Quirky bondi

As we draw closer to summer I’ve noticed a few things around the ‘hood: • More people are up for the early. It’s not just me and a handful of surfers. Bootie camps are packed getting the rig ready for bright light. • People get boozed and pass out on the beach…always entertaining where they […]

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Ramble

Hurro. Like many recent days we once again have sun, waves and now warmer temps. I am wearing shorts today and the my twigs are gonna see 24 degrees hopefully. There’s even a little wave on, the waist to chest high variety. Our newly renovated banks favour the right hander now. Good for the naturals. […]

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B 0 N D 1

Yo. I have to say we’ve had a decent run of small swells the past 3 weeks. Today I found shoulder to head high wind swells breaking at Bondi. It actually looked like fun…Not a patch on our famous left of last week, which has now been downgraded as the sand moved to the rocks. […]

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Dolphin Stampede

How about that huge pod of dolphins in the bay this morning. Really quite something. Sets stood tall out the back and Dolphins torpedoed to the beach. The pod hung around all morning freaking out the odd surfer. The waves have come up but it looks like a flimsy wind swell. Nothing special. I’d stick […]

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Phone Photos

I’m a gadget geek. Hard core. Must be the part Asian blood running through my veins. Something new – gotta have it. I’ve also been a die-hard iPhone user since inception…well, that was until one of my readers, Joe, swung past the gallery and dropped off a new phone for me to try. He said […]

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Morning Swim

Looks like our left is starting to morph into a right. The northerlies have blown all the sand up closer to Icebergs making it close out – especially with this morning’s low tide. Swells got a bit of East to it now. That’s not good for Bondi. Shoulder high waves today. Bigger tomorrow – a […]

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Bras N Things

For a change of scenery I dragged myself away from The Bondi Left and headed down to Maroubra to take a few frames of local shredder Blake Thornton. Some nice little waves down there…a little infrequent…shoulder high with head high sets. Huge crowd up early at all beaches. At the moment you can surf 2 […]

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Hashtag#

#thebondileft has been doing its thing once again this morning. Bit more #East in the #swell and looks like we may have a #righthander on our hands. #true. #iamovergoingleft so a little right shorey will be welcomed. The #winds are coming from the SW…the #nemisisonshore will arrive later today putting some #chop in them faces. […]

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9

Some days we have pictures of cars, retro architecture, sunrises and pretty girls. Today we have 9, yes you heard right, 9 images of just surfing. Why? ‘Cause it is good out there. Why 9? I think you are ready for 9. Internet speeds are improving so I can feed you more than the usual […]

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The Zara Lefts

It was little different down the beach this morning. The wind was blowing onshore, grey tones dominated the skies and it was all quiet. Mondays rock. ‘The Left’ was working, not many out which was a refreshing change. Boy-oh-boy it’s been busy out there…nearly as busy as the new Zara store with crazy ladies running […]

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Bank Magic

If I could make a template of a day and duplicate it many times, it would be today. The sun is out and spring is in the air. The waves are good, some above your head and even tubing on the odd occasion. Bit smaller tomorrow, but fun. We’re in for a busy weekend :: […]

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RUOK?

How are you? Are you ok? Today is national RUOK? Day. RUOK? Foundation aims to prevent isolation by empowering people to support each other through life’s ups and downs. I’m pretty good at the moment…been surfing most days with all this swell – thanks for asking. It was an early chopper flight over Bondi this […]

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5 percent

95% of the year Bondi is closing out. I guess we’re in the 5%. I’ll let the pictures do all the talking and save my dribble for another day. If you enjoy surfing and like the waves of today, book a trip on Tengirri to the Mentawai Islands. Now is the time to get sorted […]

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16 secs

Some really good surfing went down at Bondi this morning on our left. I think it’s hard to ride with unpredictable sections and back wash…but fun. The swell period leaps to 16 seconds today. That should bring some power and size (hopefully). Also the winds should calm down and swing more to the SW. That […]

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Wave Maker 3000

Looks like the Wave Maker 3000 has been working overtime, the swell is here and thundering into Bondi. I saw waves well over head high but there is plenty of wobble making it hard to ride. The swell size is a little large for the left…the right looks to handle it better. Hit it. Sad […]

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Benvenuta Primavera

This week marks the start of spring…and hasn’t it lived up to our expectations. Today is yet another perfectly sunny, salubrious spring day. The promenade at Bondi was packed by 6:30am with joggers, dawdlers, yogies, swimmers and 4 surfers. In true spring fashion, the waves were tiny. Gone are the monster winter swells and here […]

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intermission

Good morning. All that wind has kicked up a little chop breaking around your waistline. You can sit at your desk now and have no fear of missing out (FOMO). I’m loving the warm weather. 27 yesterday, 26 today. That puts everyone in a good mood. Big swell still coming Sunday. Enjoy punks :: uge

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Sizzle

Interesting day today. We’ve got a forecasted maximum of 27 degrees. How good. Don’t let that fool you though, the water is super chilly so you’re still need rubber. The wind will blow a gale later, 30 knots. That’s sulo bin chasing strength. Bring the washing in. The swell has evaporated and only suitable for […]

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Golden Left

There’s waves. Swear. Just gotta wait about 45 minutes for a set. The swell is dying and the morning high tide is flooding the banks. But the patient, early riser has scored a few fun ones this morning. The sunrise was good too! Good to see a bit of colour splashed around the place. My […]

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Left Wing

It’s all about the left at Bondi…and don’t you all know it. After a 2 week wave drought, Bondi has had some fun waves on a south bank. It’s fickle on the tide…but real fun. The waves dragged out everyone, some faces I haven’t seen in ages. Hell, even I caught some. Today the swell […]

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