Tuesday, July 31, 2007

To do…I would put a big fat "go surfing" on my to-do-list today. All that other stuff, like pick up dry cleaning and get new chrome spinning rims for the Gemini just fade into insignificance when there is 4-6 foot, sun kissed, well groomed chunks breaking at your local south facing beach. This swell has […]

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Monday, July 30, 2007

sneak.A sneaky little south swell entertained us yesterday after a ‘flat as’ Saturday. It’s no secret as a pack of fifty blokes squeezed into a 20 sqm take off zone on a southern bank in Bondi. Today the swell continued to grow, breaking around 3 foot but a little on the messy side. Not many […]

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Friday, July 27, 2007

L-plates.Beginner’s day today. Its 1-2 foot and very inconsistent best suiting newbies. Every wave seems to be a team wave. Super clean with very light offshore NW winds early, that may get up to 18 knots later today. It’s a pearla of a morning – fantastic sunrise. The weekend looks pretty similar, very small to […]

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

patienceYou’d need to be patient this morning. Rock up at the beach at the wrong time and you’d call it flat, then happily going to work. Sit on the Bondi hill for 30 mins and you might see a 2 foot set breaking super clean in the corner. It’s not great, but you could at […]

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

byron 153° 39´ eastToday’s Aquabumps is broadcast from beautiful Byron Bay, some 800 kilometres north of Sydney. Byron is Australia’s most easterly point – sticking way out there collecting all the swell from the Pacific. After 3 days of persistent onshore southerlies making a mess of things, today the sun is shining (and 21 degrees) […]

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Friday, July 20, 2007

drivebyThe fact that I drove around for 1.5 hrs looking for something that resembles a wave tells you that it’s not such a good morning for surfing. This SSW wind just won’t let up. It’s big, like around 6-8 foot, but more like a washing machine than anything you’d want to ride. So rest up […]

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

contrastFlat one day – 6 foot the next. Gotta love how things can change so fast around here. The predicted southerly swells arrived into Sydney after grinding along Victoria. It was really junkie for a perfect offshore wind. This new swell needs a bit of time to settle – but its solid and very consistent […]

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

it’s coming… Yeah yeah I know…late slack report. But it’s not like I’ve been surfing – it’s flat! The swell has dissipated and we’re just left with a chilly morning + perfectly clear skies (min6, Max13). Good news is that a new swell is due tomorrow, and I’d expect it be large by Thursday sundown […]

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

3point-freakin7Leaving a toastie heated car for a wet wettie and frosty dash across the sand was hard work this morning. Serious motivation required. The Icebergs thermometer said 13 degrees at 7:20am, I knew that was wrong. Fact – coldest July morning in 21 years. Yeah that’s right. 3point-freakin7 degrees to be exact. 3 hours later […]

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Chilly, fresh start to the week. 6 degrees this morning..Felt colder. You know it’s really cold when you see local loonie Spot Anderson donning rubber on his morning training sess. (1st time ever). There were some fun waves for those that braved the cold down at Bondi. A south end bank producing fun head high […]

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Friday, July 13, 2007

northboundHate to say it…but if you’re reading this email you’re definitely in the wrong place. Basically the surf is crankin’ – well, correction – was. It’s rapidly deteriorating right now. A short sojourn in the northern beaches proved very rewarding this morning. Yesterday afternoon was the talk of the town as waves hit the 10 […]

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

froth.Gotta say I woke up frothing this morning as I thought it was going to be pumping. No such luck. The swell has come up, tick, and its from the east-south-east, and its quite solid breaking around 5-6 foot at exposed breaks, but we’re too early and it suffering morning sickness – wonky as hell. […]

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

crumbed sausageOn this very grey, ugly morning I’m sitting at my desk playing with my pen thinking, "how the hell am I going to entertain you lot today". The rain outside has barely stopped for a decent photo opportunity. The waves look a junkie 3 foot (didn’t really see anyone out). So I decided to […]

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

agitation.Well that howling onshore butcher has backed off and swung around to the S/SW. That’s good news. But the ocean still shows signs recent of agitation, taking its time to settle. I would leave it for another day. The 5-6 footers that I saw breaking in the southern corner of Bondi were completely random. The […]

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Junkie.After a weekend of good surfing we’ve defaulted back to a very stormy, wintery day in Sydney. Howling 30 knot Sou’Easterlies not doing us any favors today. It’s butchered onshore slop. But hey…let it blow as a swell is in the making and will arrive mid week. Good day to crank out the work. When […]

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Friday, July 06, 2007

fresh serve.Yesterday was one of the flattest days ever… this morning it’s totally turned around with a new south swell punching out waves in the 5-6 foot bracket. Size will continue to build all day so tomorrow is looking like a Christmas with all day offshores. It’s super wobbly this morning, as she’s a brand […]

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

spent.Well if you thought it was small yesterday…it’s really flat this morning. Our June swell machine is totally spent. Today it’s the smallest it’s been in a long time. Still 4 guys out on mals optimistically waiting for a gift from the horizon. Tomorrow will be different story as the swell increases overnight. Westerly winds […]

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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

gale She’s pretty much flat out there…damn windy though. North Westerlies terrorizing the town at 30+ knots. The 1st picture above was shot last week in those big swells. How good does that look? That’s North Bondi headland in the background. Yeah. That’s right. Anyways, nothing much to write about until Friday when we get […]

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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

pasha Today is a great day for many things. Surfing won’t be amongst them. Its 1 foot and super clean on two distinct sand banks down at Bondi. Perfect for beginners. The sunshine is out so enjoy it. Here are some suggestions to kill time today: Check out what’s in your neighbor’s yard through Google […]

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Monday, July 02, 2007

calm.It can’t be 6 foot and pumping everyday. Today the swell backed off leaving 2 footers down at Bondi. Perfect morning with clear skies, very little wind and a water temperature that wasn’t too bad at all. Expect offshore westerlies all day and fun waves on two distinct banks at Bondi. Loads of people out […]

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