At high tide today, Neil looked out at his condo parking lot off Nantasket Avenue in Hull.

We went down to Nantasket this afternoon in search of big waves and surfers, but showed up too early - there were neither big waves nor surfers. Instead, we found a few diehard beachgoers, some (including all the lifeguards) bundled up, trying to get one last summer day in, clouds and dropping temps be dammed.

Lifeguards make sure nobody's buried in giant hole left by some college students: