Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... H ere (#1) we have Eli Mosian working a small bump on the inside.  He actually caught some pretty big bombers during this session, but every time we got our camera ready it would go flat. O vercast with 5 miles visibility, winds out of the north by 0 to 2kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air was 52.2º and the water is a chilly 57.4º.  High tide was at 8:35am +6.4' and low tide will be at 4:05pm -1.1'.  It's a west swell out of 260º at 4.9' and it's breaking 4' to 6'+ and there are some walls with the occasional corner.  B e careful tonight and have a Happy New Year's Eve.  We're going to hide and bring in the new year with New York! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Cloudy this morning with less than 4 miles visibility.  Winds are offshore by 2 to 5kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air was 51.0 at checkout and the water is 58.1.  High tide was at 6:23am +5.5' and low tide follows at 1:50pm -0.2'.  It's a west swell out of 260degrees at 4.6', but it's pounding at 5' to 6' and looks a bit chilly and not so welcoming. Here (#1) we have the group discussing New Year's plans.  Breakfast at Brother's leading off the discussion. "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... We've often been asked if we have a muse.  Contrary to popular belief she is rather shy, but smart and always has a brilliant response to our most vexing editorial dead ends!  She's a great surfer, race car driver, brain surgeon, acrobat… we could go on.  She relented and let us take a pic, even though her hair was a mess (We thought it looked great.). We call her "Barbina", but you might know her simply as Barbie. (#1) Things are clearing up!  And we're cleaning up!  Winds are out of the south by 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air was 54 and the water is 58.1.  High tide is at 5:51am +5.2' and low tide follows at 1:20pm +0.3'.  So it's West swell out of 263 degrees at 6.9' and it's overhead at most spots, but a manageable 3' to 4' at Sapphire.  Barbina says if she were in California she said she'd hit Rat. "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co...   5 Miles visibility under cloudy skies.  No rain in the forecast, but there is a large front looming out there with intent to loom!  Winds are on shore 3 to 5kts and the sea surface is a bit ruffled.  The air is 54.0 and the water is 57.4.  High tide was early at 4:45am +4.6' and low tide will be at 11:59am +1.4'.  It's a WSW swell out of 257 degrees at an impressive 7.2'.  If pictures of the Breakwall are any indication it's big and bigger. W e found the perfect gift for Birdie! A crocheted Vespa!  Top speed 120 knots.  Suppose you could tell some great yarns about traveling on this thing!     …Sorry "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... If you're in Idaho, it's raining.  If you're in Hermosa Beach, it's overcast and looks like it could rain.  It's 56.0 in the air and 57.9 in the water.  Low tide is at 11:00am +1.9' and high tide will be at 4:02pm +2.8' which is a pretty low high tide.  Winds are light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is rolling.  It's a west swell out of 272 degrees at 7.2' And it looks bigger to us, but let's say it's walled and looking at 10' faces. Lots of face there, more than enough to pull in and wait for Christmas… If you're haven't had the opportunity to checkout Anupa's latest paper on "Marine Protected Areas" then do it!  Go to "frontiersin.org" and check it out.  Even if you"re not a scientist it's really accessible and well worth the read to all of us who spend a considerable amount of time in the brine and are concerned about the environment.  Congratulations on her scholar...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, Jodi Flicker called it this morning - it's going to be a White Christmas!  Up here in Idaho we ran into this version of a white Christmas (#1).  These are Silver Dollar plants or "Moonwort."  They crowd the creek banks and look like flurries of snow.  We waiting for the real deal, maybe we'll get lucky! F oggy in the South Bay with limited visibility.  Winds out of the east by 2 to 3kts.  Can't see the sea surface.  Air is 52.0 and the water is 59.0.  Low tide was at 6:28am +2.8' and high tide will be at 11:54am +4.4'.  If you could see it, it's a west swell out of 273degrees at 2.3' and who knows how big it really is. "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W ho's YOUR secret Santa?  They should be there in photo #1.  Now if you've been good, this image shouldn't bring up any apprehension.  But if you've been less than good or mischievous, well there might be some trepidation...  The young man at the bottom right was only trying to figure out who was the real deal... N ot quite as deluxe as yesterday, but still some fun ones.  20 miles visibility under clear skies.  Winds were offshore at 4 to 6kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 51.9º and the water is 58.3º.  High tide at 10:20am +6.0' and low tide at 5:53pm -0.6'.  It's a west swell out of 279º at 3.6' and it was 3' to 5' and racy and challenging. W e'll be blasting off for Idaho tomorrow so the report will either be late or we'll miss a day (depending on how the eggnog holds up).  We'll report on the conditions in the far north and still keep you abreast of the stats at home! " W hat I don't...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere (#1) we have the ever popular Christiano Von Stutzcanhang, not hanging ten, but hanging back for a little tube time.  Yesterday he probably caught 25 waves and made it out of 5.  But he made them look really good! A bit more smaller today, as Rabbit might say.  But beautiful, for the benefit of the Chamber of Commerce and all of us sun worshipers.  20 miles visibility and offshore winds 1 to 5kts.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air was 47.2º and the water is 57.7º.  High tide is at 9:36am +6.7' and low tide will be at 5:07pm -1.1'.  It's a west swell out of 274º at 3.0' and it was 3' to 4' and looking smaller but just a good shape as it's been all week. S ome questions about our photo yesterday and the possibility that it wasn't the moon, but an unidentified drone.  We're going to go out on a lunar limb and say "it WAS the moon." ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... One of those mornings when you really feel like you're on a planet!  Of course maybe you feel like that all the time, but this morning we had the moon setting over the Hermosa Pier (#1) and the sun rising in the east just like Uncle Bob said it would.  Of course Christmas is rolling inexorably toward that special morning and we're just wondering if the stockings were hung with care or just thrown on the mantle... But the surf!  There was a present.  The day was beautiful with manicured offshore winds and smooth conditions.  The air was 45.9º when we came barreling down the highway and the water was 57.6º  High tide was at 8:53am +6.8' and low tide will be at 4:23pm -1.4'.  It was a west swell out of 272º at 4.3' and it was 4' to head high and some well shaped wedges spitting down the beach. The kids proclaimed it the best practice of the year! One of the Christmas gifts we were looking at this year was a drone.  Our thought w...

