Lost Boys & Co.

November The 10th Of August Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-10T11:29:28.657-08:00

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Coach Avery and the photographer (#1) for L.A. County stood their high ground as the tide rolled in. They were feeling pretty good about it all and then this (#2) surge pushed through! Waves, tides and warm water are setting up new expectations...

Clear and sunny with 20+ miles visibility. Winds were light offshore and the sea surface is smooth. The air temperature at checkout was 62.9º and the water remains at 74.7º. Rain on tap for next week, which might begin to lower the temps... High tide at 8:38am +6.2' and it's low at 3:58pm -0.3'. It''s a west swell out of 263º at 3.3' and it's 3' to 4' down from yesterday's blasters.

Kinda like this one (#3) that was tickling the underside of the pier...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

A Massive Monday Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-09T16:07:02.964-08:00

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Got up early this morning for the S.A.L.T. presentation (#1) given by the County Lifeguards and the South Bay Boardriders. SALT stands for "Surfer Awareness of Lifesaving Techniques." Practically speaking if you're out there with your crew and something happens, it's good to know that someone might be able to help your broken, unconscious or mangled body and get it to shore. It's a great program, but they had no idea that the surf would be macking at 6' to 8' (#2) and there's an important water exercise. 40 surfers in the class and no one flinched! In fact they surfed the incredible pounders and went back for more! Many opting to body surf and get there okoles rearranged...

Clear skies and light offshores for what looked like a picture perfect morning. The air was 64.0º and the water is 73.8º. If these temps continue you'll be able to put your Thanksgiving turkey on the pavement and cook it there. High tide was really high at 8:11am +6.3' and low tide will be at 3:23pm -0.4'. The buoy tells us that it's a West swell out of 273º at 4.3'. We're telling you it was 6' to 8' and breaking top to bottom for your shacking pleasure. People will be showing the wipeout reels for ages!

The tide came all the way up to beyond the plastic walkway and made 10th St. look like a lake (#3). The class all managed to escape unscathed with the only board casualty being Beck the Lifeguard (#4) (who's headed to Maverick's next week for the swell - WAIT - you mean it could be bigger!) who free fell on the middle of his whip... YIKES!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Hak-Kaff Friday Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-06T11:25:14.872-08:00

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When we started surfing sometime in the stone age, Major Hoople (#1) was still in the LA Times. We thought he was hilarious and we adopted his over blown language and his interjections, like Hak-Kaff! and Har-Rumph! There was also a brief attraction to cigars and fezes. James Campbell was a master of the rum soaked, wine dipped cigarillo and we all thought it was tres clasé to blow smoke rings and hang out above Topaz... Hak-Kaff!

Mostly clear skies and 10 miles visibility. Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was smooth. The air temp was 60.0º and the water is remarkably 73.0º. High tide was at 6:54am +6.0' and low tide follows at 1:33pm +0.2'. The swell has moved to WSW out of 253º at 3.9'. It's 4'+ in El Porto getting smaller to the Avenues...

Contest at El Porto for the girls Longboards and Redondo ended up with Soryn Preston and JuJu Sleeis heading to the finals. We also have to recognize Milly Horstman (Mira Costa) and Zephy de Legarde from SAMO. Some great longboarding and classic footwork. Looking for the finals to happen next week! Brendan Simmons managed to get Marion Clarke and the Professor together to demonstrate league unity (#2)...

Welcoming Anne Dawson (#3) to the Surf & Culture Report. She's a Mermaid in the tradition of Jane Miho and Nancy Langdon. We're always jealous when her group charges out through the pounding surf and we're waiting for it to clean up!

Happy Birthday to Jodi Foster Flicker! Someone said she's "Human Sunshine," but we're not sure she's not "Human Moonshine", which isn't bad either...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Stuck Like Glue Thursday Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-05T14:43:14.237-08:00

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How often has your day started out like this (#1). In no time at all the crew had gathered on the pier and was offering advice to the stranded driver. For a while he kept creeping deeper until he called for help...

