Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... "> H ere we go diving into another Halloween .  Do you have enough candy?  Are you dressing up to hand it out?  Are you going to a party?  Are you going to hide under the covers until this whole thing is over?  Whatever, you're making the right decision... M eanwhile it was a clear morning with 20 miles visibility.  Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a downright frigid 47.8º, 6 degrees down from an already chilly Wednesday.  What?  Are we trying to assure that we have frost on the pumpkin?  High tide was at 8:50am +5.8' and low tide follows at 3:36pm +0.2'.  It's a SSW swell out of 193º at 2.3' and it was a whopping 2' on the beach... B arbara Miloe asked the Professor to carve a tiki pumpkin.  A bit of cultural appropriation here, but with the best of intentions... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... F lying close to the ground, we have this witchy biker boiling and bubbling and looking for trouble.  There were two of them and they made Yoshi promise that he'd have eye of newt mañana for their burrito garnish.  They said they'll be back, check'um out mañana! B eautiful morning replete with sun dog and 20 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore making for some finely brushed waves.  The air was a chilly 53.5º and the water was warmer at 60.4º.  High tide was a7 8:33am +5.6' and low tide drains at 3:07pm +0.5'.  It's a west swell out of 268º at 3.3' and it was a steady 3' to 4' with some fatties on the outside... T he "Kickoff Classic" continued at Hermosa pier with the Redondo team seeding a number of surfers in the next round.  Advancing were; 1st Place:  Charlie Lentz, Devon Russell, Kai Thomas and Dylan Morrisroe. 2nd Place:  Zach Shore and Evan Johnson (who many of you know is a regular at the pier.) 3rd Place:...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we are again dipping into the winter temps!  But if you want some real fall/winter temps go up north to Niagara Falls with Tom and Kathy and get locked in this tube (#1) until it freezes sometime in December!  Nice yellow wetsuit Kathy!  "Niagara Falls!"  Slowly I turned..."  (anybody remember that line and who said it?) S o, morning temps have been running right around the mid-sixties.  This morning it was 55.5º and the water is down to 62.1º.  Clear skies, but the wind at 5 to 10kts and freshening, has driven the water temp down to 62.1º.  High tide at 8:16am +5.4' and low tide at 2:35pm +0.8'.  It's a rockin' west swell out of 271º at 6.6' and it looks like a rugged 5' to 7'.  Laurie tried to standup paddle out and didn't make it outside.  Laurie is a world class canoe paddler and if she can't make it outside neither can we... P ossibly the next session of the South Bay Scholastic Surf League's ...

Lost Boys & Co... We were going to run a fabulous surf photo today or at least a great sunset, but you know how these things go...  What we have here is a clear case of sending a plumber to do a roofers job (#1). Or a sign painters job or any job that requires scaling a slippery slop to do your assigned task.  To his credit, after he slipped and almost made it to the edge, he enlisted the aide of the fry cook to help stabilize himself with what we thought was a length of dental floss.  Turns out it was a discarded surf leash.  Why do you discard a surf leash?  Because it was broken to begin with!  So naturally it would make for a great tether.  After some tense moments he didn't stop, but WE turned away out of being unwilling to be a witness to a fall or a hanging... Cloudy this morning with 5 miles visibility.  Winds were onshore early 3 to 5kts and pretty fluky.  The sea surface was heavily textured.  The air temperature was 62.2º ...