Lost Boys & Co... Here's the photo we neglected to include of Charlie and the Broken Board Factory. ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W hatever you think about Friday the Thirteenth, Charlie Lentz thought it was an unlucky day.  He was probably one of the three standout surfers in the water this morning behind Rylan Gracie who go a double tube and came out and Hunter Sleeis who got shacked for a good fifty feet.  Charlie was ripping it up and when the whistle blew to get out he went for one more, paddled late, went over the falls and landed on his board.  Two for the price of one.  Even worse, he's got a Boardriders Contest tomorrow and that was his only whip.  We're pretty sure someone will give him a loaner... S ome of the biggest waves we've had this year, probably 5' to 7' with some bigger outsides.  Offshore winds at 1 to 3kts helped keep them up and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 47.0º and the water is 57.6º.  It broke through high tide at 6:48am +6.9' and will probably get lined up at 2:09pm for a -1.3' low tide.  It's a west swel...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have Brin from Ohio living the dream and driving the SRUF FAMILIA bus.  We told him to keep it under a hundred and he said he would, but you know how kids are these days... M eanwhile we had 10 miles visibility and skies that started out sunny and got run over by a cloudy front that passed through.  Winds were variable starting out offshore and quickly changing to a buffeting blow.  The air temp was 43.3º, enough to stiffen your Jello™ and the water was 57.4º.  Five of the swimmer ladies went out and only two wore wetsuits.  They will all live to be over a hundred.  High tide was at 6:08am +6.6' and low tide follows at 1:21pm -0.7'.  It's a WSW swell out of 255º at 3.9' and it was 3' to 5' in the surfline, but pretty cronky... C hance of rain tonight, but don't go crazy looking for the umbrella... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... L ast weekend we got a chance to listen to the founders of the "Coral Gardeners"  Started by Titouan Bernicot (#1) as a teenager who saw his local Tahitian Reef being decimated by climate change.  He started picking out healthy corals that he imagined were resistant to warmer water and propagating them.  His project quickly gained notoriety and was embraced by the scientific community.  They soon realized this was a worldwide problem.  He noted that "Coral reefs are the most biodiverse and valuable ecosystem on our planet, yet they are one of the most impacted by climate change and human pressures, in peril of going extinct by 2050."  They are revolutionizing ocean conservation and creating a global movement to save the reefs.  To learn more about this movement go to: coralgardeners.org and check out their great website.  It would also be a great excuse to go to Tahiti and check out their work... S moky this morning and we co...

Lost Boys & Co... T his will most likely be the next vehicle after the bus (#1)... C lear skies with smoke from the Franklin Fire occluding the horizon.  Winds were out of the north by 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air was 46.0º and the National Weather Service said "It feels like 39!"  Why isn't that 39??  The ocean was 58.8º and felt exactly like 58.  High tide was early at 4:53am +5.5' and low tide will be at 11:39am +0.9'.  It's a SW swell out of 216º at 2.6' and it was a lined up 2' to 3'. ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... T ake a look at the attachment for the announcement of the benefit for Greg Browning.  Greg was one of the best surfers to come out of the South Bay (Think Alex Gray level.)  He's been stricken with MS and all the proceeds from the event will go to him and his family.  If you haven't seen the VEFA Gallery yet, this would also be a good time to catch the "Art of Surf" Exhibit. C loudy skies this morning, burning off to a marvelous day.  Winds were light offshore 1 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 54.0º and the water is right around 59.0º.  Low tide will be at 10:34am +1.9' and high tide will be at 4:01pm +3.8'.  Be some really low tides in the afternoon later this week.  It's a WSW swell out of 255º at 3.0'.  It was 3' to some almost 5' crunchers.   T he 18th annual Ratopia surf contest is coming up at Torrance Beach. Here is the info, always a super fun day. Here's the basic info: ...

Lost Boys & Co... T o say it was foggy this morning would be an understatement of atmospheric proportions.  Here (#1) we have the Women's Longboard Heat getting ready to try and find the water.  You might recognize Milly in green, Soryn in orange and Giselle in white.  And that's just how they finished 1-2-3!  Redondo won 97 to 50 against a credible Penn team.  Here's the standouts: Heat 1: SB 1st: Tyler Anderson 3rd: Soren Roed Heat 2: SB 1st: Dylan Morrisroe 2nd: Hunter Sleeis 3rd: Rylan Gracie Heat 3: SB: 2nd: Keani Honda-Snow 3rd: Abby Bosse Heat 4: LB 1st: Coco Buffagni 2nd: Sheamus Swift 3rd: Dylan Morrisroe Heat 5: LB 1st: Milly Horstman 2nd: Soryn Preston 3rd: Giselle Dellaripa Heat 6: SB 1st: Kai Thomas 2nd: Jackson Owens Heat 7: SB 1st: Jake Kislinger 2nd: Devon Russell 3rd: Evan Johnson S o it was foggy and damp a...

Lost Boys & Co... C aught in the orbit of Brother's Burritos (#1).  The only thing we could think of that they have in common is that they're waiting to see what Boris will do next.  That includes Boris!   7 miles visibility under cloudy skies and onshore winds at 3 to 5kts.  The sea surface has a bit of windy tack to it.  The air was 52.5º and the water is 58.8º.  High tide was at 10:42am +5.6' and low tide follows at 6:39pm -0.2'.  It's a SW swell out of 223º at 3.0' and it was fatter than that at 3' to 5' and closing out on most of the bigger swells... C ontest mañana at Hermosa! T here was a magnitude 7.0 earthquake of of the coast in northern California as we were writing the report.  Tsunami warnings up from the Oregon border to just below San Francisco.  There have also been a number of significant aftershocks!  The closest city is Petrolia, CA near Cape Mendocino.  Expecting some waves around 12:10pm in the north....

