Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... C loudy out there this morning as we gaze down the beach at Sapphire and Topaz , in that order (#1).  Maybe 10 miles visibility and the winds were offshore by 1 to 3kts.  The sea surface was sporting some texture.  The air temperature at checkout was 58.9 º  and the water is 62.4 º .  One low tide today at 11:53am +0.4'.  It's a west swell out of 270 º  at 4.6' and it's 5' to 7' in the water and showing some wild rips north and south of the pier. W hen most people get an idea, they have a light bulb.  A-aron gets an entire sun (#2)!   ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... G lad you made it through the Superior Bowl and here's hoping you picked the right boxes despite rooting for the other team... S ome good sized surf on Saturday and one of several RUHS chargers to ride the Breakwall was (#1) Stone Erikson.  He got 5 or 6 and looked good.  Jackson Owens and Nico Bobo also made it out and grabbed some almost makeable corners... P artly cloudy skies with 10 miles visibility.  Winds were light offshore 2 to 6kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a chilly 53.9 º  and the water is 62.2 º.  Got a report of 64 º  water temperature from the guards paddling around the buoy.  One low tide today at 10:56am +1.1'.  It's a west swell out of 272 º  at 4.9' and it was crashing 5' to 6' trying to dig some holes in those pool table flat sand bars...  Good luck...   A t "Not Shock Box" Paul Roustan (#2) held forth Saturday evening doing some classic body painting and exhibiti...

Lost Boys & Co... F our words:  Head for the hill. Y eah, the beaches are getting smacked.  No sand bars to speak of and the surf is building.  At checkout this morning we had 10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.   The air temp was 57.9 º  and the water is holding at 61.7 º .  Low tide was early at 6:04am +1.4' and it was an a.m. high tide at 11:44am +3.8'.  It's a building west swell out of 265 º  at 4.6' at checkout and this afternoon it's 5' to 6'. I n an effort to make things a bit more interesting we rendered this shot (#1) of the surf this morning in our best 1968 version of psychedelia.  The black band in the middle of the pic is a 6' high wall of water from the pier to the tower at 10th.  Far out man... ✠    "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Y our looking at this wave (#1) and you're thinking, "Wow, it must be pretty good!"  Well, you'd be wrong.  Lauri Armer went out and she caught two waves.  The first one closed out on her and on the second one she managed to make it to the bottom and straighten out before it closed out.  But it was a beautiful morning with 10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds were strong offshore between 5 and 10kts and the sea surface was textured.  The air temp was 56.3 º  and the water is 61.7 º .  High tide hits at 11:00am +4.6' and low tide will be at 5:23pm +0.3'.  The west swell is ready to kick in and currently it's 2.6' out of 273 º  west and 4' to 5' on the sand.  Let's hope this swell chews up the sand bars a bit... ✠   "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o, if your name is Jane Mermaid Miho, Jodi Foster Flicker, A-Aron Millstein or Big Daddy Brodhead, your 2026 custom calendar will be at Brothers ma ñana around 9:15.  M oon over Hermosa this morning (#1).  (Do you know how much time we spent trying to create an enlarged moon and then paste it on this shot of the pier?  Waaay too much!)  You can see that the skies were clear, except for that layer of dingy air out there.  Winds were offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 54.9º and the water is 61.7 º .  There has been much discussion about the water temperature this year, so we decided to check last year's stats.  Sure enough, last year at this time the water was 57.7 º  and got all the way down to 54.5 º  as we slipped into March.  So you know, we're quite happy with 61.7 º .  High tide was at 10:19am +5.4' and low tide will be at 4:55pm -0.3'.  Currently we have...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere (#1) we have the beautiful Hanauma Bay.  Over the years they've had to limit the number of folks they let in every day to preserve some of the integrity of the environment and it's hoped to let some of the coral that had been trampled by visitors grow back.  We saw it 50 years ago when it was still relatively unspoiled.  About 20 years ago it was probably at it's low point with vast deserts of rock and sand and little coral.  Since then they have gone all out to bring back coral and create an environment for some of the largest variety of sea life that you might see anywhere in the islands. I n and out of the foggies this morning with variable visibility, at times a hundred yards.  Wind were out of the north 2 to 4kts and the sea surface was passingly smooth.  The air temperature was 53.3º and the water was 61.9º.  High tide was at 9:40am +6.1' and low tide will be at 4:26pm -0.9'.  It's a west swell pout of 261 º ...

