Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... E.T. Surfboards (thanks to Danny Connell) sponsored some new competitive jersey/rash guards for the Redondo Surf Team.  The team is shown modeling their favorite colors with the exception of those who were in the water thrashing Peninsula...  This is the moment when the Professor asked them to give a shaka, about half got at least part of it right, the other half demonstrated their characteristic enthusiasm... Mostly by looking confused... P artly cloudy this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 5.2kts and the sea surface was bumpy.  The air temperature was 51.5˚ and the water was 62.1˚.  Low tide was at 11:41am +0.5' and high tide will be at 5:43pm +3.4'.  We have a west swell out of 271˚ at 3.9' and it was 2' to 3' with some fun little bumps and some very chilly air...  Supposed to rain tonight... B ut it's not supposed to rain tomorrow night and that's when you'll want to head down to Kincaid's on the Re...

Lost Boys & Co... 4:30pm on Wednesday, December 31st, New Year's Eve, at Kincaid's on the Redondo Pier.  Come early and still make it to your favorite ball dropping event... C hilly-willy out there!  Mostly clear skies with some light clouds it was 48.3˚ in the air and 62.4˚ in the water.  Last year it was 59.2˚ in the water and we thought that was warm!  Winds remained strong offshore at 4.3kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  Low tide was at 10:30am +1.2' and high tide will be at 4:14pm +3.4'.  The buoy is catching a SW swell out of 230˚ at 2.3' and it's 1' to 2' and poor surf, but 15' to 25' visibility in the water. T ate Curran on a right-go-left, southside Hermosa Pier...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... H ope everyone had a joyous Christmas and prepping for a happy new year! Y ou have to remember where we are here...  It was 41.6˚ in Redondo this morning and it was damned cold.  So in Ireland 41˚ would be balmy and in Alaska it's t-shirt weather, but we're in So  Cal and it's freeze-ass.  Here we have two photos of winter Southern California style.  #1 is the remainder of a bucket of ice we threw out last night after the Christmas festivities.  It was still there at 7am in the morning! C lear skies this morning and the winds were out of the NNE by 5.5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was the chilly 41.6˚ we mentioned before and the water was down a degree to 63.1˚.  Maybe the warmest water we've had for Christmas since we've been recording the temps.  Low tide was at 6:00am +2.1' and high tide will follow at 11:50am +5.1'. #2 is a shot of our fledgling maple tree in the front yard with it's last leaf clingin...

Lost Boys & Co... T he red shirts usually suggest the #1 competitor in a heat.  Here are a couple of our faves:  #1 is Trevor LaShure getting some air against Peninsula.  Yes, he almost landed it!  #2 is Paige Sullivan skating down the line from a takeoff somewhere in the vicinity of the pier.  She unwound this one all the way to the sand and almost changed zip codes... A nother spectacular summer-like day and if you haven't been counting, only two more until Christmas!  20+ miles visibility under clear skies and calm winds and smooth to glassy waters.  The air temperature was 54.2˚, warming up nicely through the day and the water was 64.6˚.  High tide was at 9:17am +6.6' and low tide will be at 4:27pm -1.2' for your sea glass hunting pleasure.  We have a 3.6' WSW swell out of 248˚ and it seemed to be bigger than the advertised swell height.  We're calling it 3' to 5' outside and we're sticking with it...   ✠ "When the surf brea...

Lost Boys & Co... T he Wiener Mobile is always a hit.  Kinda hard to look at it and not smile - actually we always seem to laugh... G reat, grand and glorious day with 20+ miles visibility and only a few scattered clouds.  Winds were off by 10.0kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 58.3˚ and the water is 64.2˚ and blowing people's minds for December!  High tide was at 8:34am +6.7' and low tide will be at 3:45pm -1.3'.  We have a west swell out of 267˚ at 4.3' and it was 3' to 5' at most spots... T hen there's this poor guy in Texas who sold his work truck at auction.  Next thing he knew he was getting calls from all these folks who said he was a terrorist sympathizer.  He finally found this image on the internet...  So, it's probably not the best advertising ploy, but you could say this thi...

