Chaos

There were a few small waves in between the huge early morning crowds. It was seriously busy for the poor quality of surf. Chaos. The 8:30am high tide was putting a load of pork into the bump this morning…fat as. No wind early, NE later. I just checked it at 10am and there were some […]

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Summer

Well you know summer has arrived in Bondi when 5 pissed guys asked me for a light at 6am (who look like they’d been up all weekend, wired, and just wobbled out of the Bondi hotel). Or maybe it’s the fact that the beach is coated in litter, a two seater lounge has been left […]

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Glare

It seems we’ve made the switch from a chilly winter in summer overnight. Not only is the sunshine saturating the mornings now, but also the powerful winters swells have dissipated. Today it’s so flat it looks like a lake. Lake Bondi. Any smaller and we’d be gettin’ into negative values. People out? Of course, its […]

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soaked

I am a big fan of this weather. Doesn’t get much better. Even though it’s only toppin’ 20 degrees, today is soaked with sunshine, there is hardly any wind and Bondi had a beginner’s peak in the southern corner (scrappy 1-2 foot). There seems to be a decent chunk of sand under that peak so […]

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Fizzer

Yesterday’s talked up storm was a fizzer. Those gale warnings downgraded. There was enough wind last night to stir up some local wind swell for the early risers down at Bondi. 2-maybe close to 3 foot. Short rides seeing this locally generated swell is lacking grunt. The odd wave was worth pursuing. Winds: W/SW about […]

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Unique

Each morning is very unique down at Bondi. I guess that’s what makes it interesting in the 10 years that I’ve been shooting these sunrise photographs. I mean, the first thing I saw at 6:30am was a 60 foot luxury motor yacht going hell for leather across the bay. I thought to myself that can’t […]

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change

After spending a week with 20 friends on a secluded 1 acre island, returning to 31 degrees and a crowd of 30,000 on Bondi was quite a bit to get your head around. What happened? This hot weather is nuts – and 30 degrees again today followed by a wintery 20 tomorrow. So make the […]

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fijian arrival

After two days of a stir crazy flat spell here in Fiji the predicted swell arrived. (no wind either) The boats were full at 6:30am heading out to the distant reefs in the middle of the Pacific. 3 foot with the odd 4 foot bomb provided satisfaction to this frothin’ group of man grommets. Now […]

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underwater antics

The waves have subsided and the winds are howling – the kite surfers are celebrating. The waves here in Fiji are only 1-2 foot on the nearby right, and sloppy 4 foot at a piece of reef in the middle of nowhere (Despos)…so the 22 people on this island had to think creatively how to […]

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liquid

Not much happening in the wave department this morning. The trade winds came in really early making a mess of things. Also a strong tidal change makes paddling back to the lineup a tough job…had to get a boat ride  most of the time. One of side of the island remains perfect and calm. The […]

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pacific

Out here in the Pacific the good times continue. The waves are holding their size at 3-4 foot and local breaks are relatively uncrowded. The wind does kick in about lunchtime but there is plenty of other stuff to do at this aquatic playground. For example being dragged behind the boat holding a giant ski […]

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namotu

After a long cold winter in Sydney spending 4 hours in the water only wearing boardies is pretty special, not to mention the 4 – 6 foot joys of yesterday. Yep, we’re back in Fiji staying on the tiny island of Namotu (right next door to Cloudbreak). This idyllic paradise boasts 30 degree days, 26 […]

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Fresh Serve

Quite a special day out there today as we heat up to a salubrious 23 degrees. The waves have halved overnight, but Bondi still has a 4 footer worth slaying. Looks like a lot of people thinking the same thing as two huge packs of early morning crew scrapped over incoming peaks. I am talking […]

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Moving chunks

There are a lot of places I’d rather be right now. Don’t get me wrong, sitting in a dark room above the Aquabumps Gallery pumping out the daily ritual of 5 photos and ramble is better than licking stamps or diggin’ a holes for a living. A mate of mine, Sam, just walks around his […]

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Big chunks

The swell has kicked up overnight and waves are breaking around 6 foot. Small time Bondi isn’t handling the new big conditions well – max’d out. In fact I couldn’t find anything worth surfing along all the eastern suburbs beaches. North Bondi has a confused 3 foot hollow left that predominantly shuts down. Bronte was […]

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mirra-kirra

After last night’s strong winds the ocean is all angry and agitated. The swell direction has switched from the east to the south-east making it bigger at Bondi. At daybreak is seemed onshore, but by the time I left the beach (7:45am) it was SW offshore-cross. North Bondi, which rarely breaks has a little peak […]

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Calming

After a wild weekend of typhoon rain and rogue surf – conditions are calming down. The east swell is still with us, but half the size of yesterday. The Bra was exposed and had decent 4-5 footers this morning. It was quite random and required a lot of moving around to find the right one, […]

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archival revival

Trying to write a small, semi-intelligent paragraph about the surf this morning isn’t too easy. It’s pretty much onshore mank down there today. The nemesis east-sou-east winds are infecting all surf breaks in the eastern suburbs region. If you’re surfing today, it would have to be somewhere facing very north – Manly perhaps? The weekend […]

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default

That brief interlude with spring is all over…the claws of winter have crept back in. Rain and wind dominate the morning as we max out on 16 degrees. 25 knots of south easterly is decimating anything in its path. Bondi was a sloppy 2-3 foot. Not a sole out. Says it all really. Back to […]

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change

The waves today are about as bad as waves get. Onshore, 1 foot and overcast. I didn’t see anything that vaguely resembled a rideable wave. Didn’t really have much to work with this morning, so I threw in some old gold to distract you from this morning’s onshore mush. The early morning south easterly winds […]

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longboarders heaven

Not much doing down the beach this morning. Well, pretty much carbon copy of yesterday. Clear spring skies, a floppy bump breaking on 2 shallow sand banks. Hand full of mal riders dominating the peak. Sets got up past your waistline, 1 or 2 even up to your chest, but they were quite infrequent. Seeing […]

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Spring

We’re in the home straight for summer now, you can feel it. 1st day of spring and the sun is belting down. With a maximum of 20 degrees today you should try and get outside – especially since the forecast is for rain from Wednesday onwards. After a unexpected great weekend of surfing (yes I […]

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