The swell direction has flipped over to the NE and other breaks are showing promise. Bondi neglects the north swell so it was 2-3 foot but much cleaner than the Maroubra which was 3-4 foot, but a bit wobbly. Winds are offshore all day – ah yes, a good day for surfing. High tide 9am, […]

The rain has truly set in and the swell has jacked up a little. All of today’s shots were taken whilst huddling under a small shelter along Campbell Parade. I saw a few good waves roll through in front of the 2nd ramp – 2-3 foot, quite a large hungry crowd out sampling early, despite […]

I wasn’t around for the City to Surf but you sure can tell 100,000 people have been through our neck of the woods…Bondi seems a little ‘worn’. I also missed the clean swells of yesterday that so many have kindly reminded me of this morning. It’s dropped back a little, 2-3 foot. Bondi was uncrowded […]

G’day from Perth. Yep we’re back in boomtown WA and today’s images come from a super backwashy Trigg Beach (A metro beach). There’s 2-3(ish) footers over here at the moment, bit junkie…few guys out and pretty much closing out straight (std). They’d be something down south for sure. Where is everybody? Not a soul to […]

Hola. Damn fine morning. Chilly though. Small little bump at Bondi (1-2 footers), clean and infrequent. Most crew where on the right/left in the corner, but I didn’t really see it do much – most waves started off flash, but fattened out pretty quickly. The sun is out, the skies full of colour at 6:30am […]

In stark contrast to yesterday we’ve now got offshore winds, cleaner 3-4 footers and sunshine. It’s still not perfect and showing signs of recent agitation, but I recommend ditching school and sampling a few for yourself. No rush though, there seems to be waves until Sunday with a another peak in swell on Friday afternoon. […]

I like storms. Sydney has been lashed by a violet south storm overnight. Winds hit 55 knots last night, I thought the windows were going to blow in. What a mess! I drove around this morning documenting all the busted stuff. The City to Surf tents were massacred as the southerly picked them up and […]

In 1 line, frosty, sunny morning with no waves. The ocean has exhausted all swell from last week and we’re in a holding pattern until a brand spankin’ new south swell arrives late tonight. The inbound swell will hit with a 30 knot buddy called Gale. Swell for most of the week, let’s just see […]

Little bump in the bay this morning. Nothing special. Thick overcast early which has now burnt off. Every 15 minutes there was a (freaky) head high set rolling into the rip bowl in the middle, but I could have been lucky with my timing. Mostly waves 1-2 foot dribblers. ENE swell, NW winds and it’s […]

The swell has gone nor-east and period dropped. Bondi still has some fun little ones (2 footers), just need to drop anchor whilst waiting in between sets (rips are horrendous – still). Clean’n’offshore right now, brief moment of sunrise glory at 7am before returning to greydom. Max 19 degrees on land, will rain, yes, oh […]

Quite a tricky morning to capture a decent image down at Bondi. The rain was coming and going, it was also so dark that you could barely get a decent shutter speed and most people were glued to bed. We’ve still got a dead south swell and north wind (which Bondi loves) but that’s about […]

I am not sure if I’m reading the right swell charts but they’re claiming a spike in swell period from 8 to 20 seconds during today. Don’t see that every day. 20 seconds is what you normally find in Indonesia with well-groomed ground swells, not here in Sydney. The wave heights are lacking size which […]

It’s wasn’t bad at all this morning considering the forecast was for 1-2 foot dribblers and rain. 2 distinct peaks had 2-3 footers with the rip from hell running. Swimming with a camera wasn’t the easiest thing. Pockets of sunshine and a warm(ish) morning – nice! Offshore winds now, onshore SE later. Max 18, Min […]

Don’t believe the hype…the predicted south swell has dropped rather than spiking up. Some sort of morning-junk-wobble-extravaganza going down – which made it look very ordinary at sunrise. It got a little better towards 9am, but only half as good as I thought it’d be. 3 footers, SW winds, moments of sunshine. Weekend outlook: SE […]