Lost Boys & Co... W e should start out with a Happy Birthday to Donna "Danger Girl" Ball!  She was well feted this morning with a fruit tart and a spirited game of "Left-Right & Center."  As it happened she also won the pot and exited with more than she rolled in with!  Some of the participants: L to R:  LoLa, Bicycle Dan, René Ayala, Dane, DB, the Professor and Tarsan.   O vercast this morning with 5 miles visibility.  Winds were light out of th3e SW and the sea surface was smooth, but it was a chilly 52.2º in the air and 59.4º in the water.  High tide was at 9:56am +5.9' and low tide will be at 5:48pm -0.4'.  It's a west swell out of 265º at 3.0' and it was 3' to 5' and fast with some crunchy endings.  Wasn't exactly longboard friendly, but we saw goofy-footer Seamus Swift connect a long left all the way out of Capt. Donaldo/Aubrie Land into the flats. C ontest on Friday in Hermosa! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it...

Lost Boys & Co... F or all you train spotters out there, we thought we'd throw in this painting/graffito (#1) by Risk Rock who's currently displayed at the VEFA art gallery.  We showed this to Clarke and he said, "Yeah, I know that guy's stuff!"  He's seen it on the trains coming in and out of the port.  Lots more surf related art.  The show goes on until January 6th.  Gallery is opened Wednesday through Sunday from 12 to 8pm. A nother Beautiful morning here in Lala Land.  Hazy sun and a fog bank waiting far out on the horizon.  Winds were offshore and the sea surface3 was smooth.  The air was a chilly 48.7º and the water is 59.5º.  High tide was at 9:16am +6.1' and low tide will be at 5:01pm -0.6'.  We'd tell you to go beach combing, but the sunset is 4:44pm, making it a bit dark to pick out the best stuff.  It's a WSW swell out of 248º at 3.3' and it was again 3' to 4' with some stout outsides.  Again Christian threw hims...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere (#1) we have a professional lurker with a professional loomer.  On assignment in the far north, the Professor lurks behind the good doctor Scale who is in the midst of looming.  They were unable to fill us in on the details of their gambit, abundantly cautious about where such information might lead them and who may or may not be implicated.  Everyone is a suspect... M eanwhile on the beach in Hermosa it was a beautiful morning with a spectacular sunrise.  20 miles visibility and relatively few clouds near the horizon.  Winds were light offshore 2 to 3kts and the sea surface was near glassy.  The air was a chilly 49.9º and the water is 59.4º, although the swimmer ladies told us it felt colder.  High tide was at 8:41am +6.2' and low tide will be at 4:17pm -0.8'.  We have a west swell out of 264º that's trying it's best to be bigger than the 3' recorded at the buoy.  It looked like it might be 3' to a large 4' with s...

Lost Boys & Co... I f you're looking for the Professor's Bus you might have to readjust your spectrometer from British Racing Green, to a '56 Chevy turquoise (#1).   Also minus a few dents and bruises, but you'll get used to it!  Yes, we'll put the hubcaps back on... C loudy this morning with about 9 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 2 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth .   The air temp was 53.5º and the water at the buoy was 60.3º although the swimming ladies told us it seemed colder than Wednesday.  They would know!   High tide was at 7:13am +6.0' and low tide will follow at 2:25pm -0.3'.  It's a SSW swell out of 210º at 3.0' and it was 2' to almost three feet right on the beach... S ea glass collectors tell us that this afternoon should be primo for finding some gems!  Check it out! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Here we have Laurie Armor (#1) at Baja Hermosa Malibu building up some real speed to make this excellent corner.  So often we dis Hermosa as being walled up and impossible, but when it's on there can be some really great waves.  This session about  week ago demonstrated how good it can get... After all that buildup it's foggy this morning with barely a quarter mile visibility.  Hard to tell if it's drizzling or raining or just foggy.  Winds are light out of the NW by 3kts and the sea surface is obscured.  The air is 60.0º and the water is 59.9º.  High tie is at 6:29am +5.5' and low tide will be at 1:23pm +0.5'.  We have a south swell out of 188º at 2.3' and it's 2' when you can see it... CHECK IT OUT! Today, Wednesday the 27th we'll be having our own private showing at the VEFA Art Gallery for the "Art Of Surf" exhibit.  Suzi will be our guide and docent and fill us in on all of the particulars.  Tour starts a...