Lost Boys & Co... W hen the storm broke a couple of days ago, we saw these blue clouds looming out of the gloom.  We wondered if they might be there all the time and you just can't see them because the sky is blue as well? C ool and crisp this morning with 20+ miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were out of the NE at 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 50.1˚ and the water was 64.0˚.  High tide is at 6:40am +6.1' and low tide will follow at 1:50pm -0.4'.  We had a posted west swell out of 265˚ at 3.6', but it was bigger than that and we'll call it 4' to 6' outsides...  A lot of closeouts, but some gems to be found! P aige Sullivan on a contest winning wave at the Hermosa Pier this morning against Peninsula.  An outside barrel, Paige pulled three rail to rail turns and bounced off the foam ball a couple of times for a heat winning wave.  The Redondo girls went 1,2,3 in shortboard and 1,2,4 in long!  RUHS ...

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Lost Boys & Co... F or the many who have been inquiring as to the general state of the Danger Boy, here we have him ensconced in his recliner in the family room of the "Fortress of Danger."  He is in good spirits and sends out a hearty greeting to all of those who've inquired.  We're taking the gesture as a "thumbs up" and not reading anything further into it... C loudy this morning with 9 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 5.2kts, with a bit of riffled surface.  The air temp was 50.1˚ and the water is 64.0˚.  High tide was at 6:06am +5.7' and low tide will follow at 1:14pm +0.1'.  We have a west swell out of 266˚ at 5.2' and it was 4' to 5' with a lot of water moving around out there... File under:  Shameless Hero Worship We were sitting in Brother's next to Matt Green (LA Kings Assistant Captan,) when he expressed some frustration with the weekly crossword.  The Professor leaned over and said, "Mind if I take a look...

Lost Boys & Co... I n the battle for the Manhattan Pier the rebel forces appeared to be winning at this point in the conflict.  We watched from our vantage point high above the fray in Mike Leko's deluxe crib on 4th St. When no clear winner emerged, everyone broke for cocktails and called the whole thing off.  Nice finale though... A bit roughed out from last night's storm activity.  Cloudy skies and 12 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 5.9kts, but it was still bumpy surface conditions.  The air temperature was 53.3˚ and the water was still 64.2˚ despite the chilly winds.  High tide was at 5:33am +5.3' and low tide will be at 12:38pm +0.7'.  We have a strong west swell from 267˚ at 5.6', but it doesn't seem to be working like you would imagine.  It was 3' to 5' and pretty disorganized... T hese two cats represent the Hermosa mob.  One word from the guy on the right and all of the pasta coming in and out of town comes to a screami...

Lost Boys & Co... R udolph getting a ride on '65 VW Bus...  It's not the destination, it's the journey...  Kinda gets you ready for the holidays... R ainy, but some good conditions throughout the So. Bay.  200yds visibility under cloudy wet skies.  Winds stayed off all day, variable to 8.6kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 55.9˚ and the water is still in the mid-sixties at 64.6˚.  High tide was early at 4:59am +4.9' and low tide was at 11:59am +1.3'.  There's a powerful WSW swell out of 257˚ at 5.9' and depending on your location it was 3' to 8'.  It's getting bigger throughout the evening and we'll see what happens mañana! H ere we have Cata and her next door neighbor who was the inspiration for her pelican themed winning entry in the Hermosa Beach parking sticker competition.  When Cata came to this country from her native Chile, her roommate Clark suggested that she visit their next door neighbor who had recen...

