that it was drizzling and the whole thing was drenched and smelled like a wet dog... R ainy this morning with 5 miles visibility and low angry looking clouds.  Winds are steadfastly onshore by 7.2kts and the seas are riled up.  The air temp is 58.5˚ and the water is 63.1˚.  High tide is at 10:16am +5.3' and low tide will follow at 5:45pm +0.3'.  We have a short period (4sec) WSW swell out of 250˚ at 2.6' and it's crumbly, sloppy and not looking deluxe.  Good morning for coffee...  ✠ "...

Lost Boys & Co... W e know what you're thinking, "goblin shark," right?  Nope, it's a "Long-Nosed Chimaera."  It's got a whip-like tail and this cone-shaped nose that gives it the appearance of going a hell of a lot faster than it actually does.  Scientists believe these are actually quite common, but since they like to swim between 1,000 and 2,000 meters your chances of getting poked are pretty slim.  Unless, of course, it was an especially egregious wipeout.  All of that is good news!  The bad news is that their dorsal fins have a highly venomous spine!  So, next time you're trolling at 6,000 feet, be careful...   C loudy, gray, with 6.8 miles visibility.  Almost looks like it could rain.  Winds were calm this morning and the sea was oily/glassy.  The air temperature was 57.3˚ and the water was 62.8˚, dropping a bit from yesterday's winds.  High tide was at 9:42am +5.7' and low tide will be at 5:03pm +-0.0'.  We ha...

Lost Boys & Co... N ot sure we have to explain, but apparently you can have two Tequila Tuesdays in one week.  It all started with the Professor giving Danger boy a ride home from the Hawthorne version of Earl Scheib, nominally known in Lawndale/Hawthorne as Errol Chaib.  The Professor finding himself out of the bubble, ran out of oxygen and wheezed himself into a hacking, clattering coughing fit.  Upon reaching the Fortress of Danger, Danger Boy allowed that he had just the remedy and produced a brand new bottle of "Chamuca" an especially potent añejo cough suppressant.  Almost miraculously, the Professor's cough disappeared, taking wing like "the buzzard god who copulates in midair with the souls of dying virgins."  Danger Boy offered another dram for good measure and the Professor left healed, sealed and delivered...  Except he couldn't remember what day it was... R ained about 4am this morning and the clouds hung around for some part of the day, ...

Lost Boys & Co... W hen you get out there on the nose, you get extra points for looking casual.  Tate Curran gets lots of points on this one... A bit of cloudiness this morning with 10 miles visibility and a full moon setting over the end of the Hermosa Pier.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth with a bit of a slow roll.  The air temperature was 55.5˚ and the water was holding at 63.3˚.  High tide was at 8:40am +6.2' and low tide will be at 3:49pm -0.4' for your sea glass searching pleasure!   O nce you get to the nose, most of the time you just can't stay there all day.  Like, you finally get hungry and you can smell the bacon from Brother's on the offshore.  You can back pedal, jump off or just turn around and walk back...  Like this...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... F or all the poets out there we have this evocative portrait of Charles Bukowski.  It hangs in King Eddy's Bar downtown.  Just so you get an idea where the artist is coming from, here's a shot of Bukowski standing between Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke on the set of "Barfly", loosely based on Charlie's life.  The one time we saw Bukowski he was in Mimi's Cafe drinking a cup of tea.  Kinda pissed us off... C loudy this morning, almost looking like rain and we'll call it 5 miles visibility.  Winds were off by 4.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 61.8˚ and the water was 64.0˚.  High tide was at 7:09am +6.3' and low tide will follow at 2:02pm -0.3'.  We have a west swell out of 260˚ at 3.3' and the surf was a fun 3' to 4'. " I n the expression topsy-turvy , what exactly is meant by turvy?"   George Carlin  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... C onsidering the environment shown here, we had to wonder what we were defending against?  Snakes?  Cactus?  Tourists? A trés gorgeous day!  The sun came up hot and smily and the temp was already 65.8˚ at sunrise.  20+ miles visibility and no clouds to mar your view of the mar.  Winds were out of the NNE 39˚ at 3.0kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The ocean temp was 63.7˚ but will probably be closer to 65˚ mid-day.  High tide was at 6:37am +6.1' and low tide will follow at 1:22pm +0.0' setting up for 5 days of minus tide afternoons.  Get your clamdiggers on and do some beachcombing.  We have a fun little west swell out of 265˚ at a fun 2.6' and it's 2' to 3' and fun.  But we repeat ourselves... "Everything beeps now." "I couldn't commit suicide if my life depended on it!"                                       ...