Lost Boys & Co... "Mr. Style" himself, here (#1) we have Brendan Simmons at Hermosa Malibu in perfect trim.  Look at those hands, matador like, preparing to execute a perfect Veronica.  Another half step and he will achieve maximum velocity and leave the minions on the beach cheering and jumping up and down.  Huzzah! Overcast this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Light winds out of the south by 2 to 3kts with a calm sea surface.  The air and water are both 59.0º.High tide was at 6:08am +5.3' and low tide will be at 12:50pm +1.0'.  It's a west swell out of 260º at 2.6' and it's 2' to 3' with a few sliders coming through when you least expect. CHECK IT OUT! Tomorrow, Wednesday the 27th we'll be having our own private showing at the VEFA Art Gallery for the "Art Of Surf" exhibit.  Suzi will be our guide and docent and fill us in on all of the particulars.  Tour starts at 1pm and will probably last about an hour.  Tell your surf bud...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, here it comes...  You've either been loving it or dreading it.  The Christmas/Holiday season!  In Hermosa, they've already started to grow the Christmas tree (#1) at the entrance to the pier.  We asked if budgetary cuts had diminished the size of the tree, but they said "No, it takes a minute for it to grow!"  What there won't be is a berm!  We have it on good authority that they won't be building a berm for this year's winter season.  Apparently it hasn't proven particula rly useful in the past , but we can only imagine that there are dozens of disappointed kids who are now putting their sand sliding gear away.  Hey, maybe it'll snow and you can slide down Pier Ave!! O vercast this morning and about 7 miles visibility.  Winds are offshore by 4kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature is 54.0º and the water is 58.3º.  High tide was at 5:46am +5.0' and low tide will be at 12:13pm +1.6'....

Lost Boys & Co... W hen the waves are small you have to make yourself r-e-a-l-l-y tiny to fit in just right and get the max amount of trim.  (#1) Here we have the ever popular Burnsy getting small and making the most of this inside grinder.  She persisted, making it all the way to the sand and stepping off to victory. M eanwhile winds were out of the south this morning, before they turned offshore for about an hour.  They bumped the surface and didn't help the shape any.  They dropped the water temp from 59.2º to 57.9º and it didn't help that the air was a balmy 45.5º.  Low tide was at 8:57am +3.2' and high tide will follow at 2:03pm +4.3'.  It's a SW swell out of 230º at 3.3' and it was 3' to 4' and required a bit of patience to make it work... T he VEFA Art Gallery will be open Saturday the 23rd for an artist talk and meet and greet!  The artist is Jud Hogan and his photography features low angle, freeze motion techniques of oceanscapes.  It...

Lost Boys & Co... W e had some standouts in the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Association's "Kickoff Classic."  Especially the Familia's own Milly Hostman (#1) who got 1st place in the Women's Longboard Division.  Coach Avery sent this out: "After seven days of competition over nine weeks, we had the finals of the Kick-Off Classic in challenging, waist-to-chest-high waves.  We had an amazing contest, with many athletes reaching the event's finals.  Below are the highlights: Congrats to freshman Milly Horstman for winning the Women's Longboard Division! In Men's shortboard, Dylan Morrisroe lost in a heartbreaker with 30 seconds left to secure 2 nd  place out of 160 athletes.  Devon Russell had an amazing contest taking 4 th  overall. In Men's Longboard, Coco Buffagni had his best contest as a Sea Hawk finishing 3 rd  overall, and Dylan Morrisroe finished in 6th.   In Women's Sh...