Doof-Doof

How’s ya tan? Been nice down the beach lately huh? Yesterday’s howling winds stirred up some junkie windswell. Bondi was fat, fun and crowded this morning with head high sets. I’m hoping it gets better later on. I think it’s gonna be a full house though. It’s a pretty full on time of year around […]

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B E A C H T I M E

Merry Christmas! Hope the fatman came through with the goods. I saw plenty of new boards out there in the line-up over the past couple of days (mine included). Lucky lil’ vegemites aren’t we? So the weather has been pretty bi-polar and a new storm is brewing hitting town Sunday. Ok – this will bring […]

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Seeya 2013

In keeping with Aquabumps tradition, the last update of the year shows my favourite shots from 2013. I barely traveled this year so it’s all about Bondi. Next year we are not having babies so I will be back on the plane visiting exotic waves and locations. Special thanks to you all for tuning in. […]

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S P I R I T

There was such a good vibe down the beach this morning. The Christmas spirit was everywhere. Shame Santa still hasn’t broken our week long swell drought…the surf is tiny. Tomorrow there may be a little wind wave. How about this weather? 35 degrees today – tools down, hit the beach. If you order our new […]

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1 P E D I

The surf is tiny but the water is warm and calm. Big crowd for such a small wave, all enjoying the summer vibe. Maybe some wind swell on the weekend, but this time of year ain’t famous for cranking waves. Better for partying and taking the foot off the gas. The postie is our new […]

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S P A R R O W S

It was well worth the early start. Great colours in the skies above Bondi as I swam around (circa 5:30am). Small wave chugging into the bay. Hungry pack hunting whatever was shaking. It’s only 1 foot so take the big logs. It’s a PERFECT beach day. If you want to surf an exclusive right hander […]

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V E N U S

Today’s all about the ladies. They were ripping out there… The weather is supreme. As good as it gets…top of the wozza and 26. Not too hot, not too cool. It’s going to be amazing beach weather all week – but very small surf. Ok, so you are Christmas shopping online and need it now…order […]

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D R I Z Z L E

The rain was off and on this morning so I only took 5 photographs. Here’s the lot. The waves were dismal…barely surfable. Rain forecasted for today but the weather should be really nice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. That was one of the biggest weekends in surfing with Mick Fanning winning his 3rd World […]

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L E V E L

It’s flat as this morning but she’s shaping into one hell of a beach day. It could cool down with some thunderstorms later today. There is quite a bit for us to talk about, so here is a summary: The Pipeline Masters will most likely run this weekend (Remember Hawaiian time is one day behind). […]

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L A R K

A survey of over 400 adults showed approximately 15% are morning people, 25% are evening people, and 60% are intermediates. I reckon it’s more than 15% for early birds around here…especially this time of year. As I always write, the wee hours are the best part of the day. The light is good, the winds […]

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S E D U C E

Boy oh boy…it’s a real nice morning. The water is a seductive 20 degrees and surprisingly there are waves. The forecast was a little hard to understand, but I saw waves in the waist high to hairy upper lip range. Get wet! You are probably not getting much work done with the Pipeline Masters on […]

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T R E A T S

It’s summer time and we’ve hit 30 degrees before 8am. How do ya like those apples? I wish I could report more swell but it died off real fast. We’ve got a dribbly NE wind swell…good for the mal…but it’s burning into a real beach day. Baby oil up and work on the base tan. […]

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F O M O

Today is one of those days where you can’t help but think you are missing out. There is so much swell around and the winds are gentle (at the moment). It’s just our Eastern Suburbs beaches can’t hold this much swell. Somewhere on the coast will be going off right now. South swell, North winds…hit […]

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S o u t h y

The swell has gone south and so has the wind. Let’s hope this change will bring warmer water – as it has been pretty nippy (Yesterday it dropped to 17 degrees with those northerly winds). The waves are average. It’s now onshore but it was waist to chest high this morning down at Bondi and […]

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G R E Y

She ain’t pretty this morning. Wet, grey and wobbly. The swell has tweaked around to the North but looking really unsettled and short period (windswell). You will still score a head high wave…but you’re not missing much. A good day to do your Christmas shopping as tomorrow the sun is back! Chrissy shopping? Yes kids, […]

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E A S T – F E A S T

The East swell came up very strong last night. Stronger than I thought. Waves are in the 4 foot range and looking pretty good. Bondi neglects that swell direction so you will need to visit more Easterly facing beaches such a Tama, Maroubra, Manly. It is going to hit 29 degrees today. Bask in the […]

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Beach People

I’ve written around 4,000 daily posts on Aquabumps over the past 15 years. That’s a lot of writing for a guy who got a C+ in English at school (I wasn’t big on school and spent most of my time wagging class to hide in the darkroom). Sometimes coming up with something to write about […]

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S U M M E R

Greetings. Welcome to summer and a brand new week. For the next 3 days we will experience salubrious beach weather. I strongly suggest slipping out for some beach time. The waves will be small so either surf a mal or just swim. Our Aquabumps Gallery Christmas Order deadlines are creeping up real fast. If you […]

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