Hit’n’Miss

These 4 foot swells don’t hang around long at the moment. Friday was big, Saturday was small (but fun), Sunday was big and now today is tiny. Waves are breaking around your knee caps to belt line. But that’s about it. Of course it’s clear skies, sunny and 28 today. Just like every day. Small […]

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T H A N K S ~ H U I

After a long flat spell we now have waves. No lie. Phew. Thanks Hui. The SSE swell has kicked in strong and Bondi was closing out at 7am (std). Get in the car and drive away from Bondi – you’ll score for sure! Winds are perfectly WSW offshore, the sunshine is out and today will […]

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D A I L Y F I X

I like today. Not for its surfing prowess as there are NO waves. More for its warmth and clear skies. It’s a corker and it’s gonna hit 30. Tools down. Hit the beach. You deserve it. Swell should arrive tomorrow. South. Boom. :: u g e

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M M M

Mmm feels like summer doesn’t it? (27) The waves are flat and the water is warm. You must go for a dip. I owe you an apology. Yesterday we promoted a Herringbone board giveaway which had expired, goneski…done. Yep, after we contacted our buddies at Herringbone before going live and got the green light, they […]

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C R A Z Y

The crazy warm weather continues and a huge crowd down the beach at 6am working on their summer rigs. Busiest morning of the year I reckon. 30 degrees today with strong NW winds = bad for fires. The surf is dismal. Really small stuff, good for beginners or logging. I don’t think you will surf […]

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S H O R E Y

Goedemorgen! OK, it’s actually ‘afternoon as Aquabumps headquarters has been a little busy. The swell has slipped a few gears and Maroubra had a small shorey worth slaying. Not much else seemed up to scratch. The wind is hooooowwling, 30 knots of W/SW and it’s a nice day outside. Might be a wave at Bondi […]

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T W I S T E D

Here’s the vitals of today. It’s a good one to be outside and a bonus to be at the beach. 2-3ft east swell. 12 knots of WSW wind. Hell fat high tide at 7:50am. Low at 2pm. I drove around all the Eastern beaches and they were all suffering under high-tide-itis. Tamarama had the wonkiest […]

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N O R T H I E S

With all this north swell in town I felt compelled to shoot something different, something more exposed. I ventured over the ditch and ended up in Manly. Manly loves a bit of north swell. Did you know that Manly was named after the indigenous people that lived there? Captain Arthur Phillip said the “”their confidence […]

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G U S T Y

Oh man it blew last night. It blew so hard that balconies are collapsing in Bondi (read news). What a storm hey? She brewed up some beefy swell for this morning though. Bondi had waves in the 3-5 foot range with a new ENE swell. Fortunately the winds have passed and now it’s time to […]

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G R E Y

Don’t be sad about those grey skies. It’s those grey skies and low pressure systems that create waves. The swell has arrived and Bondi was fun yesterday/today. So fun. I can’t believe we are surfing waves that break above our heads! Let’s party. It’s been a while. Today was relatively uncrowded at Bondeye – being […]

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N O C A M P I N G

Very different down there today. Less sun, colder, some rain, more antics, plenty of wind with pretty average surf. (But at least there is surf) Towards North Bondi had a few…South End looked horrible. Have a great weekend. Rain forecasted for tomorrow, Sunday looks nicer. Waves will be OK for both days. : : u […]

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B A N K L E S S

The sand banks at Bondi have reached an all-time low vrtually making it unsurfable. We need a serious storm to change the setup. I noticed someone has proactively hired a bulldozer to move sand around – that’s a start but nothing beats a raging north storm to push all the sand into our corner. A […]

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B U S H Y

Bush fires always seem to create interesting sunrises. There’s stuff in the air from smoke that illuminates at the right times of day. Bondi was looking it’s best at 5:40am. Hope you saw it. The waves were OK. Bigger than micro-yesterday. Most waves were closing out on shallow straight banks but worthy of a shred. […]

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N E W

New government, new week, new (wind) swell and new season. It’s all changing right here. The sun was up super early and so was the heat. 22 degrees when I woke at 5 sumpin’ o’clock. There is some wind chop around from the north that you can ‘surf’. But it’s very small. You’ll need the […]

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B R I E F

There is a little wave on offer down at Bondeye. It’s not hot, but rideable. It is going to be 24 degrees today. Swell should increase this afternoon and be OK for most of this week. Finally after weeks of dribbles. It’s Monday, I know you are busy…so this email is very short. O u […]

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V O T E – A B

At 5:50am it was shaping up quite nicely. Glassy conditions, small East swell and colours sprayed over the Buckler. Real pretty huh? By about 6:30am a small south change hit, messing the surf up and the skies filled grey. It’s now 11:38am as I write this and I can see sunshine baking through all windows. […]

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F R E S H

After what feels like eternity we’ve finally got surf to talk about. The swell drought has broken with fresh waist to shoulder high waves this morning. The surf is trickling in from the East so beaches facing that way will attract more (i.e. not south facing Bondi) The wind is a gentle 7 knots NW […]

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F L I G H T

Today is just like yesterday. Same Same. Sunny, warm, immaculate, glassy and FLAT. Ok, maybe a wave for the log that is breaking around your shins to your belt. Yesterday I was lucky enough to go flying above Bondi in ‘The Bird’. Oh boy, the colours up there were incredible. The water clarity is so […]

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S H O R T A G E

The ocean lacks energy and the sky is 100% clear. Damn this weather is mighty fine. Go outdoors – it’s just too good and those damn election TV commercials will make you lose your mind. (How bad are they?) Your next surf will be this weekend when a south swell arrives, other than that…grab the […]

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P L U N G E

Today we enter into Spring. True. I know most of you probably feel like that happened a few months ago. But it is here now, and looking real pretty. Today is a cracker. Go outside. Bask. Surf – nope. Still nothing. Later this week you will see some swell, but most days of this week […]

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