Clear skies and 15 miles visibility, maybe more. Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was lightly brushed. The air temp at checkout was 59.0º and the water is an astounding 72.9º. High tide didn't help the stranded driver at 6:28am +5.7' and he didn't have time to wait for low tide at 12:51pm +0.7'. It was a SW swell out of 233º at 4.3' and it was a plunging 4' to 5' breaking close to shore. We skidded down to Sapphire and got some 2 to 3 footers into the jetty for our amusement...

When the driver got out the chain (#2) we thought, "Now he's got it!" But he couldn't budge it. In a display of human kindness, one of the guys watching on the pier took a coffee and sweet roll to the driver! He got a round of "Huzzahs", but not as rousing as when another tractor finally showed up and pulled the stuck boat anchor out of the sand. We asked him to leave it and start a new reef, but our pleas fell on deaf ears...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Never Touch A Star Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-03T14:33:59.843-08:00

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If you didn't think it was windy enough on Sunday, this little guy (#1) was hunkered down on the pier. You'd have thought he was riding shotgun in the bus...

A beautiful morning with 10 miles visibility under mostly sunny skies. Winds were light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was lightly brushed. The air temperature was 55.5º and the water is 73.9º. High tide was at 5:28am +4.9' and low tide will be early at 11:10am +2.1' (Remember, some high tides on the weekend, possibly as full as last week!) It's a SSW swell out of 206º at 3.3' and it was a crashy 3' on the beach. We were about to take a dip when Gumby reminded us of our wonky neck and the take-off-to-snap ratio...

Ten years ago today the crew was scaling "Dead Woman's Pass" on the way to Machu Pichu (#2). LoLa. the Professor and Surfsqueeze stopped for a photo op and to try and find some spare oxygen molecules floating around at 14,000'.

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Mystic Monday Surf & Culture Report

2026-11-02T14:58:40.244-08:00

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How does she do that? (#1) She just hovers and flies around at will. She's going to be a great basketball or volleyball player. She, Rylee, is trying to get Scarlett off the ground. We wanna do that...

Yeah it's fall and it was 52.9º this morning as we headed to the beach. The water today was 74.3º at the buoy so the answer is "YES" we made it to November with the water temperature in the 70's! Clear skies and offshore winds in the 3 to 5kt range. The sea surface was lightly brushed. Easy to get to the buoy for a paddle but some work against the wind. Low tide was at 9:58am +2.8' and high tide will be at 3:30pm +4.9'. It's a SSW swell out of 204º at 4.3' and it was 3' to 4' pretty close to the sand...

Paul Roustan threw a great Halloween party at the VEFA Gallery on Friday night. We managed to get a rogues gallery of the Familia with Sara, Monica, Yoshi, LoLa, Burnsy, Toph, Doc and Nate as the Dude. Skaters, body painting and some rather scary otherworldly types made the scene. This lovely lady (#3) defied you to look into her eyes. We averted our gaze...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Rain, Rain Went Away Friday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-30T15:43:24.271-07:00

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Some great women's surfing today at the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Assn's Kickoff Classic. The Redondo women placed 5 surfers in the Semi's. Considering there were only 9 spots we did pretty well. Props to Teagan Meza, Umi Morimoto (#1 shown with Makayla), Clementine Parker, London Meza and Edith Perez! We also have to mention our own Milly Horstman, who advanced as well despite coming to shortboarding at the last moment! To give you some perspective the Women's Short Board division started with 47 surfers...

Cloudy with 10 miles visibility. No rain, despite the early predictions. Winds were offshore, but the sea surface was significantly textured. The air temp was 65.0º and the water is 73.4. Let's see if we can make it into November in the 70's! Low tide was at 5:32am +3.0' and high tide follows at 12:10pm +6.1'. It's a SSW swell out of 199º at 3.3' and it was 3' to 4'+ at El Porto...

