Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder high, bit messyErm…not too flash dis morning. Swell has dropped and it was quite weak and messy. Loads of people still keen for a muck around at Bondi. The odd decent left was coming through (Hui rewards a patient man today). It will probably get a little worse with […]

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Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Bondi 7am – over head high sets, looking the goods.Offshore and head high. Looking great this morning. South East swell still pumping into Sydney on this sensationally sunny day. Good banks, large early morning crowds…plenty of waves. All good. Wind: W/NW 10/15 knots. Local afternoon NE seabreezes 10/15 knots inshore. High tide 12:31 Low tide […]

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Friday, October 01, 2004

Bondi 8am – Small, Onshore and mushy Big storm drowning Sydney at the moment. Heavy rain and gale force winds. Could barely get a shot of Bondi without getting the camera wet (sorry only 1 pic today!). Wind: E/SE 13/18 knots freshening to 25/33 knots by late morning. Winds create waves. Strong winds can make […]

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Thursday, September 30, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder high – onshore junkNot looking too flash down Bondage this morning. The swell has come up but so has the wind (15 knots of onshore SE). Quite a few beginners out enjoying the uncrowded conditions…I would save your energy for the weekend – because it’s looking reeeeaaal noooice for […]

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Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Bondi 6:30am – nope…no action Under a cloudy sky this morning, Bondi wasn’t really producing much at all. A confused weak swell is dribbling into Bondi rarely producing quality worthy of a paddle. Size – around knee to waist high, quite a large crowd considering conditions. A south change this afternoon will shake things up […]

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Friday, September 24, 2004

Bondi 7am – head high junkies Hello all. Yesterday’s late south change has kicked up some swell for head high waves this morning at Bondi. Quality is poor and bumpy as it’s just a wind swell, yet still rideable. Swell is coming from the SE and looks decent, so hopefully it will clean up before […]

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Thursday, September 23, 2004

Bondi 7am – head high for the grommiesIf you’re 13 years old, around 3 foot tall, 30 kilos – today is going off for ya. Small waves lacking in power are dribbling into Bondi this morning. 2 lil’ tigers, Raoul (13 yrs old) and Perth (14 yrs old), where out there this morning dominating. Keep […]

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Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist high with slightly bigger setsWhen the weather is this good, I reckon we all deserve a day off. It’s impeccably sunny with next to no wind this morning. Surf has dropped off overnight, leaving us with beginner friendly – waist high waves, and occasionally larger sets that don’t really go anywhere. […]

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Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Bondi 7:12am – waist to shoulder high, totally closing out The 06:21am low tide was detrimental to the surf down at Bondage dis mornin’. Waves were pretty much shutting down as they collapse on the exposed sand banks. You couldn’t even get to your feet – so until the water comes back, forgut-about-it. (high tide […]

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Friday, September 17, 2004

Bondi 8am, shoulder high on sets, bit messy Downtown Bondage again put on some small waves for us to enjoy this morning. I’m not torkin’ going off, but there’s fun to be had. Wave height is around shoulder high on sets and the surface quality was a little bumpy, nonetheless worthy of a paddle in […]

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Thursday, September 16, 2004

Bondi 6:15am – Bumpy chunks, over head highAn increase in swell overnight has produced decent bumpy waves from the South east. Size was great, but the shape wasn’t too flash. Bigger sets closing out on the southern bank with only a handful of guys sniffing around at 6:15am. All up, it’s surfable and good for […]

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Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Bondi 7am – shoulder high, bigger on setsHello. Sorry for the late one. There are still waves today. Bondage was working and loads of crew for the early. Couple of peaks, one in the middle and a decent left/right in the south. Noticed big gaps between sets, so you’d have to be patient. Not much […]

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Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Bondi 7am – looking good, head highOvernight swell dropage has left us with nice, clean head high waves. Bondi was looking great earlier today with consistent sets and decent banks. Hit a south facing beach and score. Wind: W/SW 8/13 knots, tending E/NE 10/15 knots during afternoon and W/NW 10/15 knots in the evening. High […]

