Their, They're, There Thursday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

Someone sent us a collection of photos from C.J. Kale.  Although he does some interesting local scenic work (photo #2,) he has gained some considerable notoriety for taking photos of the lava flowing into the sea on the Big Island.  This is a little dicier than you might think, since the water temp can get up to the boiling and beyond range.  One mistake and you become "Photographer Thermidor."
 
Quite a bit cooler in the water here in the So. Bay.  We have cloudy skies and 6 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore at 2.5kts and the sea surface was smooth with a bit of short-period swell roll.  The air temp was 58.5˚ and the water is 63.1˚.  Low tide is at 11:04am +0.4' and high tide will follow at 5:52pm +5.0'.  We have a SSW swell out of 202˚ at 3.9' and it's 3' to 4' and needs either more or less tide...  You decide...

Tomorrow will be the last regular report for a couple of weeks, barring the rogue post from locations from Northern Ireland to Morocco...  Not billed as a surf trip, the possibilities lurk with intent to loom.  "Yes, Virginia, there is surf in Morocco..."
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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