Lost Boys & Co... Winding down our visit to one of the most idyllic island chains ever to be anchored in the Pacific.  We don't remember the exact Mark Twain quote, but it was something akin to that.  If you haven't read Mark Twain's account of his journey to Hawaii it's worth a read.  It's called "Letters from Hawaii" and it recounts his four month visit and the 25 letters he wrote from the "Sandwich Islands". Foggy in the South Bay this morning with visibility down to a hundred yards in some places, like the Hermosa Pier.  Winds were light out of he south and the sea surface is invisible.  The air was 64.4 and the water is 63.0 at the buoy.  High tide was at 6:50am +4.4' and low tide follows at 12:00pm +2.9'.  It's a mysteriously fog shrouded SSW swell out of 198 degrees at 2.3' and it's 1' to 2' and poor to lousy. Back on Monday! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... So here we are (#1) on the Southwest side of Oahu, west of Pearl Harbor and east of Barber's Point.  We had just gotten out of the water and were watching the swells pound on the rocky ledges that are on that side of the island.  It's always cool to see Diamond Head floating there on the horizon, looking like Hawai'i is supposed to.  That's mostly because unless you blow up the photo you can't see all of the hotels chasing Diamond Head into the ocean… Foggies creeping into the South Bay.  Visibility down to 200yds in some spots with a light onshore wind blowing the moisture in.  The air temp is 65.5 and the water is 63.1 at the buoy.  High tide was at 6:16am +4.1' and low tide follows quickly at 10:39am +3.4'.  A small SSW swell out of 202 degrees is coming in at 2.3' and hitting the beach at 1' to 2'. "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Good morning fine citizens.  We were cruising around the island and stopped in this plate lunch place for lunch.  Honestly, some of the cobwebs are real (#1) but we were interested in the mixed messages we got from some of the stickers.  Nice to know they're "Lahaina Strong" and we had no idea about "No Ideas."  Then there's "Legalize Jesus" which came as a bit of surprise when paired with "Party Like A Monster."  Lots of questions… South Bay looks like it's trying this morning.  Clear skies and 15 miles visibility.Light winds out of the WSW at 1 to 3kts.  The sea surface is smooth.  The air was 65.9 at checkout and the water at the buoy is 62.4 and closer to 65 on the beach.  High tide was at 5:20am +3.8' and low tide will be at 8:12am +3.6 for a real VW Bug outline on the tide chart.  It's a SSW swell out of 198 at 3.0' and it's 2' to almost 3'. "When the surf breaks, we'll fix ...

Lost Boys & Co... Not looking like much surf in the South Bay, so we'll fill you in on the Westside of Oahu.  15 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Trades are blowing 3 to 10kts and the sea surface is lightly textured.  The air was 79.3 and the water is 82.0 (that is so nice.). Waves out of the south 187degrees at 3.3'.  It's 3' to 4' and with the slightest bit of cross shore. North Shore manana! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Halloween is coming up soon and we hope you've got your costume selection down to a couple of options.  Remember to pick something easy to walk in, eat and drink.  The cardboard robot costume with the dryer vent arms was not very accommodating. 10 miles visibility under hazy sun.  Winds are light out of the NNW at 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature was 64.5 at checkout and the water is 62.8 for a bit of a chill.  Low tide was early at 5:26am +2.7' and high tide will be at 11:56am +6.1'.  There's a weak SW swell out of 216 at 1.3' and it's 1' and poor on the sand… There's the Professor WAY out there at White Plains, near Barber's Point (#1.) on Friday.  Saturday it was Pokai Bay and yesterday we were invited to the Honolulu Polo Club to get in a few chukkahs and hob nob with the horsey crowd.  If it weren't for Steve Jones we wouldn't have had any idea what was going on!  He had invited us out t...

Lost Boys & Co... Okay, we had a travel day yesterday, but we're back today from the west side of O'ahu, Hawaii.  Here with Bruddah Miloe and we're getting ready to head down to White Plains to have a look. A swell, but that tide is a bit much.  Hazy sun and 15 miles visibility.  Winds are fluky 1 to 3rds and the sea surface is smooth.  Air temp in the low 60s and the water is 65.1.  High tide is really high at 9:56am +6.9' and low tide is really low at 4:47pm -0.9'.  We have a SSW swelll out of 192 at 3.6' and it's waist to chest high.  Looks like another foamy day for Christian. It was the first round of the boys short board Kick Off Classic and Redondo placed 11 out of 15 surfers in the first round!  Here are some of the standouts that will advance:      First Place:  Jake Kisslinger                        Soren Roed             ...