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Monday, September 13, 2004

Bondi 7am – big sets, hard workI watched 6 guys paddle out @ Bondi, 1 by 1 they came in after catching 1 wave. Hard work against this big swell and large volumes of moving water. Some of the biggest sets had 10 – 12 foot faces…There would be a few good waves in one […]

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::Friday, September 10, 2004

7am Maroubra – shoulder to head high – not bad How-yooo-doin. The swell has decreased overnight leaving us with very clean, fun, small waves this morning. This ENE swell is nicely finding its way into Maroubra earlier today (7am). Today is one of those days you just don’t want to be in the office – […]

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::Thursday, September 09, 2004

Maroubra 7am, 3-4 foot reeeeal noiceChecked out Maroubra this morning and was impressed. This ENE swell is definitely funnelling into the Bra. Was pretty crowded at 7am, but still quite a few waves to be had. The main peak was in the northern corner with a decent left rolling off it. The wind was offshore […]

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::Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Bondi 7am knee/waist high, wind chop, junkie Forget-about-it. The NE winds have picked up overnight creating a local wind swell not really worthy of a paddle. Looked more like waist high wind chop to me…the interval between swells is very short and the insistent onshores ain’t doing it any favours. Small crew out at North […]

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::Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist to chest high, busyA small ESE swell is trickling into our part of the world at the moment. Perfectly glassy early morning conditions producing some small rideable waves, nothing much over head high – average around waist high. The NE wind is going blow this afternoon, so best get in early. […]

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::Monday, September 6, 2004

MBondi, 2-3 foot inconsistent and cleanHello. Well it’s all happening down at Bondi – snow, crazeee thunderstorms and now a few waves. Yesterday a freak hail storm created our own snow field on the Bondi hill…(?) few crew getting air on their snowboards (thanks Bridget Fleming and Steve Back for photos.) Too funny. On the […]

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::Thursday, September 02, 2004

Bondi 7am 4 foot and mushy There’s swell this morning (along with wind and rain). It’s from the south and quite chunky. Slight onshore SE winds making it messy, but you’d have to get in the car and head to the northern beaches for some decent stuff (e.g. Manly). Forget our side – need protected […]

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::Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Bondi 7:30am – head high (+) but messy, onshore Hello. 1st day of spring aiii. There be a swell increase last night which is the good news. But the SE onshore winds have decided to come with it. Bondage was looking mighty junky and fat at 7:30am, but I would check the low(ish) tides for […]

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::Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Bondi 7am – waist high on sets (just), Mal dayClean crisp conditions for a microscopic NE wind swell. Not worth surfing – perhaps take the mal out for a muck around. But that’s about it. Biggest sets were around waist high and really infrequent. Sun is shining and morning temperatures are on the increase. Maximum […]

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::Friday, 27 August 2004

Bondi 7am 1 foot and not pumping1 foot dribbly bumps lapping into Bondi this morning. Virtually no power to even push a 5 year old grommie (or Beo). Swell is coming from north east which is a good sign of summer coming. Wind: NW 10/15 knots tending NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon and SE […]

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::Thursday, August 26, 2004

Bondi 7am 1-2 foot, forgetaboutitIt’s a day for the beginners. Tiny weak waves were struggling to produce anything decent. Long waits between ripples and a huge morning crowd enjoying the sunshine. Great morning to be doing something other than surfing, water is still chilly 17 degrees, but worth a dip. I’m sorry to report that […]

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::Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Bondi 2-3 Foot, playful but bit on the small side, crowded As expected the swell has retreated overnight robbing us of the fun head high chunx of yesterday. It is still surfable, yet small and crowded – unfortunately predicted to drop as the day progresses. On the bright side, it feels like summer with salubrious […]

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::Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Bondi 6:30am 3-4foot, quite straightYou could feel summer coming in air this morning. Loads of activity down Bondi – joggers, walkers, rollerbladers, surfers..The chill has disappeared and the sun was partly shining. Gentle offshore winds creating good surfaces for 3-4 foot bumps rolling into Bondeee. Only 1 thing missing – banks (standard). Real noice right […]

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::Monday, August 23, 2004

Bondi 7am – 3 foot all over the shopNothin’ much to get excited about this morning. Swell size has increased overnight producing waves around head high – but it’s seriously lacking shape. Really bumpy, messy & weak. Bit all over the shop. Not many crew out… Tomorrow is looking bigger (and hopefully better). Wind: S/SW […]

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::Friday, August 20, 2004

Bondi 3 foot – looking the goodsSensational sunny morning with clean head high waves pumpin’ into Bondi. This week’s south swell is hanging in there to produce some decent waves – worthy of a paddle. Big crew out at middle Bondi scoring some good lefts on a newly formed bank. Southern corner has nothing but […]

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::Thursday, August 19, 2004

Bondi 7:20am – 3/4foot, messy but a couple coming throughHola Ninos! Rain has stopped this morning which allowed me to take a few snaps. All this rain…but in the wrong spot? How about a little in those damns. Swell has declined and now waves are up around the 3-4 foot mark from the south. Offshore […]

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::Tuesday, 17th August

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::Friday, August 13, 2004

Bondi – 2-3 foot, quite straightHad to happen…yep, swell is on the decline after a sensational week of surfing. Still surfable today with the odd head high set out at Bondi, however suffering the lack of decent banks (broken record?). Couple of waves in the corner, but not as good as it’s been. Should have […]

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::Tuesday, 10th August

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::Friday, August 06, 2004

Bondi 7am – 3 foot, fat and bit of fun. Aaaha. It arrived. Last night the swell picked up as predicted and we’ve got shoulder to head high waves at Bondi this morning. Quite a few crew out early this morning enjoying clean offshores and some fun waves. As mentioned in my past 10 reports, […]

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::Thursday, August 05, 2004

Bondi 8:30am – knee high, straightThe waves have picked up slightly overnight, but before you get too excited, it’s gone from totally flat to knee to waist high. Bondi has absolutely no banks and it pretty much breaking straight, so best give it a miss. Winds are currently clean offshore – this is predicted to […]

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::Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Bondi – flat.Pancakes today. Nothing to surf (or shoot). Do something else, mow the lawn, fix dings, work up brownie points with your girl (or boy). Forecast: Thusday – flat like today Friday – Waves pick up slightly to 2 foot, small. Saturday same as Friday Sunday decent 3 footers at south facing wave magnets. […]

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::Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Curl Curl 6:30am small small smallWhat happened? Who turned the waves off? Yesterday was looking great and then the one day wonder swell ran away… Trying to spread the Bumps around the place and took a (early) drive to Curl Curl to see whether the south swell was getting in there. Nup. 6 guys out […]

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::Friday, July 30, 2004

Bondi 7am 2-3 foot, fat or closing outSimilar size to yesterday but less power. Small waves still breaking at Bondage from this south swell – but the shape isn’t really doing it. Most waves were weak fat burgers or sucky closeouts. Some sets up around head high and the pick of the spots was middle […]

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::Thursday, July 29, 2004

Bondi 7am – Bondi 2-3 foot, ava a playWe’ve got small, consistent south swell. You’ll need to surf a beach that faces south to find the fun stuff (e.g. Bondi, Curl Curl). Otherwise you’d think it’s quite flat. Perfectly clean lines, gentle offshores and clear skies creating great conditions for a bit of fun. It […]

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::Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Bondi 7am – 2-3 foot fun wavesQuite liked what I saw this morning. Some really fun waves around shoulder to head high – both left and rights at Bondi. Quite a few surfers out for the early enjoying perfectly clear skies, clean conditions and a gentle chilly offshore breeze. Bondi should be similar for the […]

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::Monday, July 26, 2004

Bondi 7am – 2 foot and weak, no one outLong time between reports…and even today’s report rolls up into your inbox late. Sorry. The surf was clean and small this morning at Bondi (1 – 2 foot). Only 2 guys out at 7am, and it wasn’t really breaking that great as it looked pretty fat […]

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