Here we have Kevin McGoldrick and Matt Parker (#2) both alumni of the Bishop Montgomery Surf Team back when Jim Egnatuk and the Professor were the Coaches. Both of them are still surfing! Kevin is currently the Coach at Bishop and Matt has two daughters (Clementine and Billy) on the Redondo Team. Great to see our surf culture carrying on!

We included this photo of the boys (#3) watching and filming the girls contest. They were enthusiastically following the action and showing their support for their team. It's exciting to see the girls generate such great performances and how much the rest of the team appreciates their efforts!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

This Is NOT A Political Ad Thursday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-29T16:34:57.978-07:00

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"The sea, I think, is lazy, It just obeys the moon."

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Like clockwork the witches (#1 & #2) appeared at Brothers this morning riding in on their "Broomcycles." A new twist this year was that they have gone electric on the broomcycles. Catch them tomorrow at Brothers as they swoop through the neighborhood looking for a charge...

10 miles visibility this morning under cloudy skies. Light offshore winds and smooth seas. The air temp was 62.2º and the water is an amazing 74.8º. That number would be outstanding any time during the summer and early fall, but it's late October and it's hard to imagine. Low tide is early at 4:43am +2.6' and high tide is at 11:16am +6.5'. It's that persistent SSW swell out of 206º at 2.6' and it was 2' on the sand.

Here (#3) we have Emily Watson, producer, director and editor getting ready to head out in the Wiggly Bus after shooting a doc for 'Nupes and Fish On. She's been doing some great work for environmental and public consciousness. Let us remind you to tune into the "Fish On Air" podcast to keep up with what's happening in our ocean community.✠et up early mañana and head down to El Porto to catch some great women's surfing! Women's Shortboards go all morning and Familia faves like Edith Perez and Milly Horstman will be competing. So set your alarm and head down...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Vulture VS Seagull Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-28T15:58:33.370-07:00

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Capitan Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (#1) had it's first visitors thanks to the high tides and Kelvin Effect. What you can't appreciate is that these bathers went in as full grown adults and emerged half their size with a noticeable green tint to their skin. We'll keep you updated...

Kick-Off Classic Contest at El Porto this morning. 10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies. Winds wee offshore 1 to 5kts and the sea surface was lightly brushed. The air was a chilly 58.9º and the water is an incredible 74.7º. Really, really high tide at 10:31am +6.7' and add another foot for Lord Kelvin. Low tide drains it all at 5:57pm -0.7'. It's a SSW swell out of 206º at 2.6' and it was a solid 3' to 4' and excellent conditions for the contest! It was Men's Longboards today and the Redondo Team placed three surfers in the semis. Stone Erikson and Charlie Lentz both took firsts and Nico Bobo grabbed a second. Dedicated shortboarders, they've made a great transition to logs! Converts? Or just another whip in the quiver?

Rene came back to his bike and the seagull that had been after his burrito in the basket had been replaced by a rather ominous looking vulture (#2). It's that time of year...

News at 11... Members of the Familia are spotted (#3) checking out the flooding on the International Boardwalk. No word on the condition of their skin...

The Snap-Raise fund is still going on, so if you wanted to donate now's a good time to send in your ducats...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Kelvin Floats A Big One Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-27T16:20:50.573-07:00

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The groms were out at Hermosa this morning showing off their stuff (#1). There are some great prospects out there. They make the conditions look good and shoulder high! These kids go to Hermosa Valley Middle School and they're being shepherded by Yani Lange an outstanding waterman and enthusiastic coach. Yani is a great Redondo supporter and always encourages his charges to check out the Seahawks!

The waves were great for the kids and the conditions were great except for that rising tide. It was partly cloudy burning off early and the winds were light offshore. The sea surface was smooth. The air temperature was 60.0º and the water is holding at 72.9º. A Kelvin floated high tide (#2) was at 9:51am +6.8' and the low tide will be at 5:03pm -0.8'. It's a 3.0' swell out of 208º and it was like Photo #1, breaking pretty close to the sand.