Lost Boys & Co... A bout a 150 years of mustachios here (#1).  The Professor, Anupa's dad Asokan and Doc Scale were checking things out on the pier this morning and having a little brekky to boot.  To top it off it was the day after Dane's birthday so we had a cake and candles and general amusements.  Always a good time... O vercast and hazy with about 4 to 5 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the SSW at calm to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 62.2º and the water was 65.7º, despite the overcast skies.  High tide was at 8:49am +6.3' and low tide is at 3:10pm -0.2'.  It's a SW swell out of 215º at 3.6' and the surf was 4' to 5' and some thick punchy waves, very close to shore.  Once again Christian paddled out and to his credit spent a lot of time waiting for some bigger ones.  He kept pulling into these hopeless pits, but it made for some great spectating! M añana we're heading out for Oahu and some quality ...

Lost Boys & Co... S o we were looking at this example (#1) of cuneiform writing and couldn't make heads or tails of it.  Turns out it was a "DO NOT ENTER / NO TRESPASSING" sign in ancient Sumerian.  That made it all clear... A nd like that the ocean really started to look different this morning.  A couple of weeks ago we were boogieing and now there are some legitimate slabs out there.  Overcast with some considerable haze dropping the visibility to 5 miles.  Winds were flukey out of the SW by 1 to 5kts.  The sea was textured, but not whitecapping.  The air temperature was 63.3º and the water is holding at 65.5º.  High tide was at 8:20am +5.8' and low tide will be at 2:25pm +0.5' before we run into some minuses in the afternoons.  There's a SSW swell out of 212º at 3.6' and it was a solid 4' with some bigger outsides.  Not much in the way of corners, but Justin, Hans and Christian made a good attempt a grabbing some of the more promi...

Lost Boys & Co... W e were on a surf trip down south and we pulled up at a spot that had a sign much like this one (#1).  We all looked at it and Jim Campbell said, "What does that sign say?"  We all shrugged.  Surfers can't read "No Trespassing" signs... O vercast this morning with 10 miles visibility and winds light offshore out of the SSE.  A rolling sea surface with 61.5º in the air and 65.5º in the water.  High tide was at 7:54am +5.2' and low tide will be at 1:41pm +1.3'.  It's a SSW swell out of 192º at 3.9' and it was a thumping 3' to 4' with some fat outsides.  Could be some waves for the next few days! T oday is Columbus / Indigenous People's Day.  Big news out of Spain is that Columbus wasn't exactly an Italian, but a Sephardic Jew from western Europe (most likely Spain.)  They've done a DNA workup on some of his remains, and concluded that it IS him that's buried in the cathedral in Seville (which if you...

Lost Boys & Co... Gee whiz Batman, when is this fog going to lift?  Kinda like we've been transported to San Francisco and are sitting on the wrong dock of the bay.  We actually had a great pic of the fog but it looked like the middle of the Pantone Gray Scale and wasn't going to be very exciting.  Instead, you know how people are always telling you to be present in the moment?  Okay, maybe they don't tell YOU, but they tell us all the time.  So here we have the Professor standing on the corner of "Here and Now."  If that's not present we don't know what is… So we're clear (ha, ha) on the foggy situation.  No wind to speak of and the sea surface under these conditions is more than likely glassy.  The air is a moisture laden 63.5 and the water is 65.3.  High tide is at 7:15am +3.9' and low tide follows quickly at 10:50am +3.5'. It's an invisible SSW swell out of 203 degrees at 2.3' and it might be 1' to 2' if you could see an...

Lost Boys & Co... Gotta go on a bit about Redondo's stellar performance in the first round of the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Association's "Kickoff Classic."  We're going to start with the Familia's own Milly Horstman (#1) who not only got first place, but scored the highest heat total of the entire contest, with a staggering score of 14.30!  Considering the conditions it was a fabulous performance.  But it didn't stop there.  Coco Buffani, Soren Preston and Giselle Della Ripa all got firsts in their heats.  Seconds went to Evan Jablonski, Dylan Morrisroe, Sheamus Swift and Michael D'Angelo.  Keani Honda-Snow got a third place with a majority of our athletes advancing! This morning we have foggy hazy skies with 7 miles visibility.  Winds are light out of the south by 2 to 3rds. The sea surface is smooth.  The air temp is 60.0 and the water is 65.7.  One high tide at 2:43pm +4.7'.  There are actually going to be TWO tides tomorrow, ...