Lost Boys & Co... Y ou know we always thought that those hats really weren't hats... B rilliant cloudless morning with unlimited visibility.  Didn't even seem too smoggy.  Winds were offshore by 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temperature was 61.9˚ and the water was 63.7˚.  High tide was at 6:03am +5.8' and low tide will be at 12:39pm +0.5', headed for some minuses at the end of the week/weekend.  We have a WNW swell out of 252˚ at 2.6' and it's finally bringing us some 2' to 3' waves with some fuller outsides. S omeone was overheard describing a child as "minimally exceptional."    ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have the famous surfboard shaper calculating how long it's going to take him to shape all those boards he has stacked up behind him.  He will not leave his bay until all 23 boards are shaped.  He refuses all food and water.  No distractions!  He locks the door behind him, cranks up the jams and starts mowing...  That's our boy James "the Flames" Wheatley.  He's got 70 boards he's got to finish for the Pipe Masters!  23 will be his current high one-day out-put.  On your mark, get set, GO! C loudy or overcast skies, you decide.  About 7 miles visibility.  Winds out of the north by 3kts and the sea surface has a pronounced ripple.  The air temperature is 57.5˚ and the water is 63.7˚.  High tide is early at 5:25am +5.4' and low tide will be at 11:49am +1.2'.  We have a WSW swell from 244˚ at 1.6' and it's 1' and poor...  Maybe mañana... F rom "Bud's Medical Center" ad:  "...free estim...

Lost Boys & Co... T he London Bridge may be falling down, but the Golden Gate still looks like it's got a few years left...  Fort Point was breaking, but not quite big enough for the Potato Patch... H azy skies, mostly clear, with some areas of fog early.  Visibility 17 miles.  Winds were offshore by 2.3kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temp was 55.8˚ and the water was 64.2˚.  Low tide early at 5:59am +2.8' and high tide will follow at 12:08pm +5.4'.  We have a building SW swell out of 230˚ at 2.0' and this morning it was 1' to 2' and it seems to be getting better with the tide push.  The kiddos made Hermosa look fun... A couple of days ago the county built up the berm on the southside of the Hermosa Pier.  Sand sliding season has officially opened... "I drove past a school with a sign that said, "WE'RE DRUG-FREE AND GUN-FREE."  Later that day I drove past a school that didn't have a sign like that.  What a...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have "El Santo" posing for a moment before going into the ring against Ozzy and the Zombie Chef tag-team.  Unfortunately, Rasta Pete got a bit too close and took one on the nose... 15 Miles visibility this morning under a hazy fall sun.  Winds were calm and the sea was glassy.  The air was 63.7˚ and the water was 64.6˚.  High tide was at 11:03am +6.0' and low tide will follow at 6:33pm -0.3'.  We have a weak WSW swell out of 251˚ at 1.6'.  The surf is in the 0 to 1' range and we suggest you busy yourself with all the things you do when there aren't any waves... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... T hings were predictably weird south of the border as Tyrone James, spent the holiday in Mexico.  ?Que fumas mi rica ruca!? S ome fun ones this morning under a few clouds and 20 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and the seas were glassy.  The air temperature was 56.4˚ and the water 64.8˚.  High tide is at 10:11am +6.4' and low tide will be at 5:33pm -0.6'.  It's a WSW swell out of 248˚ at 2.0'. We'll call it a weak 2' to 3', but the kids were getting some good ones anyway...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... B eyond the Golden Gate and in the lee of the Marin headlands the Rovens' family pondered the moment after spreading the ashes of Clara Rovens, Doug's mom.  A remarkable woman, the tributes were many and sincere.  Considering how folks move around today, it was incredible that Clara spent the span of her years in one city, San Francisco.  Classy, bright and unflappable, she fits our criteria for a great surf mom.  Our condolences to the Rovens' family... A bright and chilly morning, visibility was 20+ miles, under a cloudless sky.  Winds were out of the NE at 4.1kts and the sea surface was smooth, with a bit of a roll.  The air temperature was 54.9˚ and the water was 65.1˚, feeling almost balmy in comparison.  High tide was at 9:26am +6.6' and low tide comes around at 4:39pm -0.8'.  We have a west swell out of 269˚ at 3.0', but it's getting a push from the southwest, so waves were in the 3' to 4' range with some solid ou...

Lost Boys & Co... O ur photo is what happens when the I-Phone challenged photographer discovers the "pan" feature.  From the 10th floor of the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, looking east... A gray morning, dawning apparently earlier, with 5 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 4.3kts and the sea surface was smooth, with a slow roll.  The air temperature was 60.9˚ and the water, considering it's November, was not bad at 64.9˚.  High tide was full at 8:46am +6.7' and really low at 3:50pm -0.8'.  The surf was from the west at 260˚, running 3.9' at the buoy, but on the beach it was jacking to 4' to 6' with some rather hectic take-offs and thick lips.  Fun for the patient and persistent... T omorrow there will be a surf contest between Redondo and Mira Costa.  Since 'Costa came into existence there has been an intense rivalry between the two and nowhere is that more in evidence than in the surf.  For the first time in several years, Redondo ha...

Lost Boys & Co... O n Las Dio de Los Muertes, we decided to feature the Latin American Last Supper.  It seems pretty straightforward, except we can't imagine how Carlos Santana feels about being inserted into this group of folks who have wandered beyond the pale.  For your information, Carlos has not passed, but is in Vegas for two years... C lear, cool and beautiful.  We have 20 miles visibility under cloudless skies.  Winds were offshore out of the WNW at 3.3kts and the sea surface is smooth-ish.  The air temp is 55.5˚ and the water is 62.6˚.  High tide was at 8:08am +5.9' and low tide will follow at 2:47pm +0.1'.  We have a SW swell out of 231˚ at 2.0' and it's about 1' to 2' and waiting for the tide to retreat a bit...  Supposed to be better, but take a look...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!