The tide(s) raise some perplexing questions. We heard a number of the business owners complaining about the water, the city's response and their inability to get insurance. So, we're not sure who the lease holder(s) are but the specter of the rising ocean has been documented for some time. The rising sea level is a fact. So why do people build right on the edge and wonder why things like this happen? Did the city say that they shouldn't worry? Insurance companies don't typically take bad bets. Did they warn the people seeking insurance of the risks? Maybe you factor in the price of constant rebuilding (kinda like Malibu) and carry on...

We shot a short video down on the boardwalk and will try to send it in a separate e-mail!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Music, Music, Music Monday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-26T16:20:10.974-07:00

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"I have some fixed principles; But my existence is chiefly conditioned by the powers of fancy and sensation."

James Boswell

So if you take a close look at our first photo, you'll see what appears to be oil floating on the surface. What we didn't notice is that each one of those patches has a piece of tar sending out undulating rainbows. When we came in from a SUP tour around the buoy and down to 4th St., we had tar all over our tootsies. And of course in trying to remove it we managed to get it all over the place and on the deck AND bottom of our SUP. Looked like a burp from the canyon...

20 miles visibility and like yesterday we watched the moon go down over Point Dume. Bacallao caught this image (#2) while riding his bike in the pre-dawn hours. Winds were light offshore, 1 to 3kts and the sea surface had a slow roll. The air temperature was 58.9º and the water is 72.5º. High tide at 9:17am +6.7', enough to cover the sidewalks by the docks in Port Royale. Low tide is at 4:16pm -0.7'. It's a SSW swell out of 197º at 2.0' and it's an oily 1' to 2' on the sand...

We know, we know... Not to be caught off guard by the looming holiday season, Lowe's has thrown itself into Christmas (#3), ignoring Halloween (which it was probably flogging in August) and by-passing Thanksgiving altogether. Could'a had at least a turkey with a pilgrim's hat... Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

The First Time I got Fired Friday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-23T19:14:46.687-07:00

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Leave it to Hermosa to build a bridge (#1) to nowhere. Maybe that's not fair. This was 6:15am. By 8:30 there were 7 people fishing and two had shark leaders on their rigs...

The water LOOKED okay, but it rained pretty hard at times yesterday. Partly cloudy this morning and 10+ miles visibility. Winds were offshore 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth. The air temp was 56.9º and the water is 72.1º despite the rain. High tide was at 8am +5.5' and low tide follows at 2:16pm +0.8'. The swell has turned west out of 259º at 3.9' and it's been building through the day...

A couple of nice waves this morning, although they were perilously close to shore. This right (#2) came through the office and gave us some hope that the sand bar there is filling in. This left (#3) out of Annaland scared the pelicans and angled all the way to the sand.

Who knows what's happening tomorrow with the half marathon plugging up both Hermosa and Redondo. Even though it's supposed to be at night, they're advertising street closures all day long in some spots. Unlike leopards, they might change their spots...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Deep & Wide Thursday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-22T15:04:13.358-07:00

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Okay, we're not going to lie. We're fascinated by Capt. Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (CDCPP.) (#1) The undulating water, the foam, the futile attempts of the city to try and cut it off from the ocean. In the spirit of research, we plan to take samples of the water, skim the surface and collect foam for analysis. You won't believe this, but we're betting it's not as bad as it looks! (Anybody got a spare microscope?)

