Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... I f you're looking for the Professor's Bus you might have to readjust your spectrometer from British Racing Green, to a '56 Chevy turquoise (#1).   Also minus a few dents and bruises, but you'll get used to it!  Yes, we'll put the hubcaps back on... C loudy this morning with about 9 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 2 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth .   The air temp was 53.5º and the water at the buoy was 60.3º although the swimming ladies told us it seemed colder than Wednesday.  They would know!   High tide was at 7:13am +6.0' and low tide will follow at 2:25pm -0.3'.  It's a SSW swell out of 210º at 3.0' and it was 2' to almost three feet right on the beach... S ea glass collectors tell us that this afternoon should be primo for finding some gems!  Check it out! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Here we have Laurie Armor (#1) at Baja Hermosa Malibu building up some real speed to make this excellent corner.  So often we dis Hermosa as being walled up and impossible, but when it's on there can be some really great waves.  This session about  week ago demonstrated how good it can get... After all that buildup it's foggy this morning with barely a quarter mile visibility.  Hard to tell if it's drizzling or raining or just foggy.  Winds are light out of the NW by 3kts and the sea surface is obscured.  The air is 60.0º and the water is 59.9º.  High tie is at 6:29am +5.5' and low tide will be at 1:23pm +0.5'.  We have a south swell out of 188º at 2.3' and it's 2' when you can see it... CHECK IT OUT! Today, Wednesday the 27th we'll be having our own private showing at the VEFA Art Gallery for the "Art Of Surf" exhibit.  Suzi will be our guide and docent and fill us in on all of the particulars.  Tour starts a...

Lost Boys & Co... "Mr. Style" himself, here (#1) we have Brendan Simmons at Hermosa Malibu in perfect trim.  Look at those hands, matador like, preparing to execute a perfect Veronica.  Another half step and he will achieve maximum velocity and leave the minions on the beach cheering and jumping up and down.  Huzzah! Overcast this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Light winds out of the south by 2 to 3kts with a calm sea surface.  The air and water are both 59.0º.High tide was at 6:08am +5.3' and low tide will be at 12:50pm +1.0'.  It's a west swell out of 260º at 2.6' and it's 2' to 3' with a few sliders coming through when you least expect. CHECK IT OUT! Tomorrow, Wednesday the 27th we'll be having our own private showing at the VEFA Art Gallery for the "Art Of Surf" exhibit.  Suzi will be our guide and docent and fill us in on all of the particulars.  Tour starts at 1pm and will probably last about an hour.  Tell your surf bud...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, here it comes...  You've either been loving it or dreading it.  The Christmas/Holiday season!  In Hermosa, they've already started to grow the Christmas tree (#1) at the entrance to the pier.  We asked if budgetary cuts had diminished the size of the tree, but they said "No, it takes a minute for it to grow!"  What there won't be is a berm!  We have it on good authority that they won't be building a berm for this year's winter season.  Apparently it hasn't proven particula rly useful in the past , but we can only imagine that there are dozens of disappointed kids who are now putting their sand sliding gear away.  Hey, maybe it'll snow and you can slide down Pier Ave!! O vercast this morning and about 7 miles visibility.  Winds are offshore by 4kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature is 54.0º and the water is 58.3º.  High tide was at 5:46am +5.0' and low tide will be at 12:13pm +1.6'....

Lost Boys & Co... W hen the waves are small you have to make yourself r-e-a-l-l-y tiny to fit in just right and get the max amount of trim.  (#1) Here we have the ever popular Burnsy getting small and making the most of this inside grinder.  She persisted, making it all the way to the sand and stepping off to victory. M eanwhile winds were out of the south this morning, before they turned offshore for about an hour.  They bumped the surface and didn't help the shape any.  They dropped the water temp from 59.2º to 57.9º and it didn't help that the air was a balmy 45.5º.  Low tide was at 8:57am +3.2' and high tide will follow at 2:03pm +4.3'.  It's a SW swell out of 230º at 3.3' and it was 3' to 4' and required a bit of patience to make it work... T he VEFA Art Gallery will be open Saturday the 23rd for an artist talk and meet and greet!  The artist is Jud Hogan and his photography features low angle, freeze motion techniques of oceanscapes.  It...

Lost Boys & Co... W e had some standouts in the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Association's "Kickoff Classic."  Especially the Familia's own Milly Hostman (#1) who got 1st place in the Women's Longboard Division.  Coach Avery sent this out: "After seven days of competition over nine weeks, we had the finals of the Kick-Off Classic in challenging, waist-to-chest-high waves.  We had an amazing contest, with many athletes reaching the event's finals.  Below are the highlights: Congrats to freshman Milly Horstman for winning the Women's Longboard Division! In Men's shortboard, Dylan Morrisroe lost in a heartbreaker with 30 seconds left to secure 2 nd  place out of 160 athletes.  Devon Russell had an amazing contest taking 4 th  overall. In Men's Longboard, Coco Buffagni had his best contest as a Sea Hawk finishing 3 rd  overall, and Dylan Morrisroe finished in 6th.   In Women's Sh...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have Ginny, the "Queen of All that's Chocolate"(#1), blasting her way to the pier at a great rate of speed.  She even got a bit of a cover-up at the end there and managed to miss the swimmer by a fin.  She also missed the pier, but it wasn't for lack of trying... M eanwhile, despite what the buoy was telling us the surf was rather wild this morning.  Skies were clear and the sea surface was lightly buffeted by a 1 to 3kt offshore breeze.  The air was chilly at 45.0º and the water didn't feel that much warmer at 59.7º.  Winter's coming early.  Low tide was early at 5:16am +3.2' and high tide is at 11:30am +5.4'.  It's a 2.0' swell out of the west at 270º and it blew up to a solid 4' with some edgy walls that weren't exactly friendly. T he finals of the South Bay Scholastic Surf League's "Kickoff Classic" will be tomorrow starting at 6:30 at 26th St. in Manhattan.  Always a great contest to wat...