Lost Boys & Co... H ow about a little surf art to get you on your way... (#1)  Working drawing for the "Model Tio" Barahona Bullet.  O vercast but not particularly foggy this morning.  Winds were light onshore at 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 64.0º and the water is 65.7º.  One tide at 12:56pm +4.9' and tomorrow we have another bump in the middle of the day.  It's a SSW swell out of 212º at 2.6' and it was 2' to almost 3' but right on the sand.  Need some lower tides. Heading up to Idaho and we'll be trying to check the cams and give you the score. Back on Sunday night and on the beach on Monday!  See you then... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o maybe you didn't notice, but it's still foggier than hell out there (we assume in hell the heat burns off the fog.  Not to be confused with smoke, which no doubt, hell probably has in abundance.)  One of the interesting effects of all this fog is that a lot of places have automatic switches that turn off the lights when it gets sunny.  Since the fog keeps things dim even as the sun comes up, the lights remain on.  This shot (#1) is of the Lighthouse (in case you have issues reading neon) in those specific conditions. B esides all that, winds are light onshore about 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air is a soggy 64.0º and the water is even soggier at 65.5º.  One tide again today at 11:58am +5.2'.  It's a SW swell out of 227º at 1.6' and it was 1' and poor at all of our reporting stations except for Sapphire which is pool-table flat... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Wouldn't it be nice to have some surf to report about?  The simple answer is "yes."  But, and it's a big BUT, we're going to forge ahead and give you the particulars anyway.  5 miles visibility and pretty hazy conditions although it looks like the sun is trying to melt the haze.  Winds were offshore by 1 to 3kts. and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temp was 64.5º and the water is 65.8º.  High tide is at 10:14am +5.6' and low tide follows at 4:55pm +0.6' (Maybe good for a walk on the hard sand.  Don't step on a bee.  Been lots of them on the shallow sand.)  SSW swell out of 206º at 2.3' and it was half of that on the beach.  Just to whet your appetite we've included this shot of the Professor in Nicaragua at "Soupbowls", or "Chicken Soup", or "Noodles".  They were all lefts... Some of you know that the Professor has sparred with some health issues recently.  He submitted this (Attachment) t...

Lost Boys & Co... A nother gray morning with the fog trying to roll in.  Winds are offshore 3 to 5kts.  The air temp is 64.3º and the water is 64.8º.  High tide is at 9:55am +5.5' and low tide follows at 4:22pm +0.8'.  There's barely a SSW swell out of 209º at 2.3' and it's 1' on the beach. S o if you've been following the report you're aware that the Professor, on these small days, has been fishing.  The operative word is "fishing" and not "catching."  That all came to a grinding halt yesterday when this Yellowfin Croaker (#1) ate the sandcrab on the Professor's hook.  The result was that the Professor caught a fish.  Fortunately, Doc Scale was there to record the event (also #1).  It was a good thing that Doc was there because in the Laurel and Hardy skit which ensued, they released the fish, the hook came boing-ing back and caught the Professor!  It took both of them (with some eccentric contortions) to free the Professor....

Lost Boys & Co... So once again October has come in like a pumpkin.  Our fave this year is the pumpkin kringle at Trader Joe's.  It actually resembles a pumpkin quesadilla and goes great with ice cream.  Pumpkin ice cream would be redundant, but delicious... October also came in foggy and damp.  Here (#1) we have Doc emerging from the mists following the fog horn to the pier.  Visibility was about 200yds and winds were calm.  The air was 60.0º and the water is 64.9º.  High tide is at 9:19am +5.2' and low tide will be at 3:19pm +1.0'.  There's an invisible 2.0' west swell out of 275º and if you could see it it's 1' and poor... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!