Well…it’s been better. As in better waves and better weather. It hasn’t stopped raining for hours and your vehicle is gettin’ a free wash today. I saw junkie waves around head high, sometimes bigger – but the ocean needs to calm down, so does the wind. It’s no Keramas out there…that’s for sure. Enjoy the […]

It’s nice to have a bit of sunshine, isn’t it? Dry out all the damp from the past few days. The surf is horrible. Onshore, 4-5 foot, mushy and ugly. This wind should calm down tomorrow…be better then. I am selling some stuff on ebay…pretty much new 15 inch MacBook Pro, Canon EOS Camera 1d […]

Hope you all had a good sleep in. You missed absolutely nothing down the beach this morning. It’s the pits. A 30 knot onshore smothered any goodness…only saw a learner class in the North of Bondi…that’s about it…maybe crank the work. Keramas is pumping for the world tour stop No.5…I just wish the generator would […]

Weatherwise…it’s been mental. The most volatile I’ve seen. It has been impossible to predict. I think we are in the middle of a big low pressure system and you’ll never know what’s coming. Fortunately this morning we had a few hours of reprieve from the wind…and a select few paddle out at the Cape to […]

There were waves this morning but no one seems interested in them. I struggled to find anyone surfing. Maybe this good run of swell has worn you all out? Maybe the cold weather and rainy clouds have scared everyone off. Maybe a secret spot is pumping and 100 out. Maybe it’s Monday and everyone has […]

The good news is that for the next 7 days there is going to be plenty of swell. That’s pretty typical for this time of year in Sydney. The trick is finding breaks that can handle the size and out of the wind. Bondi was wobbling around the place…the odd right out the back. Nothing […]

This south swell seems to be having trouble sorting itself out. It needs a good strong offshore to iron out all creases. Waves are breaking in the 4 foot plus range this morning at Bondi but they were wobbly and random. Very few guys surfing. Bronte had a little something on offer – but it’s […]

These rainy days are hard work for me. Trying to polish the grey mundane into something interesting for you all is no easy feat. Bondi was empty like a ghost town this morning – in and out of the water. The intermittent showers seem to be keeping everyone indoors. The great news is that you […]

This good ole’ south swell has plenty of beef to it. She just keeps on giving. For about the 4th day in a row we’ve got size, just not quality. I saw waves around 4-6 foot this morning. Bondi had 3 guys out in the southern corner picking off rights that looked kinda interesting. Be […]

There is plenty of swell today. Bondi was breaking around 6 foot earlier this morning – not looking too pretty as the banks struggle to hold such size. We just don’t have any reefs around here that can take such force. I went for a drive to a Sydney slab thinking it might just switch […]

Some days it’s pretty tough writing my two paragraphs to you all. I’ve written this spiel 3,500 times over the past 14 years..and the first sentence is always a killer. Takes me ages. I normally hunt around for inspiration (normally a distraction)…I trawl google earth looking for hidden point breaks in Sydney, watch Slater’s Fijian […]

What a good start to the day…the small waves continue and the sunshine is abundant. This will all change tomorrow when rain arrives and a thumpin’ new south swell. Super windy on Saturday afternoon (and big) but next week should be fun when it all calms down. The unstoppable Slater just won Fiji WCT tour […]

Sorry about the late update, been a little hectic at Aquabumps HQ. If you’re a new reader of Aquabumps due to our recent exposure – WELCOME (and these updates usually arrive around 10am, promise, swear, for real). This morning was the calm before the storm…glassy conditions, waist high waves, sometimes bigger…nothing magical. A little bit […]

Crispy, clean, sunny, glassy, warm, small and windless all come to mind when describing this morning down at Bondi. It was SO nice to be down there…as I’ve been chained to the sofa for nearly 6 days as a result of a torn hammy. I can’t stray far from the car with my injury, like […]