We got all crazy about the CDCPP and didn't comment on the brilliant sky (#2) and the weather coming in. You can see that it was 15 miles visibility and these great clouds bumping around. Now if you look at #1 & #2, you will see these rain cells all heading toward our pointy heads. The wind started blowing 6 to 8kts out of the SW, the sea got choppy and while we were under the umbrellas at Brothers it started to rain so hard it was reminiscent of the 3 margarita downpour when we were at Riviera Mex with Bruddah Miloe. We couldn't leave so we kept ordering... Meanwhile the air temp was 64.0º and the water is listed at 72.3º. A CDCPP filling high tide was at 7:41am +5.0' and low tide empties it at 1:41pm +1.5'. It's a buffeting SW swell out of 223º at 3.6' and it was a crashing 3 to 4' on the sand.

Rainbows are so magical! That is until you eat one (#3). She burped up gold coins until she had some coffee. NO WE WEREN'T GOING TO PICK THEM UP!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

100,000 Watts Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-21T15:42:36.087-07:00

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Here comes the weather! The morning started out with light offshores and partly cloudy skies (#1). About 10 miles visibility and increasingly cloudy skies set the tone for the rest of the morning. Close to 9am the wind turned and went from almost calm to 5 to 9kts and the sea surface roughed up, finally blowing out. The air temperature was 65.3º and the water's still 72.5º at the buoy and a couple of ticks warmer near shore. High tide was at 7:25am +4.6' and low tide will be at 1:06pm +2.1'. Look for an increasing SSW swell out of 205º. Should be close to 4' and bouncing through the rain...

At 9:30 the front started to pass through (#2) and it's been spitting and actually raining since. Since we're Southern California folk, this passes as a significant weather event. So batten down the hatches, put up the storm windows and head to the basement. Of course we don't HAVE any of those things, so just enjoy the pitter-patter of raindrops on your roof...

Thank you to the folks who requested notification of the Redondo Fund Raiser. Those e-mails will go out Friday when the actual event begins!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Mongoose Monday / Toucan Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-20T17:49:01.947-07:00

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This is us helping you out...

How Can We Tell It’s Fall In Southern California

1. You wear log pants until 7:30 and then you put on your shorts.

2. There’s a tree (one tree) in Veteran’s Park whose leaves have turned from green to yellow.

3. The ocean temperature has dropped from 74º to 71º.

4. You start looking for your 3/2 short armed, long legged wetsuit.

5. Halloween candy and decorations have been on the shelves since August. Now Michael’s has Christmas decor in store. (Note: There will still be Halloween stuff even through Christmas for “Scary Christmas.”)

6. Time to look for your beanie and hoody combo.

7. You check to see if Pozole is on the menu at Brothers. (Note: Actually that’s a sign of winter.)

8. People wonder when is Thanksgiving and is it still a holiday??

9. There’s dust on the patio furniture.

10. As of today you can start wearing Ugg boots.

(Note: This (#1) is what fall looks like in Idaho...)

Well we're NOT in Idaho and it's cloudless and 25+ miles visibility. Winds were offshore at checkout and the sea surface is smooth. The air was 64.3º and the water is 72.9º. High tide was at 7:12am +4.3' and low tide will. be at 12:30pm +2.7'. It's a SW swell out of 221º that looks like it's picking up a bit of west. It was 3.9' and a solid 3' dumping on the sand...

Okay, it's that time of year when we raise money for the Surf Team (#2) at Redondo. We're the only team that doesn't get any money from the school and we pay our own way for snacks at the contests, swag and our team dinner at the end of the year (which happened to be at the Palm Springs Wave Pool, because of your generosity!) Those of you who have donated in the past will get an e-mail from me. If you haven't donated and feel compelled to do so, send me an email and I'll get you started. Thanks for all the support you've shown in the past!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Flying Fish Friday Surf & Culture Report (Part B)

2026-10-16T08:34:32.248-07:00

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Thank you for your attention to Part A of today’s report. We wanted to send it out early enough for you to have a chance to drop into the meeting that starts at 8:30am Pacific Time.

Another beautiful day in the South Bay with over 20 miles invisibility. Winds are calm and the sea surface is smooth. The air temp is 70.0 and the water is 71.4. One tide today, high at 12:14pm +4.8’. It’s a south swell out of 188 at 2.3’ and it’s 1’ to 2’…

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Flying Fish Friday Surf & Culture Report (Part A)

2026-10-16T08:14:13.955-07:00

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Today there is a meeting of the California Fish & Game Commission. We often wonder how decisions that affect our oceans and beaches get made and why we seem to have little impact. The fact is that we do have an opportunity to be heard or at least hear how these decisions are being made. Surfers, Fishermen, Indigenous Peoples, Beach Goers, tourists and business people of all stripes have a stake in these proceedings. We urge you to join the zoom meeting at https://mcsms.io/gwvN2p and watch the gears of government move slowly, but most deliberately. Also you can gain some appreciation of our own Anupa Asokan and the amazing work she’s been doing on our behalf. Check it out!

Because the meeting starts early we’re sending this out as part A of the two part report!

https://mcsms.io/gwvN2p

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Thresher Shark Thursday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-15T09:00:53.207-07:00

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Good morning sports fans! Hey what about those Dodgers? You know how unlikely it is to come back from 0 - 3? There’s got to be some stat that could tell us, but we’re betting it’s REALLY difficult. This woman (#1) is really taking it hard. Good luck to the Dodgers, we’re still rooting for them….

It’s a cloudless morning in the South Bay with 18 miles visibility. Winds are light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is smooth. The air was 61.5º at checkout and the water is 70.7º. High tide is at 11:34am +5.2’ and low tide follows at 7:44pm +0.8’. The SSW swell out of 211º continues at 3.0’ and that’s about it at the Kickoff Classic underway at El Porto…

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Large Wrasse Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-14T09:01:04.885-07:00

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Our inclusion of Capitan Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (#1) over the last week is mainly due to the fact that it's right in the middle of our view of the beach. You can see that visibility is over 20 miles and the sky is brilliantly cloudless. Winds are light offshore, 1 to 3kts and the sea surface is observably smooth bordering on glassy. The air was a chilly 52.9º this morning and the water is 70.5º. High tide is at 11:05am +5.6' and low tide will be at 6:42pm +0.5'. It's a SSW swell out of 199º at 3.6' and it's breaking right on the beach. Rumor has it that it's a bit better north of Bruce's Beach, but it's just a rumor.

"The Kickoff Classic" returns tomorrow at El Porto. 6:30am to 9:30am for some great prep surfing. If you can't make it in person you can follow the action on "Live Heats." We'll be following it from our perch in Idaho as we check out the changing seasons...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Triggerfish Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-13T15:24:45.472-07:00

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"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers"

L.M. Montgomery

It might be October, but here in the Southland it's still looking a bit like summer to the uninitiated. A cloudless sky with over 20 miles visibility (You can see Catalina in Photo #1.) Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was maybe too smooth. The air temp at checkout was a full 10º lower than yesterday at 56.9º, with the water holding at 71.8º. High tide was at 10:38am +5.9' and low tide will be at 5:53pm +0.2'. It's that persistent SSW swell out of 197º at 3.9', breaking on the sand. If you're searching for waves Marine St. is a good place to start. Topaz actually had a few waves, but pretty close to shore...

"As we emerged from the dense bamboo forest we came upon this Tiki Bar (#2) and noticed how it still appeared to be shrouded in perpetual Spring. We sat on the stoop and were soon invited in by the wizened proprietor. He shot Kincaid through the heart when he ordered a Kombucha. I was stunned, but finished my gin and tonic..."

Mungo Santos

Great show at the VEFA gallery. This piece (#3) by Julieta Malina was one of our faves... On through October...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Monkfish Monday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-12T15:49:34.384-07:00

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"Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our house. And all we've got is a Roomba." Juan Enriquez

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!!

Sometimes On Sunday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-11T17:15:33.315-07:00

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Here's hoping that you got a chance to see the high tide today and the attending surf! If not we've got a few pics to share!

