I was quite surprised to see a small, clean swell still chuggin’ into the bay at day break. I suspect it will fade quickly though as the swell charts show a rapid decline in energy around lunchtime. There’s a nice (small) left in the corner with barely anyone out….1-2 foot. I’d say the extremely cold […]

You’d think after sending daily emails for 11 years we’d have a better handle on it…nope. You may receive two daily emails today, a colourful Lizard Island escape that was intended for yesterday and now you’ve got our back to Bondi edition. Ah yes, a well oiled machine here at Aquabumps. I even lost a […]

Hiya, today we have a guest writer (someone who actually writes for a living)…a guy called Moose, who you’ll find down at the ‘Bergs every morning before sunrise punching out laps. Not sure if he’s actually writing about me (it ain’t this glossy) or his own life : It’s easy as an Aquabumps subscriber to […]

Hi there. Sorry about the late Friday report and the lack of updates this week. If you’re 1 of our 11,000 Facebook crew you’d know we’re up in the warmer temperatures of Lizard Island for a few days. Lizard Island is 240 kilometres north of Cairns (Queensland) and is a national park area out near […]

It was just one of those days where it’s not worth even opening the car door. The wind was blowing early, the rain has already set in, the swell was small and wind beaten…nothing on offer at all. (oh and it’s quite a bit cooler). I’d like to say something like ‘no matter it’s going […]

Hi. Not much happening down the beach (again). Bondi was a weak, flappy 1 foot with 3 guys out. The storm clouds are circling and puttin’ on sum precipitation. It took me 20 minutes to write that opening line…so I might quit whilst I am ahead. Not much to talk about really. The forecast looks […]

It’s dead calm out there – Lake Bondi that is. Probably the flattest I’ve seen it in months. Completely forget surfing today (in Sydney). You’ll just be disappointed. Tomorrow same same. Sunday tiny and then finally a new south swell on Monday. Special morning. Not sure if it was the winter sunshine, the still conditions […]

Interesting morning…it’s as if someone was messing with the hue and saturation dials in my head (I’ve never been the same since I cracked my head open at Vuey – but that’s another story). 1 minute the skies above Benny Buckler were hued with intense colours, and then moments later its grey, dull and contrast […]

You’re not really missing out on anything down the beach. That south swell has lost it’s grunt and 1-1.5 footers were dribbling into Bondi early this morning. Nice sunny winter light but cold once again. The radar shows no swell energy for the rest of the week, so a good time to do something else… […]

After a week’s supply of solid south swell it’s dropped back into 2 footers. It looks like it’s going to be small all week long, especially Thursday/Friday where is could be dead flat. Enjoy the sunshine and chilly mornings – freezing this morning. It’s about the only surfable day left in this week so I’d […]

Yesterday and Tuesday this week were incredible days to be a surfer in Sydney. Everyone has stories of scoring gold. Well, the epic SE swell has died from yesterday… and we’ve only had a few hour gap before a brand spankin’ new south swell has arrived. Wish I had a time lapse series from this […]

Wow – what a morning. It all began with a vivid sunrise at Bondi as bright hues smeared across the skies. Loads of people up early exercising after being locked indoors for the past 3 weeks. The swell is still here, Bondi had 4-5 footers but mostly closing out. The Bra has a vicious rip […]

What a magic day to not be in the office. 3-5 foot waves, clean offshores and finally some sunshine – the 3rd day without rain in a month. Bondi had some great waves at sunrise. A left was putting on some barrells, but I reckon that would be a common story on many beaches in […]

This morning the sun came out to play – hooray! Kinda nice being able to take photos outside of the back seat of the van. Swell is up and thumpin’. Bronte to Bondi has 4-6 footers with strong offshore winds early. No one out as it looks a little wild and crazy. I’d head north […]

Guess what? It’s raining…yeah I know, unbelievable right? It’s bucketing down right now as I write this. Look on the bright side, the salt on your car will be rinsed off, the garden will spring back green, the dams are full and you can get a park pretty much anywhere in Bondi. Still….I know I’d […]

As winter dominates today we have soggy 2-3 footers at Bondi. The SE winds are making a mess of it so you’ll have to surf somewhere with better protection. I sat in the car park for 30 minutes as it poured (and still is pouring), shooting some of the worst images I’ve taken in a […]

My van looks suss at the best of times…people think it’s a ASIO abduction van and the side door will swing open snatchin’ your children. Well today is looked extra suss with a 600mm lens gorking out the side door. When I tried to explain to the morning walkers that I was shooting surfing pics, […]

Lotsa wonkiness out there at 7am. Even though the southern corner was partially protected, the ocean is still showing signs of yesterdays 35 knot agitation. Large sets, 4-6 foot and barely anyone out. The S.W. winds will settle as we progress through the day…hopefully tidying up a little. Tomorrow will be 3 feet and cleaner. […]