Parko

It was one of THOSE mornings where I’m sitting in the car watching the windscreen wipers beat side to side. It’s raining and 1/2 foot. Lake Bondi is like a ghost town. What to shoot? What am I doing with my life? Shall I go back to bed? Maybe I need to fly somewhere… Then […]

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Malfunction

The forecast was for decent waves this morning (4ft+). Last night it started to kick. At 4am I was getting a little excited at the thought of shooting waves over head high and waited for light. In the dark I checked Coastalwatch’s up-to-date take on conditions and it said 32 foot and offshore. Wow…even more […]

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Grey

I am back in Bondi after a short stint out of town. Wasn’t that one hell of a good week to take off? Watch this video from The Bird…and you’ll see what I mean. The weather is all grey and there is a small shorey worth surfing. Good to have some decent banks back at […]

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Cape Fear

Howdy. Plenty of SE swell around Sydney this morning. Good week huh? Went for a drive this morning to The Cape…was ok, bit small and the high tide ruined all the fun but there was the odd nugget. The Bird came along as well to shed a new angle on the most feared wave. Water […]

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Bogey Hole

I shot at Bronte this morning. It seemed like the only option today with this wild, wonky swell. Somewhere else is cranking today though…you just have to do a lot of driving to find it (and it would have to be tucked away from the winds). I saw some sets in the 4-5 foot range…mostly […]

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Shelter

With all the recent agitation in the ocean it is looking a little wonky out there. You will need to seek sheltered corners to find rideable waves. Bondi looked pretty random…but at least it’s uncrowded. The surf forecast looks healthy for the rest of the week. A new swell on Thursday and something really good […]

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Sloppy

After a rather stormy weekend with huge swell it seems to be calming down. Well at least it has stopped raining but the wind is howling. I didn’t really see any significant surfing going down at beach this morning. The sheltered northern beaches would have better waves than around here. The Spartan Bourez won the […]

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Bump

There is a little bump in the corner at Bondi this morning. It looks fun, crowded and not over shoulder high. After perusing the swell charts there is plenty of swell coming…Sunday should be 4 foot later in the day. How good is that? 3 things you need to know today: The Drugaware Margaret River […]

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Thunder

Did you know that Maroubra is a local aboriginal word for “Place of Thunder”? Presume they’re talking about the crashing waves found there. When the swell has a bit of east or north in it – Maroubra using has some fun waves. Today we have a SE swell which is lighting up many beaches along […]

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Pebble

After all that recent wind the ocean is pretty unsettled. The good news is that there is swell, SE, head high, sometimes a tad bigger. The winds are offshore finally (NW) so hopefully the surf will get better as the day progresses. This morning I followed local lifeguard and pro surfer Blake Thornton around…searching for […]

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Flicker

For a brief moment there I thought the clouds were going to clear…about half-an-hour later it rained. I think it’s going to be a lil’ volatile today. I saw waves though. 3 feet and onshore – Bondi’s finest. The line-up was deserted, it always is when there are clouds in the sky. Especially on a […]

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Fruity

After a week of perfect weather it has finally changed. Today is dark and gloomy with rain. You could barely see anything at 7am it was so dark. Great news, the waves have picked up and I saw chest high sets. Sure it’s onshore and messy, but after a week of 1 foot it’s a […]

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Mecca

If I had a dollar for everyone that said this to me today… “I had to come for a swim today after seeing your photos yesterday” …I’d be rich. Filthy. Everyone was down there this morning enjoy the salubrious water conditions we have at the moment. This pretty picture will all end shortly though…storm and […]

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Under

It’s hard to believe that Bondi is only 8 kilometres from a major city and has such clear water (sometimes). Definitely not all the time. This is the same beach that was famous for an untreated sewage outlet which was closed in the mid-1990s. Can you believe that? Well…today Bondi’s got her best duds on…crystal, […]

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Just right…

If I could bottled up a morning like today and save it for later, I would. The water was an incredible 22 degrees. It felt like a bath tub. There was zero wind so the surfaces were silky. Water clarity was off the hook and the waves were small (waist-chest), but I found a nice […]

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