Friday, December 23, 2005

Well that’s it for another year – Aquabumps 5th year. What started as an email to a few mates has now grown rapidly to be viewed by approximately 16-17,000 per day all around the globe. It was a big year for this site… To wind up this year I thought I’d include some of my […]

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Thursday, December 22, 2005

Hot night last night – the heat was thick until the welcomed minor south change rocked in cooling the town down. This morning the new winds mashin’ up what little surf we have on offer this morning. Bondi was max’ing at waist high. Very messed up [and I’m not talking about Jamie Mann]. It’s no […]

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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Nice surprise this morning with some juicy lil’ waves down Bondi way. Average wave height around waist to chest high with larger sets up around head high. Inviting conditions with barely any wind, silky smooth surfaces and ultra deluxo warm water. These southern bumps are on the decline so an early sess is the go […]

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

See bullet points for more details: A small south swell is producing surfable waist high waves with the odd freak set around shoulder high – but you’ll have to be very patient in flat patches. Decent banks. The water is crystal clear. Clearest I’ve ever seen it (Mentawaiesque). Water is also a perfect temperature – […]

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Monday, December 19, 2005

Huh-wot? <Insert vague look> Bet ya there’s some dusty heads around the traps today after a turbo charged silly season weekend…especially for the odd 2000 cats that rocked up to Bondi Pavilion yesterday for the Tsubi/Modular Christmas extravaganza with WolfMother (they cranked), Sneaky, Cut Copy, Vanshe… Got some classic snaps. Click this button below to […]

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Friday, December 16, 2005

This morning I cranked up the new pole to get elevation for some different angles – heavy sucker. Surf Report: Not much happening in the wave department – around 5am there were a few (so I’ve been told), but at 7am it fizzled out and I could only find a waist high shorey which wasn’t […]

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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Our SE swell is rapidly running out of juice as it drops overnight. Bondi is still very surfable at 7:30am with waist to chest high waves frequently popping up. Seriously chaotic large crowds in and out of the water enjoying this sensational summer’s morning. Light winds tending moderate northeasterly in the morning and freshening near […]

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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

When you’re in the desert and some one throws you a cracker – it’s the best damn cracker you’ve ever had. Today Hui threw us a cracker with 3-4 foot wind swell generated from last night’s powerful south change. In contrast to the ankle biting dribbles we’ve had of late…it looks like a fun…even if […]

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Your toughest decision today should be what colour Aquabumps tee to buy – not to surf or not to surf. Waves are pretty much non-existent this morning with shore slappers (and I’m not talking about Sammy and Mannie standing on the waters edge). Every 10 minutes a waist high set rocks in breaking right on […]

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Monday, December 12, 2005

Another sunny day without waves – sound familiar? It’s been some time since our last chunky swell and I hate to say it…but can’t see much hope on the radar for this week. The Bondi shorey was breaking around waist high with NE winds (light). It’s barely surfable…swim time. Different tune over in Hawaii as […]

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Friday, December 09, 2005

You probably fell off your chair when you checked your email this morning and there sits the early bird Aquabumps email that usually drifts in around lunchtime (ok sometimes later depending how good the surf is)….ha. It’s flat. Pancakes. Another day of no surf and hot weather (max 27). In fact, there’s not really going […]

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Thursday, December 08, 2005

Surf. What surf. Nothing to see here. That south change last night brought nothing but a good night’s sleep. You might find a knee high scrap at an east facing beach – other than that – its a beach day with a fat 32 degrees and perfect sunshine. Not as cooking as the sweltering heat […]

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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Different morning down at Bondi today. No waves. Zip. Barely anyone in the water…no swimmers doing laps of the bay, very few shore paddlers. What’s up? Well we had a special guest last night at Bondi – not Rasta, not Taj… just a large shark around the south headland at 6pm. The shark faffed about, […]

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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Yesterday’s mini south change kicked it up a notch (ok maybe half a notch)…it’s now not flat… but knee high dribbly bits mainly from the East. Good day for beginners…otherwise crank the work out in hope that a new swell will arrive later this week – which I think will happen. (Fri). Bureau of Meteorology […]

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Monday, December 05, 2005

She’s gonna be a hot one. Fat Thirty-1 degrees today. No surf to report… nada… dribbles… no wind… glassy… perfect for a dip. NW winds with a brief south change later today which should cool things a little. Not much swell this week – do other stuff. Ramble – How about Friday nights storm that […]

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Friday, December 02, 2005

We all like Fridays…especially when you’re wrapping up a decent weeks surfing in Sydney. We’ve pretty much had waves every day of some sort…with a few monsters on Mondee. That strange facial twitch has probably calmed…and you can stop staring at the virtual buoys in hope of a peak. Today we still have decent 3 […]

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Thursday, December 01, 2005

Today’s report is late…yup, but for a good reason…a special guest… Today I caught up with one very chilled individual; Dave Rastovich who on a 7 hour stop-over in Sydney (on route to Hawaii) paddled out to flirt with today’s decent 3-4 footers from the east. 26 year old Rasta has a brilliant job…one to […]

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