::Monday, May 31, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder high, not bad… Perfectly clear skies, small south swell and gentle offshore winds…real nice. The swell has dropped overnight, and the weekend’s chunky south swell has dwindled to produce only waist to shoulder high waves at Bondi (7am). Don’t expect much swell this week…it’s dropping. Wind: W/NW 5/10 knots […]

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::Friday, May 28, 2004

Bondi 7am – head high, couple of decent waves Aloha! Fantastic morning – despite the frost bite. Swell is now quite decent producing head high waves at Bondage. Couple of set waves getting up there – it looks like it is getting bigger too. Chilly WSW offshore winds creating great conditions…erm, best go for a […]

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::Thursday, May 27, 2004

Bondi 7am – chilly, shoulder high on sets Hola. South swell arrived this morning creating waves around shoulder high down at Bondage (7am). Chilly W/SW winds are blowing offshore before swinging around to the S/SW and howl onshore 20/30 knots. So if you’re planning a surf today, this morning will be the best time to […]

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::Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Bondi – 7:30am ankle biters, don’t bother Aloha! Well just when you think it is minuscule, it gets smaller. Pretty much flat today with the odd ankle biter (if you’re lucky). Its head high surf if you’ve just turned 3, like my lil’ godson Charlie Verco, who we are training up to be the next […]

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::Tuesday, May 18, 2004

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::Monday, May 24, 2004

Bondi – Waist high, weak, stunning morning In contrast to the dull, grey, overcast skies hanging over us right now, at 6am it was an explosion of purples, pinks and oranges. An insane sunrise which only lasted 15 minutes. The sunrise was far morning interesting that the surf situation – pretty much a dribbling weak […]

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::Friday, May 21, 2004

Bondi – 7am micro knee to waist high waves, crowded ‘Some days I get 2 reports, some days no reports…all a part of the Bumps experience’ says Hugo Douglas-Smith. Apologies for the technical glitches recently. Sometimes sending out 8,200 emails every morning can be complex. Bondage was looking pretty micro this morning. Regardless, 30-40 guys […]

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::Thursday, May 20, 2004

Bondi 6:30am – waist to shoulder high, small and busy Lake Bondi has been blessed with some small fun waves this morning. Swell picked up yesterday afternoon, and is now producing waves are around waist to shoulder high mark. I suspect it will improve as the day progresses towards the low tide. High tide: 08:51 […]

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::Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Bondi 6:32 – dead flat This email may arrive very late…techo problemos. Sorry. It’s about as flat as it gets. It’s like living on a lake. Beautiful crisp morning with clear skies and slight offshore winds. Great day for anything but surfing… Fix those dings… Have a great day…

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::Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Bondi 6am – waist high waves, weak Aloha. I get asked all the time how do I get out of bed so early. Well if you were up at 6am this morning you would see why, spectacular mad pink sunrise. On the surf front, it looked pretty dismal with waist high waves on two banks […]

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::Monday, May 17, 2004

Bondi 12:30pm – waist to shoulder high, fun Midday bumps today (sorry if you get this really late). Nope – didn’t sleep in and wasn’t surfing either… Loads of people down the beach on this glorious day – not bad for winter. The thumping south swell that blessed us for the past week has now […]

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::Friday, 14 May 2004

Bondi 6:30am – 6 foot, messy, getting bigger Aloha. As predicted the swell has jumped up over night – I thought it was going to be much bigger, but its building…so this afternoon is going to be x-large (8 – 10 ft).My photos probably don’t best depict the size, tried to get one with a […]

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::Thursday, 13 May 2004

Bondi 6:30am – decent size 4-5 foot, bad shape Good morning all. Swell has dropped overnight after a big wave day yesterday (was around 8 foot solid – yikes!). Today we’ve got around 4 – 5 foot at Bondage, and she ain’t pretty. Most sets were closing out and all over the place. Few guys […]

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::Tuesday, 11 May 2004

Bondi 6:45am – 4-5 foot sets, closing out, cold Brrr! Brrr! It’s chilly. After the recent stream of blustery onshore conditions, we are welcomed today with WSW offshore winds and some decent chunks of swell hanging around. So now is a good time to get that BBQ cover out of the neighbour’s trees, find your […]

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::Friday, 7 May 2004

Bondi 7:30am Head high sets, few goodies Hola! Bit of an ugly morning with thick overcast skies, making it hard to shoot photos through a long lens (we have been spoilt with perfect weather this week previously). Pretty much no wind, glassy surfaces on head high sets at Bondi (7:30am). Looked like fun when they […]

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::Wednesday, 5 May 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to chest high, getting bigger Well I thought it was going to be bigger this morning. Perhaps the full tide of 1.58m (8:22) is hiding the goods. There were small waves at 7am, waist to chest high and kinda not breaking that well (bit random). Huge morning crowd, offshore winds, clear […]

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::Tuesday, 4 May 2004

Bondi 7am – sunny, chest to head high, busy Yesterday was incredible. Tiny waves in the morning (6:30am), and by 10am it jumped up well over the head high mark (plus). It peaked yesterday arvo with some decent chunks. Now this south swell has dropped over night producing chest to head high waves at Bondi. […]

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::Monday, 3 May 2004

Bondi 6:20am Waist – chest high, small, fat and cold. The gusty offshore westerlies continue to blow chilly air over Sydney this morning. Clear skies and smooth conditions making for a great morning. This southern ground swell is still here breaking around the waist – chest high mark. Good morning for beginners as it was […]

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