Lost Boys & Co... I f you set these pics next to each other you get a panorama from the drain, back to the Hermosa Pier.  Not hugely awe inspiring, but gives you a bit of an idea what things looked like this morning.  Actually a bit of mist all along the bottom of the hill, suggesting some waves in those areas...  B igger than the pics lead one to believe.  Visibility, depending on the rain, clouds and mist was from a hundred yards to +20 miles.  Winds were also wildly variable from 24kts during the night to 6 to 10kts from almost all points of the compass.  The sea surface was wild and wooly.  The air was 57.3˚ and the water was 64.9˚.  Low tide was at 6:51am +2.9' and high tide follows at 12:09pm +4.1' (sandbags?)  This morning the swell was running straight out of the west 270˚ at 10.2' and it was 8' to 10', but sketchy at a lot of places... S peaking of the drain...  Capitán Donaldo said that when he was Capitán de las Salvavidas...

Lost Boys & Co... A little nugget this morning at Hermosa after the contest at 26th St. Manhattan...  Redondo beat a demoralized South team 103 to 49, in some pretty big surf.  Out of 8 heats RUHS got 7 firsts!  In order:  Kyle Beatty, Tate Curran, Hali Honea, Kris Hall, Trevor LaShure (who got first in bodyboard and shortboard) and Jack Langdon. C loudy this morning and 5 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 6.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 58.7˚ and the water is 65.3˚.  Low tide was at 5:37am +2.8' and high tide will follow at 11:19am +4.7'.  We have a building west swell out of 264˚, right in our swell window!  The buoy was 5.9' this morning and should be quite a bit bigger mañana.  It was 5' to 8' this morning, so let's see what Mother Nature has in store tomorrow... C ruising the X-mas bazaars, Boris Vishnevsky (Boris-Navidad) found this VW Bus and thought it would go well on the Professor's mantle!...

Lost Boys & Co... A couple of shots from this morning, as the fog started to clear and you could see how big it was getting.  #1. is Kyle Beatty inside of this fat twister blasting down the beach.  At one point he stuck up his fist and punched the ceiling... He couldn't get out that way either... M eanwhile, It took a while for the fog and haze to clear, but when it did we had about 5 miles visibility and high persistent clouds.  Winds were offshore by 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth, but moving.  The air temperature was 57.3˚ and the water was 65.5˚.  High tide was at 10:39am +5.2' and low tide was back in the plusses at 5:58pm +0.2'.  It was a WSW swell out of 251˚ at 5.6', but it looked more like 5' to 7' with some early morning grinder-closeouts and better shape as the tide came up... #2. is the one that came through that nobody claimed.  It was bigger than #1 and about half-way as tall as the pier.  Props to all of the chargers wh...

Lost Boys & Co... D rake Brown fitting nicely into this Hermosa curl.  Photo credit goes to his mom Julie Mitchell, who started a "Shutterfly" site for RUHS.  Check it out at:  ruhssurfteam.shutterfly.com W ith winter fast approaching, there still seem to be some spectacular fall days.  20+ miles visibility today with some high clouds side slipping through the firmament.  Winds were lightly offshore at 2.2kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 55.9˚ and the water is still 65.5˚!  High tide is at 10:02am +5.6' and low tide will be at 5:19pm -0.2' for your skim boarding pleasure.  We have a building west swell out of 265˚ at 4.3' and it's 4' to 5' and some thick ones that will make you think twice... I t appears that only princesses know how to get the bricks to part and let them in...  Maybe sorceresses too!  ☃ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... P hoto #1 is two young ladies outside of Boozy's going to an "Ugly X-Mass Sweater" party.  They wanted to be different though and went for the "ugly skirt" competition.  It appears that they made them out of Ugg Boots™ turned inside out! A fine fall morning with 20+ miles visibility and partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore by 6.0kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 59.3˚ and the water is holding at 65.5˚.  High tide was at 9:27am +6.0' and low tide will be at 4:40pm -0.5'.  We have a WSW swell out of 248˚ at 3.0' and that's about what it was, with some fatty outsides before the tide got too high... P hoto #2 is blurred because the subject refused to hold still for even a moment.  She bore a definite resemblance to Madison, but wasn't wearing boots, no black T-shirt and no Brother's hat with a red bow.  She did cause quite a stir though... ✠  "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it.....

Lost Boys & Co... E mma Waldinger, ripping the inside section.  Hermosa Beach, California.  What?  She surfs like a guy?  No, she surfs better than a lot of guys... C loudy this morning with 9 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and then turned off for most of the morning.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 58.9˚ and the water was 65.7˚, making for a pleasant dip.  The rain didn't seem to drop things much at all...  High tide was at 7:41am +6.6' and low tide will follow at 2:46pm -0.9'.  We have a WSW swell out of 254˚ at 3.3' and it looked bigger than that on the back of the high tide, maybe 3' to 4' with an occasional bigger outside... T his is a true story.  We are not making this up...  most of it anyway... The Professor was supposed to go over and watch Danger Boy, while Donna went to her ophthalmologist's appointment.  It was a pretty straightforward task.  Go to the "Fortress of Danger," keep an ...

Lost Boys & Co... L adies and gentlemen, hold on to your hats!  Here we present about 300 years of surfing experience checking out the surf on the Hermosa Pier.  From left to right:  Dave Dietz, Pat Ryan, Rasta Pete Georgiana, Joey Lombardo, Jimmy Thomas and the Professor.  Despite all that collective talent, the onshore was a bit too persistent for their taste...  Perhaps mañana... C loudy and about 10 miles visibility with that relentless onshore kicking up the chop and blowing variable to about 7kts.  Not cold though, 61.9˚ in the air and 65.3˚ in the water.  High tide was at 7:04am +6.6' and low tide will follow at 2:06pm -0.8'.  We have a blustery west swell out of 262˚ at 5.2' and the surf was a rugged 5' to 6'.  Not too many takers... T io Ted, in a rather reflective moment.  He's mending quickly...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have the Danger Boy ensconced in the brilliant new "Danger Suite" high within Torrance Memorial Hospital.  Looking pretty damned spry for someone who just had major surgery, he was trying to convince the nurse that he really needed a bath.  Yes, she was pretty...   AND she wields a mean loofa...  S till some light rain this morning, with 5 miles visibility through the drizzle.  Cloudy skies and another cell is supposed to pass later today.  Winds are offshore by 5.5kts and the sea surface is brushed silver-green.  The air temperature is 62.0˚ and the water is 66.0˚.  Despite the runoff it's looking remarkably clean, at least it's not noticeably turbid.  High tide is at 6:26am +6.4' and low tide will be at 1:24pm -0.4'.  The surf is a strong west swell out of 254˚at 5.2' and it's 4' to 6' and some offshore swept tubes...  Best at the higher tides...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..." ...

Lost Boys & Co... F irst things first!  We understand that Danger Boy's surgery was successful and he is recovering at Torrance Memorial Hospital.  He was barely conscious and was already making jokes about removable body parts.  That would be Danger Boy...  although they'd have to be genuine Harley-Davidson parts... W hy?  Because girls need automatic weapons just like the boys!  We were shocked to find out that the Hello Kitty™ mascot isn't a kitty at all!  Even though she has whiskers, pointy kitty ears and looks pretty damn kitty-like, she's an English girl who never ages, was born in November, has blood type A and is 5 apples tall.  She was born in 1974... WAIT!  Hello Kitty is 40!  Whoa... I t began as a few drops here and there and suddenly they were falling in groups of five or six.  In no ...

Lost Boys & Co... Y ou're a surfer.  You go to see Lady Gaga on a bet.  She tries to get your attention.  Nice try, too many tentacles...  We said that right... C loudy this morning and the news is hammering the predicted rain.  10 miles visibility and a bit hazy.  The air temperature was 60.8˚ and the water is 66.4˚, actually pretty nice.  High tide was at 5:05am +5.6' and low tide will be at 11:46am +0.8', dipping into the minus lows during the week.  We have a west swell out of 265˚ at 3.3' and it's 3' to 4', but you have to get it early or the tide drains the bottoms out... T his is where you have to trust that Mom is going to take you to the right beach...  "Hey, Cody!  Why do you have wax on your forehead?" ✠  "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!