It’s not too often I can say this, but it looks quite tasty out there right now. We’ve got a spike in swell producing waves around 3-4 foot at Bondi. Ok, so there’s still some leftover junk from recent winds, but it looks beltable with some meaty sections. I’d say an early paddle would be […]

Boom! Wow, how’s the thunderstorms last night? Thought Moses was waving that staff around at Mark’s Park. Boom! Another cold winters morning, the kind that hurts when putting on the rubber. The surf conditions were quite poor this morning – so I’m not really sure why I went out for a swim with my camera. […]

In came the new dead south swell but so did it’s buddy the wind. Waves pushed up into the 3 foot range but 20 knots of cross shore will definitely put some randomness out there. The gale is said to calm down as the day progresses, one can only hope that means an improvement in […]

I shot a lot of pics this morning – more than normal. I am not sure if it was because: a) I read too many photography books on the weekend (and was a bit overzealous) b) Had too many coffees c) There was just a lot going on this morning down the beach (pros, airs, […]

If you’re looking to kill half a day, put 5 surfers in a car and drive around the northern beaches for 7 hrs. Easy done! Check break A,B,C then go back to C, check D, then one surfer reckons the tide is good for A but by that time we’re due for coffee and gags, […]

Kinda of an odd day. We’ve got leftover East swell which has been beaten by the westerly wind stick overnight and fading fast…then later a new south swell will hit bringing the goods. I like the look of tomorrow at South facing beaches. Maroubra had a little chilly wave on offer early today (2ft) with […]

The inbound east swell arrived and provided some fun ones this morning. Looking out the window as I write this I can’t see a cloud in the sky – my, my, what a difference a couple of hours can make (it looked like it was going to bucket down at 7am and was shooting in […]

’twas one of those nice warm winter mornings where a swim wasn’t out of the question. The waves are still flat and the skies fat with clouds. Looking forward to tomorrow’s new east swell – that’s for sure…not much else to write about until then. Here a few snaps from my last week’s Kimberley’s red […]

An old mate from out of town was calling me early for a swell check at Bondi as he was passing thru. He had that twang in his voice that told me he hadn’t surfed in a long while (kids, Perth, beer) – so he’s frothin’. At 6:30am I cruised down to see what the […]

Inland. Yep, I’m currently off the coast and shooting some red dirt. Never done it before – don’t worry, it’s only 1 report and we’ll be back to your Bondi routine on Monday. Today’s images come from El Questro, a million acre wilderness park in the Kimberley’s of West Oz. A place where you can […]

Not much to work with down at Bondi today (photography-wise). The storm clouds are laying it on thick as the swell doubled into the 4-6 foot range. Had to shoot these pics at 3200 iso…that’s how dark it was. 3 guys out early waiting for something decent to roll in…the SE onshore was hindering most […]

Another morning of good conditions down at Bondi – and don’t you all know it. Quite a few more crew out for the early on the whiff of a 3 foot set. Winds were a optimal NW early, but will swing more southerly as the day progresses (up to 20 knots). Looks like there will […]

After a successful weekend of south swell it’s tapered off somewhat this morning. Halved me thinks. Bondi had a 2-3 foot wave, little wonky but mostly fun as not many people were out (brr). The rain has now set in after threatening rain clouds circled the bay all morning. The great news is that we’ve […]

I was surprised to see the inbound swell hasn’t arrived yet as the period jumps from 6.3 secs (4am) to 13.4 secs (10am) and then onto a heavy 18 secs (10pm) by tonight. In simple terms that should mean a new ground swell flowing into Sydney – where is it? Maybe check it later. Should […]

Incredibly flat morning…even if you were the keenest of keen you’ll struggle to find a push today. Nice, fresh, crisp morning to be up and about though as the Whales swim across the bay followed by a large pod of dolphins. To top it off, there was a colourful sunrise with some low hanging cloud. […]

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 […]