King of the Beach

What does Lost star Dominic Monaghan bring when he hits the sand 'n' surf?

Fact Box:

AGE: 28
BREAKOUT ROLE: Puckish hobbit Merry in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
LOST ROLE: Former rock star and junkie Charlie Pace.
HOME: Hawaii (nine months of the year while shooting Lost); Los Angeles.

SURFBOARD

"I live about a five-minute walk [from the beach], and I'll just race down there and get in the water. I've got a seven-foot-six-inch Mini Mal Bear Board, and I've got a six-foot-ten-inch Fish." ($750, www.bearsurfboards.com)

SUNSCREEN

"It's just sun 24-7, but we're all wearing sun block. We use BullFrog." ($12, www.bullfrogsunscreen.com)

SHIRT

"I buy a lot of secondhand jackets and T-shirts. There's a company in L.A. called Hussy Jr. They make really edgy, disressed stuff." ($38, www.hussyjr.com)

SHORTS

"No wetsuit--just Billabong shorts." ($52, www.billabong.com)

IF HE WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, HE'D BRING AN...

Apple iBook G4. "You can play music on iTunes and cut footageon iMovie and fool around on iPhoto. You can kill a lot of time." (from $999, www.apple.com)

WATCH

"I have a Pimp watch--it's from Japan and tells the time through little squares of LED that light up. It's really cool." (from $179, www.tokyoflash.com)

MP3 PLAYER

"I love my iPod." (from $299, www.apple.com)

ALBUM

The Futureheads
The Futureheads

"I saw the Futureheads at South by Southwest and in L.A.--they're very, very good."