#1) Ave. C is a low spot on the Avenues and as we got there at 8:38am the water was breaching the bike path. Didn't look like the tower was in any danger, but there was a lot of water moving not only in and out, but laterally as well...

#2) Needless to say Cap'n Donaldo's Polio Pond was brimming with chocolate foam bergs, but the real eye catcher was the amount of erosion that had happened along the high tide line. It was scalloped all the way to the Breakwall and maybe between ten and twenty feet of sand was washed into the surf. Hoping that it settles to create some workable sand bars... The office had some ten to twelve foot faces!

#3) On the way back we stopped at Sapphire to watch the young chargers bounce around on the bounding mane. It doesn't look that big until you see the guy on the inside and it's still head high. Depending on your stature it was head high to double-o. Some of the faces were working, but the inside tested your flexibility!

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Truth In There Somewhere Thursday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-08T17:23:29.448-07:00

Lost Boys & Co...

"When I say a few million, I must say at the same time, that I consider a hundred million as being a few."

Lord Kelvin

Here we have Jetski (#1) reporting from Kyoto, Japan. He still remains enthralled and is having the most excellent time. He did make one rookie mistake and that was going to the All-You-Can-Eat Crab buffet. Apparently he was unable to move for several hours which was okay, because he just kept eating... On to Osaka tomorrow...

Weird weather this morning, starting out clear and then having the fog roll through. Winds were on mostly from the south and the sea surface was chopped up. The air temp was 68.7º and the water is 73.9º (still fine for dunking!) High tide was at 8:33am +5.6' and low tide follows at 2:36pm +0.7'. It's primarily a SSW swell out of 202º at 3.6'. In El Porto this morning it was 3' to 4' and a bit ragged, but still good enough to start the Kickoff Classic! They ran the initial 22 Men's Shortboard heats and it should continue next week...

Don't miss the latest "Fish On Air" that just landed. It has some great insights in how things are done or not done in protecting our environment. Titled: "On the Line: Power, Equity and California MPA's". Anupa's guest is Marcela Gutierrez-Graudins and features observations on the challenges of ocean conservation... Not for the faint of heart...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Women In The Dunes Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-07T18:34:54.775-07:00

Lost Boys & Co...

Why is this man (#1), who we know had asthma, smoking a cigar? Okay, it looks really cool. We also know that he was captured by the Bolivian Air force while trying to find some epinephrine to quell his asthma attack. Dammit Ché, bring the revolution to a grinding halt!

Another hot one with over 20 miles visibility and cloudless skies. No wind and smooth sea surface. The air temperature at checkout was 69.8º and the water is 73.6º. High tide was at 8:07am +5.3' and low tide will be at 1:55pm +1.2'. A south swell out of 177º at 4.3' and it was 2' to 3' on the sand.

Kickoff Classic tomorrow morning in El Porto for some amazing prep surfing. Tomorrow features Men's Shortboards.

The Professor finds a candidate for ear-pinning surgery (#2). He travels the world looking for likely subjects and then Super Glues™️ their ears to the sides of their heads. He gives testimonies to the locals telling them of the challenges of growing up with ears that stick out...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!

Transversal Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

2026-10-06T12:15:34.031-07:00

Lost Boys & Co...

A small fortune in sand dollars (#1) awaits the intrepid diver... The Mermaids are famous for their hauls...

Sunny, hot and windless. Visibility 23 miles. Water temperature is 73.6º and felt delightful. High tide is at 7:40am +4.9' and low tide arrives at 1:08pm +1.9'. It's a SSW swell at 2.6' and it was 2' on the sand and wasn't as clear as we'd have hoped...

Regard the mat in (#2). On Saturday last we swam and used it to change. We forgot to put it back in the bus, much to our chagrin. On Monday afternoon we came roaring into the parking lot stopped in our usual place and our mat was right where we left it. We greeted this with some fanfare and immediately bought lottery tickets...

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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!