burning light

Great beginners waves today, or if you like surfing boards that are fat or very long – it’s your day. Crowds are minimal and the burning light was spectacular this morning. Crisp chilly mornings, but a swim still not out of the question. Currently there are waves between 1-2 foot in the southern corner of […]

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shows over

Well what a fantastic couple of days surfing. Unfortunately the grunt from the recent swell has dissipated overnight and we’re left with only 2 foot of weakness. I didn’t really see anything worth rushing out the door for this morning in comparison to Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The swell charts show a rapid […]

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Thursday, 29 May 2008

~ shows overWell what a fantastic couple of days surfing. Unfortunately the grunt from the recent swell has dissipated overnight and we’re left with only 2 foot of weakness. I didn’t really see anything worth rushing out the door for this morning in comparison to Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The swell charts show […]

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Wednesday, 28 May 2008

double Probably half the size’ n ‘ half as good with double the crowds early this morning. But half of yesterday’s gold is still pretty good. The direction of the swell has shifted, neglecting the big bay of Bondi and moving more towards east exposed waves. You’d find waves around head high this morning, glassy […]

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smooookin’

Woowee. Damn smoking morning. You wouldn’t have to look too hard in Sydney to find a decent wave at the moment. It seems so many breaks are crankin’ with this consistent SE swell and fortunate offshore wind (NW). Bondi looked a little straight due to the tad of east direction in the swell. The 7:30am […]

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winter denial

Salubrious weather at the moment (big word for Monday I know). Its winter, but we’re pretending its midsummer – especially up the North Coast of NSW where the water is warmer and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. The waves could be better, swell seems to be hitting Sydney cleaner than up here…. we’ve […]

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Friday, 23 May 2008

Swell has dropped off quite a bit from yesterday…there is still rideable waves down at Bondi this morning. Sets are up around 3 foot, consistent, but they’re hitting a shallow bank in the south…jacking up…and fading quite quickly. Yesterday’s onshore winds have subsided back to 5 knots (SE)…cloudy morning that should fine up hitting a […]

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Thursday, 22 May 2008

grainLooks like I returned just in time from WA to meet the onshore southerlies. After 3 days of joy (so I’ve heard), we’ve got 4-5 foot waves, from the south, BUT onshore and very messy. barely anyone out. My weather charts say it will swing offshore tomorrow (SW) – so best wait until then. Smaller […]

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Trigg Beach

Today’s Aquabumps comes from the other side of this big island, Trigg Point, Perth – Western Australia. Trigg beach is famous for being one of the most busiest surf breaks in the world. The beach is massively long, and flat, and the banks are usually dead straight to match – but the little corner pocket […]

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Tuesday, 20 May 2008

TriggToday’s Aquabumps comes from the other side of this big island, Trigg Point, Perth – Western Australia. Trigg beach is famous for being one of the most busiest surf breaks in the world. The beach is massively long, and flat, and the banks are usually dead straight to match – but the little corner pocket […]

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mentawai bliss ::

Apa Kabar from the beautiful Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. The smoking waves continue…we haven’t had an off day yet…arms & back so sore we’re having trouble paddling. So, this morning when we found a perfect empty right hander at a casual 3 foot – we were relieved. This little right is so perfect, it’s like […]

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Friday, 16 May 2008

Pancakes. Nada. Zip. Flat as…and a great morning to go for a swim. No swell until early next week. Here are some things to distract you from being productive at work today: World Tour Stop No.3 : Billabong Pro Tahiti finals are on today, a champion will be crowned in the next hour [watch it […]

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Thursday, 15 May 2008

*fogIf you fight your way through the thick early morning fog you’ll find waves breaking around your knee caps. Super clean surfaces as there is not a breath of wind (hence the fog). As mentioned yesterday there are no waves until early next week, so a good time to check out the Billabong Pro at […]

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Wednesday, 14 May 2008

We’re only left with remnants of the recent southerly swell – 1-2 foot max. It looks weak and floppy, suitable for large wave sliding equipment such as your 10 foot (air craft carrier) mal. Exquisite morning. Super clean air, silky smooth water surfaces and perfectly sunny skies as the mercury hunts for that 20 degree […]

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Tuesday, 13 May 2008

fickleReally early this morning there was promise of a small swell pulse. 6am, I saw sets at mid to south Bondi tipping the 3 foot mark and of decent quality. But for some reason within 1hr it switched to 1-2 foot of weakness 8am to 9am. Perhaps approaching low tide (9:30am) sucked all the goodness […]

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bondi fog ::

If you fight your way through the thick early morning fog you’ll find waves breaking around your knee caps. Super clean surfaces as there is not a breath of wind (hence the fog). As mentioned yesterday there are no waves until early next week, so a good time to check out the Billabong Pro at […]

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Monday, 12 May 2008

This time of year is the best. Bondi quietens down…no hooligans leaping from car bonet to car bonet in the soccer jerseys, you can actually find a park within 400 metres of your destination & the peaks at Bondi only have a handful of keen winter frothers sharing waves…ah yes, those winter south swells have […]

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Friday, 9 May 2008

Nice little surprise to return from the islands and Bondi is looking the goods this morning. Like the new bank setup and low tide pumped out a few hollow bits. Massive crowd at sunrise this morning enjoying the 3-4 foot, clean conditions. Doesn’t look anywhere near as good this afternoon. What glorious weather – perfectly […]

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Crisp morning light

We’re only left with remnants of the recent southerly swell – 1-2 foot max. It looks weak and floppy, suitable for large wave sliding equipment such as your 10 foot (air craft carrier) mal. Exquisite morning. Super clean air, silky smooth water surfaces and perfectly sunny skies as the mercury hunts for that 20 degree […]

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Wednesday, 7 May 2008

So… after 420 hrs of surfing amongst 3 solid ground swells in 12 days, 7 blokes (with 7 crook backs) travelled 428 nautical miles on the boat. Over the tour: 440 cans of Bintang beer were drank, 5 massages, 24 packets of Tim Tams, 2.3 litres of sunscreen used, 4 bottles of bourbon, 4 broken […]

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Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Lay-dayThe Mentawai Islands do not get flat often, but today was a micro surf day…about the only thing to do on the boat is jump off it. The deep water here is so blue it is just ridiculous. 30 metres of clear blue vis. So blue it looks fake. Looks like a swell is due […]

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Monday, 5 May 2008

mentawai gold The waves have been as good as waves get. For eight days straight we’ve had perfect sunshine, nothing under 4 foot and minimal crowds. You know when the surf is good up here – as the boat staff surf every day. The forecast is for flatness for 2 days until another swell arrives […]

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Friday, 2 May 2008

Apa Kabar from the beautiful Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. The smoking waves continue…we haven’t had an off day yet…arms & back so sore we’re having trouble paddling. So, this morning when we found a perfect empty right hander at a casual 3 foot – we were relieved. This little right is so perfect, it’s like […]

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Thursday, 1 May 2008

Earthquake IslandThis morning we motored south to an area that I did not know existed in the island chain. We came across a small island, the size of the Sydney Cricket Grounds…pristine calm beach on one side, crankin’ 4-5 foot barrelling left off the other (and a little hut in the middle). Mystery island…population 3. […]

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