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Check out the latest CALIFORNIA surf trends today.
Today in Orange County, it started with a light rain and continued raining throughout the morning. The weather improved in the afternoon, but a side-onshore wind was blowing from the north. The swell was even smaller than yesterday, so no surfing. When I went to the LOST surfboard storage warehouse, Jordy Smith's SUB-DRIVER was coming together. This guy, Mitchy, has been ordering a lot from us lately. In the evening, we started from San Clemente and headed north along the PCH, which runs along the coast. I went on inspection tours to Laguna, Newport Beach, and Huntington Beach. We'll visit major surf shops and check out the latest CALIFORNIA surf trends. The river forms the border between Newport and Huntington. This is Santa Ana River Mouse. There are no waves today, but the bottom is a sandy river mouth, so when there are good waves, This is a river mouth break with compact tube waves. Looking at the Huntington Beach Northside Pier Even though the waves weren't great, there were a lot of people surfing. That's what you'd expect from Surf City, HB. Tomorrow's OC will be on Wednesday due to the time difference, and rain is forecast, which is unusual. Must see! Please click below. http://www.luvsurf.co.jp/topics/xtr_sale.html
Learn more...A report from inside the LOST surfboard factory.
This is a report from inside the LOST surfboard factory. The view from the entrance to the LOST Surfboard Factory. It's not pretty. It's a factory town. But the dusty smell is cool. The green building across the street is Timmy Patterson's factory. This is the foam storage room. There are lots of white ARTIC FOAM like icebergs. Mayhem has a habit of looking at his shaped board over and over again. I was checking out the board I shaped yesterday again. This is a photo of the AKU machine from the front. This is the view from the other side, from the back. Pure white! The foam powder cut by the AKU machine is collected like this, It is then reshaped into a recycled form called GREEN foam and reshaped into a board. Today's Magic Board storage area at LOST Surfboard Factory. When the PRO team wants to get the board that was working well again, they put it on this rack. Mayhem will shape the same board for you. From the front Carissa Moore Julian Wilson Chris Ward Kolohe Andino 3 Mayhem was shaping a special custom order from a Japanese customer. A custom shape with a flat deck F1 model and EVW/small SWALLOW tail. Mayhem, who loves difficult tasks, gladly accepted the request. He said he was able to shape a well-balanced board that looked good. This looks so good I ordered one!
Learn moreWave report from 9/1 "SOUTH CALIFORNIA".
This is the wave report for "SOUTH CALIFORNIA" on September 1st. This is a beach break called Salt Creek. This is a spot with deep, powerful waves, similar to the good terrain of Niijima. The waves aren't very big, perhaps because we're avoiding the direction of the swells hitting CALIFORNIA. This photo was taken from Dana Point towards San Clemente. White waves are crashing against the long breakwater on the right side of the harbor. This is a point break on the south side of Dana Point Harbor, suitable for beginners and long distance surfers. The waves are usually knee-high, but they were more than twice the normal size. And this is T-STREET Point, the surfing dojo in San Clemente. The black ball flag (no swimming) was up and the waves were closed out. To give you an idea of how big the waves are, compare them to the San Clemente Pier in this photo. I think you can understand. The soup is so big that I was worried it would break. This is Lower Trestles. Of course, the waves are big here too. Wave information: Size is 8 to 10 feet. The south-southwest grand swell is likely to remain this size until Sunday. This was a wave report from "SOUTH CALIFORNIA" on September 1st.
Learn more"LOST Surfboard" Visit a glass shop specializing in POLY.
