Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... H ey, it's a kind of a fish... C lear skies and 20+ miles visibility this morning.  Winds were offshore by 2.7kts and the sea surface was smoof (like the peanut butter.)  The air temperature was 49.3˚ and the water was 56.3˚.  High tide was at 10:33am +4.8' and low tide will be at 5:05pm +0.2'.  The buoy shows a west swell out of 272˚ at 3.0' and the surf was a consistent 3' to 4' and excellent contest waves at Hermosa Pier.  The finals are on Saturday starting at 7am! Mail Bag Answers to yesterday's quiz... Is the correct answer Sadao Watanabe? Birdie (Actually, no...  but that was a good guess!) I dunno where she is, but that's definitely Julia!!  I wish she'd kept up with the sax! Gidget (Definitely Julia... we're getting warmer here!) First of all, that's Boomfwappa behind the traps... Jim Campbell is holding the sax for Julia (Paine) Burke, at Cattleman's on the Redondo Beach Pier...  1976? Boomfwappa (Correct...

Lost Boys & Co... T here were a few places yesterday that were protected.  One of them happened to be right underneath Kincaid's.  Not only was it breaking on the north side of the inside of the horseshoe, it was breaking on the south side as well.  We questioned the legality of surfing there, these days, but decided that it would take a while before anyone got there to shout you out... N ot yesterday's brilliant clarity, but 15 miles under hazy sun.  Winds were off by 5.7kts and the sea surface was clean and smooth.  The air temperature was 48.6˚ and the water was 56.7˚ despite yesterday's wind.  High tide was at9:55am +5.3' and low tide will be at 4:36pm -0.2'.  We have a WNW swell out of 301˚ at 4.6' and it was 3' to 5' this morning. S ome fine contest surf at Hermosa Pier this morning as the South Bay Surf League held it's first Men's Short Board Preliminary Heats.  Some fine surfing from all of the participants.  As we've sai...

Lost Boys & Co... O vercast and rainy this morning...  Some swell showing on the south end of the bay. 10 miles visibility and a pretty low ceiling, with scattered rain squalls, if you're thinking about floating around.  Winds were out of the SSE at checkout at 9.9kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temp is 61.5˚ and the water is 56.3˚.  High tide is at 7:42am +5.8' and low tide will follow at 2:47pm -0.6'.  Just make sure there's no lightning if you decide to look for the odd piece of sea glass.  We have a west swell out of 262˚ at 3.9'.  Depending on where you're looking we've got 1' to head high surf.  Marine and the Cove have been happening.  The places in the middle not-so-much... O ut of the archives:  Our local pump jockey at the local Mobil on the corner of Beryl and PCH.  Must be around 1969/70.  Today he would be a "gasonista."  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o we know that someone hid a box of See's candies somewhere in #11 on the 11th floor of the Topaz International Trump Tower Suites.  When there's no surf down below, it's really easy to get distracted...  So we mounted a thorough search and sure enough we found it.  But you know how cruel chocolate eaters can be.  It was empty.  Empty.  Okay, maybe just a few chocolate sprinkles, from the chocolate cremes.  Not even any papers or the blister pack divider between the levels.  Currently, there are no suspects (other than the usual suspects...) F or real rain.  Not that Southern California drizzlation -spitting "rain," but the real thing.  A short ½ mile visibility through the drops and a pretty low ceiling.  Winds were strong offshore at 8.9 to 13kts.  The sea surface was smooth, but a tad windswept.  The air temp was a wind chilled 56.1˚ and the water was 56.8˚.  High tide is at 7:09am +5.6'...

Lost Boys & Co... There's a pair to draw to... "Scooter Boy" and "The Danger Bus."  Be nice and you can have a ride... Cloudy this morning with 12 miles visibility and some haze on the deck.  Winds were offshore by 5.1kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air was a warming 65.3˚ and the water was not at 55.6˚.  High tide at 6:34am +5.4' and low tide will be at 1:52pm dipping into the minuses at -0.3'.  The buoy has a west swell out of 263˚ at 3.0' and that's about what you'd find where it's breaking.  Supposed to start raining about 8pm tonight and then off and on throughout the evening.  Bring your bumbershoot to the checkout...  for stylin' if nothing else... ✠☞☢☞♣ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W aves were a block long and if you weren't near the corner it was hopeless.  However, there were some loose ends that made it look awfully appealing.  26th St., Danger Boy and the Professor on a morning ride... 17+ miles visibility under hazy sun.  Not quite the clarity of the past week, but still quite summer-like.  Winds out of the SE at 4.1kts and the sea surface was glassy to smooth.  The air temp at checkout was 62.4˚ and the water was 55.9˚.  High tide was at triple 5's 5:55pm +5.2' and low tide will be at 1:21pm +0.0'.  The buoy is showing a west swell out of 262˚ at 3.0', but most spots are either flat or wally-crashy, like our photo.  The weather is supposed to change long about Thursday and with it, maybe the surf...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... P icture perfect... except you'll notice there's absolutely NO whitewater.  Not a little splash, no ankle snappers, nada...  Some days are like that... L ots of visibility this morning, in the 20+ range with only a few straggling clouds about.  Winds persistent out of the SE at 2.9kts and gusting and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature was 59.4˚ and the water was 55.4˚.  High tide is up at 5:11am +5.0' and low tide will be at 12:46pm +0.4', with some minuses due at the end of the week in the pm for you beach gleaners.  The buoy has a west swell out of 264˚ at 2.6' showing on the beach at 2' to 3', but pretty wally crashy with no where to go...  unless you're thinking about paddling or breakfast. S ometimes you just feel crabby.  These guys, well, they feel crabby all the time.  Always reminds us of the story of the crabs in a bucket.  We walked by and this guy had all these crabs in a bucket, but there w...