Lost Boys & Co... H ad to write today about Bruddah Miloe and his triumphant return to the water. S everal surgeries ago, including serious back surgery, he felt like his days in the water were numbered.  His balance was off, he had "drop foot" and like the rest of us geezers had trouble popping up.  But this week he put that all behind him and on several occasions has been stand up paddling.  Below are a couple of pics of him at Ala Moana slipping across the lagoon in great form.   I t's been fun hanging with him this week and especially fun seeing him do so well in the water! A loha! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... R aining this morning in Ko'Olina, but yesterday was fabulous day with some SUP-ing in the south side of Pokai' Bay.  We were all set to do a bit of surf riding when the lifeguards start putting up these signs (#1).  We decided that if we were SUP-ing the sharks could only get our toesies.  Bruddah Miloe had a long session, exercising his feets and balance and looking good.  We all were so stoked we forgot to take his picture!  Maybe today… T he South Bay looks sunny with good visibility all the way to the smog line.  Winds were out of the east, calm to 4kts.  The sea surface has a bit of a bump.  The air was 56.0 º and the water is holding at 61.3 º.  High tide was at 6:42am +6.5' and low tide will follow at 2:09pm -1.6'.  There's a strong west swell out of 266 º at 4.3' and it's a thumping 3' to 5'.  Maybe a better chance at Topaz or the hill for mo' bettah shape… C oming back on Monday.  Hoping our cust...

Lost Boys & Co... L ast night we were out on the lower west side of O'ahu having some dinner and listening to slack key.  This woman got up and started to Hula.  It was magical.  Like all of us, we've seen a lot of hula.  But this was spontaneous and lovely and just struck a chord. A loha! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... G ood morning fine citizens everywhere.  Reporting this morning from the west side of O'ahu Where it's balmy and warm.  We're sitting on the lanai and this is our view to the west (#1).  A little surge in Miloe Bay, but not enough to bother the snorkeling.  Saw a couple of Black Trevaly yesterday that would have made an excellent dinner! The South Bay is looking sunny with 20+ miles visibility and clear skies.  Winds are out of the east by 1 to 4kts and the sea surface is smooth.  Maybe too smooth…. The air temperature is 61.5 and the water is 61.7.  The tide is low at 11:42am +0.0' and high tide will be at 6:35pm +2.7'.  It's a WSW swell out of 247 degrees at 2.0' and it's 1' to 2' for your shore pounding amusement. We captured this shot of Sappharua this morning (#2) to let you know we're on the lookout.  It could use more palm trees!  Swell is coming later this week to the islands and we've been hanging out of th...

Lost Boys & Co... W e'll try to be minimally thrasonical this morning, unlike our usual rants... A spectacular sunrise, here (#1) captured by Laurie Armer kicked off the morning in a rather boisterous fashion.  This what happens when you get up at O'Dark Thirty and paddle your outrigger.  And it must have had a wacky effect on everyone!  There was a guy playing his boom box on the pier at supersonic levels, two guys under the pier tossing trash about and this guy who's been yelling for the past three days running on the sand. And the wind!  It started out onshore and switched off at 8am then turned 180 º  again at 9am.  The sea surface was appropriately confused.  The air temp was 56.0 º  and the water has somehow remained above 60 º  at 61.5 º .  Not bad for January.  High tide at 10:41am +5.0' and low tide follows at 5:38pm +0.0' right after sunset.  It's a west swell out of 266 º  at 3.0' and it's 4' to 5' and wall...