Monkfish Monday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...


Here (#1) we have Toph, not with Rosie the Robot OR a Roomba.  This is Shadia-Elise and she was Paul Roustan's body painting model for the opening of the "Layered Memories" installation at the VEFA Gallery.  She is an outstanding performer and really gets into her characters.  She was busy posing with the guests and put her arm around Toph for the pic which lead to a couple of conundrums for our boy.  One:  What does he do with his right hand?  Two:  Don't press any buttons!

Meanwhile, after yesterday's blow the ocean calmed right down and was glassy and unruffled (#3).  Visibility was 10 miles under cloudy skies and there was a bit of rain as cells blew about the firmament.  The air was 67.0º and the water didn't dip perceptively staying at 71.8º.  High tide was at 10:13am +6.1' and low tide will be at 5:12pm +0.0'.  Still a swell out of the SSW (199º) at 4.6' and it was 3' in Hermosa, but right on the sand.  Check it out when the tide is further out if you're not sketchy about water quality...

Even though this storm wasn't as violent as some in the past, the wind and Kelvin assisted high tides chewed a way a substantial amount of sand.  We thought this view north of the pier (#2) showed how much beach was eroded.  Check out how close the Pride Tower is to the surf line.  Pretty dramatic! 
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!
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