Today's waves on T Street. The wind has been blowing onshore since the morning, making the surface a little rough, but surfing is still possible. This is a trestle wave. Last night it was windy and rainy and stormy, Today it's bigger than yesterday. This is what it looks like from the hills of Dana Point looking towards the beach side of San Clemente. I went to "Catalyst". The Mayhem shop "Catalyst" is This is a LOST-only shop in the dark, dusty atmosphere of San Clemente. The catalyst checks for lost closings before release. We have acquired one-of-a-kind items that were made only as samples to sell at Love Surf. This is a display in the toilet. Actual manuscripts of past LOST advertisements are on display. There are actually a lot of LOST ladies that are hard to find in Japan. Of course, there is also the LOST surf skate, which is very popular in Japan. It's apparently popular locally and in short supply. Behind the Catalyst There is a glass shop that specializes in POLY and is exclusively for LOST surfboards. Chad is taping the area where the resin will be poured to create the edge. Glass shops are the ones that take blanks (forms) that have been shaped and then You can install on-fins, FCS or FUTURE fin plugs, Laminated (wrapped) with glass fiber resin and glass cloth, This is a factory where the sanding (cutting) process is carried out. Here at Glass Shop, we offer a wide range of paint colors, Almost all clear-finished LOST boards undergo the final process at this factory.
Learn moreHe sneaks into the Mayhem Shape Room while the other person is away on a trip.
Today's LOWERS. It's crowded again today. The size was bigger than yesterday so we surfed on the upper side. The waves were the best during our stay. I'm looking forward to it as the size is forecast to increase even more from tomorrow. The Upper estuary is closed due to the lack of rain recently. A giant pelican in the closed river mouth. We all walked for about 15 to 20 minutes from the Trastle parking lot to the beach. If you go to LOST surfboard factory, Board blanks (forms) are packed in everywhere. There were so many of them lined up here and there. Kolohe invited me to join Ian W and Evan G. I'm going on a Mentawai board trip with Indies 4. I sneaked into Mayhem's shaping room while he was out. In Teresin's workroom, Custom-ordered from Japan TAKASHI.O's board has been shaped, The next step was to spray the camouflage pattern on the model with an airbrush.
Learn moreIf you go to Lower Trastels on a Sunday afternoon,
Nishii is in CALIFORNIA. I had three boards in my car and the gear I needed to get down to Lower. Mountain bikes and other surf equipment with board racks. For cars coming to surf at Trestles There are bike racks installed almost everywhere like this. The board is a Magic 5'4" Motivetor from CA. It has the same airbrushed color as the new LOST surf skate model, the MOTIVETOR model. You can purchase it at this WEB★Store. http://www.luvsurf.co.jp/item_detail/itemId,910/ It's normal in CA and overseas, It's not very popular in Japan, so I recommend it to everyone. Apply wax to the grip! This provides a stronger grip and prevents unnecessary slippage. When I went to Lower Traverse on Sunday afternoon, the waves were amazing. Shane B was out surfing with his son Noa. Starting tomorrow, we will be infiltrating Lost's surfboard factory and reporting on it!
Learn moreNishii went on a surf trip to Mexico.
Nishii went on a surf trip to Mexico. Early in the morning, at dawn, we crossed the border from Orange County through San Diego, Masaki, the father of Sho & Kei, has been going to Mexico for 20 years, Nishii went on a day trip to Mexico by car for a surfing trip. The waves were so good I forgot to take a picture of the board I was riding, PLACEBO 5'9" SCORCHER. For lunch, we took a rest at Masa's house near the point. We had a nearly private day session on compact, light waves with barrel-like power. On the way back, famous Stopped by a taco shop, It took about four hours to cross the Mexican border by car. Arriving in Orange County.
Learn moreIntroducing the Kolohe Andino Pipeline board.
Today's waves are at LOWER. There is a break, but the swell is not moving in the right direction. No one was surfing because the waves weren't as shoulder-heavy as usual. We went to UPPER where the swell direction and waves looked good. To surf, you have to go under the Amtrak train bridge and come out onto the sand. Work is underway to replace the bridge. The waves were set like this, making for a super long ride. A few days ago, I mentioned that the terrain resembles a river mouth. The first photo is taken around the back position in the foreground, where the person in the first photo is waiting for a wave. You can ride this long, all the way to where the second tree is. After that, we went to the Lost Surfboard Factory. Kolohe 6'6" gunboard and Also Kolohe Andino's 6'9" long, Kolohe's about to fly to Hawaii Mayhem was shaping boards for Pipeline.
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