Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Bondi 7am – very small early, but getting betterPrediction is for a hot muggy day in Sydney – with a mega maximum temperature of 42 degrees. Surf looked smaller, yet more sorted than yesterday. At 7am there were large lulls and the occasional waist to chest high set servicing an early large crowd. Nothing exciting […]

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Monday, November 29, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder high, playful.How good was da weekend? Perfect summer weather, south swell and offshores…rool noice. After a short south change last night, this morning has cleared up to produce small fun waves and a roasting hot day. Today 30 degrees and a scorching’ 42 degrees tomorrow. South Bondi had a […]

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Thursday, November 25, 2004

Bondi 7am – junky onshore over head highThe gusty southerly winds continue this morning making ruins of a solid swell. It’s pretty bumpy and chunky, like the last few days. Once the winds calm down there should be wave on offer. Nothing special. Bondi Tsunami – a film about four young Japanese surfers touring Australia’s […]

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Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Bondi 7am – full on onshore, mega messy head highThe south winds are howling this morning. Thought it was calming down last night – but nope! Bondi was mega messy and onshore at 7am. Waves got up around head high on sets. Quite a few crew out sniffin’ the odd bumpy chunk. Your board might […]

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Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Bondi 6:15am – well over head high on sets, onshore and messyHola! At first glance it looked ridiculously ugly down at Bondi this morning with howling onshore winds mashn’ up the south swells. After watching it for a little while, I concluded it was quite surfable. Large head high++ chunks breaking right out the back […]

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Monday, November 22, 2004

Bondi 7am – onshore waist high, poor The onshore winds continue from the weekend making mushy waves at Bondi. The swell is coming in from the south and only producing waist high to the occasional bigger set wave (shoulder high). Nothing to get too excited about, the overcast skies making�the office�not such a bad option. […]

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Friday, 19 November 2004

Bondi 6am – very small knee high. Yesterday’s NE winds have created a local weak windswell that is only managing to produce ankle to knee high waves. Bondi wasn’t picking up the new ENE swell direction and was pretty micro. Forget surfing. Max land temp is a mega 30 degrees today – go for a […]

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Thursday, November 18, 2004

Bondi 7am – small waist high and closing out – no good. After yesterday’s day of fun waves we are left with mere tiny swell scraps this morning. An early morning summer’s haze setting the scene for a hot day (max 32! Yeha!). I would forget the board and go for a swim instead as […]

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Bondi 6am – looking the goods, crowded. Looking great this morning with head high clean waves on the low tide this morning. You’ll need to hit it before the lunch time high tide comes in, transforming these waves into fat burgers. High tide 12:38pm Low tide 06:00am. NW offshores should hold off for a little […]

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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Bondi 6:40am – shoulder high onshore bumps Aloha…The predicted south change has rolled into Sydney dispersing thick grey clouds, cooler weather, onshore winds and kickup some south swell. Bondi had head high ugly bumps rolling in the south corner with a small crowd sniffing for the odd one with wall. (high % of burgers). All […]

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Monday, November 15, 2004

Bondi 7am – unsurfable…but super sunnyHola! Great morning to be roaming around the beach – it’s perfectly sunny…dire if you’re keen on surfing today. The fact that I waited 30 minutes to shoot a surfer actually standing up (and didn’t succeed) should tell you something. Ha! So it’s pancake heaven. Go for a swim instead. […]

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Friday, November 12, 2004

Bondi 8am – yawn. It’s flat. Really flat. Boring.You’re missing nothing on the surf front this morning. Virtually no swell getting in Bondi (that’s if there’s anything out there). It’s flat. Sensational sunny day heading towards a max of 27 degrees. Offshore winds with a east (micro) swell. The word on the street is that […]

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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist high, occasionally bigger, weak.Got down there this morning and thought cool, a few waves it’s picked up! After closer inspection and 30 minutes of waiting for someone to get a decent wave I realized it was fools gold. Large crowd surfing weak full bondi burgers – early high tide wasn’t do […]

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Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Bondi 6am, onshore weak mush againOnshore winds are making a mess of the waist to shoulder high bumps down at Bondi this morning. Few crew out in search of anything surfable, but sadly it’s really not worth a paddle unless you’re just starting out or a mega keen frothn’ man grommet. (e.g. Beo) Legend surfers […]

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Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Bondi 6:30am – junkyard waist to chest high mushThe combination of a weak east windswell and strong early SE onshore winds create mushy conditions. So if you’re frothn’ around looking for a waves – your options are limited. I suggest doing something else, work hard, score some brownie points with the girl/boy friend, stop the […]

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Monday, November 08, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist high overcast dribble The perfect sunny weekend weather has now deteriorated to dark overcast skies and rain. The surf situation ain’t to crash hot either with dribbly knee to waist high waves at Bondi. One of the rare days that you will see only 1 or 2 optimistic crew bobbing up […]

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Thursday, November 04, 2004

Bondi 7am – south swell, small – surfableWhat a cracker morning! Bad luck to those who slept in. Sun is shining and there’s very little wind. The swell has switched its origins from north east to south east and Bondage is showing a little surfable bump this morning. It’s mostly around waist high with the […]

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Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Bondi 6am – nope, nothing to see hereNot much to write about this morning down at Bondi. Apart from the sun was shining and great offshore conditions – that’s about it as there is barely any of the northerly swell getting in Bondage. Few crew on Mals paddling for ankle to knee high ripples. Try […]

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Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Bondi 7:50am – ankle biters. Mow the lawn.After a ferocious morning thunderstorm we’re left with no surf this morning down at Bondi. Think this NE swell is missing Bondage entirely. I only saw a group of learners from the surf school playing around in the middle. Other beaches more east facing would pick up a […]

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Monday, November 01, 2004

Bondi 6:45am – waist high (odd shoulder high one), not too flashHello. We’re back! Yup…so Aquabumps reports are back on. Bondi was looking pretty poor this morning (keep in mind everything is going to look poor after surfing in Indonesia – boo). Today’s waves are around the waist high lacking shape and power. "should have […]

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