Birds Eye

How good was yesterday? Nice huh? Today – not so good. The southerly winds have returned today so the beaches are an onshore mess. The waves dropped out and you will only find 1 footers. The good news is that this weekend is a beach weekend. Saturday will boast a summery 27 and Sunday 30! […]

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Tornare

It’s back…sun + waves that is! 3 cheers! After a long week of pretty miserable weather  it’s finally come good. You’ve probably been indoors working hard so it’s a good day to take some time off and surf or swim. I am. Do you know 7 people work at Aquabumps? An empire. Kinda. OK not […]

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Storms

Well…this storm currently lashing Sydney has plenty to it, doesn’t it? It’s been raining a lot lately with gale force winds. These storms are fruitless for surfers…the wind is just too strong and few surf spots are protected enough. Today is a great day to collect brownie points and get some work done. Should you […]

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Plan C

Plan A – shoot amazing waves at Bondi, with pink skies and guys shredding. Plan B – shoot Icebergs…always find something around there with good shelter from gale force winds and rain. Not today! Plan C – show some amazing shots from my recent trip to Italy. Tick. Let’s go with that. Hard day to get […]

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Mush

Take at look the photo above…that kinda sums up the beach today. Mush burgers. The wind is howling and we have isolated showers. You’re not really missing anything down here on the beach. Feels like winter. Do some work. Have a cup of tea. :: uge

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Early Shift

What…an Aquabumps daily email in your inbox before 10:30am? Can’t be! Yeah, this is the new me. How do ya like them apples? Well…the sun is rising so damn early (5:30am) and I am waaaaay ahead of my usual schedule. In fact my biggest problem is that there is barely anyone out to shoot so […]

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Local

Been in the ocean yet today? You should. It’s good. And the rest of this week is a windy, rainy and cooler. There’s some little waves around the traps. Nothing really worth writing about. 4 things you need to know: The Aquabumps crew raised $16,000 for SurfAid last week. Thank you to all 108 people […]

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Rituals

I hear this all the time… “Don’t you get sick of shooting the same thing every day?” No…I like it… It’s cliche…but…there’s always something new down the beach. Kinda like a lucky dip. After 16 years and over 4,000 morning shoots at Bondi, I still see new stuff. Just gotta have the eyes open. 2-3 […]

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Beach time

We’ve got a new south swell streaming into Bondeye…it’s looking real pretty. There are waves breaking above a short man’s head…and it’s only gonna get bigger. Bondi suffers under these current conditions. It just can’t handle it. At sunrise some waves broke fat – most just folded and closed out. Needless to say…paddling out on a fine […]

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Get Wet

I woke, peered at my phone…like we all do as we’re phone addicts…and saw the forecast was 28 degrees for today. How could I not go for a swim. Coming down? There were tiny waves on a central Bondi bank. Best suited to beginners and longboarders. North Bondi is looking the biz right now with […]

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Back to the Curves

I am back in Bondi and lovin’ the Spring weather. I missed the waves whilst I was away! Some fun lil’ 2 footers around, clean…and warm. From Friday’s poll – 92% of our readers said that they like a healthy mix of overseas and Bondi photos on Aquabumps (30% overseas 70% Bondi). I better book […]

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La Plage

G’day. How’s your Friday going? Are you ready for a beach weekend in Sydney? The weather forecast looks perfect. I was lucky enough to spend most of this week on the coast of southern France. Amazing place…just so different. Good water colours and clarity. I don’t often visit places without waves…so it was really quite a different […]

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Capri

Capri is an Italian island hanging off the coast of Naples. It’s a rugged chunk of rock that sticks out of the sea. It’s a huge holiday destination and pretty packed at this time of year. The Blue Grotta (or sea cave which is lit from below) is pretty special – write that one down for your […]

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Costiera Amalfitana

The forecast for today on the Amalfi Coast…34 degrees and sunny. Just like yesterday. In fact, just like the last 3 months. Lucca, who makes my morning coffee reckons it’s only rained once in 2 months (Disclaimer – Lucca’s English is as good as my Italian, we make do with lots of hand movements). It’s the perfect […]

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