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El Niño Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... O kay, it's official, El Niño has started.  To bring it home the water temp this morning at the buoy was 68.2 º , closer to shore it was more like 64 º .  7 miles visibility under overcast skies.  Winds were offshore 3 to 4kts and the sea surface was checkered.  High tide was at 7:24am +3.3' and low tide follows at 12:14pm +1.7'.  There's a SSW swell out of 199 º  at 3.6' and it was a slamming 3' to 4' and not quite surfable... T his is the greenest tube we could find.  Looks kinda Irish.  See you in July! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

The Court Of King Caractacus Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... W e caught Randy (#1) taking a break in front of the factory.  What you have to realize is that the pants he's wearing have about an inch of resin built up in some places.  He has to get new pants periodically because he ends up not being able to bend his legs to get up or sit down!  These are almost ready to be retired... V isibility was right around 15 miles on this beautiful sunny day.  Winds were calm and picked up through the morning.  By the time we got out it was a tad choppy.  The air temperature at checkout was 63.8 º  and the water is 66.7 º .  High tide was early at 6:08am +3.3' and low tide will be at 11:26am +1.4'.  There's a strong SSW swell out of 199 º  at 3.9' and it was 3' to 4'.  O ne of the special things about coaching is that when you get a student who is really interested in shaping and the process of making a ...