Precipitation

I know, I know…you’re all a little bit over this rainy weather. Think of your garden – it’s lovin’ it. Look at your car – it never looked so good (sans salt spray). The good news is that there’s a few waves around of the 3 foot variety. There is 1 fun bank at Bondi […]

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Shredders

Some real surfing talent down at Bondi this morning. Our 3 footers drew out all the local shredders and some big wave legends. Not many other places would be breaking today. Bondi had fun ones. Raining now…and it looks to be pretty stormy over the next few days. On the 30th April, Thursday at the […]

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Peaks

Nice surfing conditions down at Bondi Beach this morning. The huge crowd tells me you already knew that…right? Bondi loves a good 3-4 foot South swell. Got some dreamy little banks too. Unfortunately if you missed the morning session it’s all over – the southerly is now in and blowing 16 knots. It’s a junk […]

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Lip Service

I want you to go outside, now…and soak up the sunshine. Feels good doesn’t it? Remember that feeling…because from Wednesday another storm will hit Sydney. Not the same intensity as last week, but plenty of rain from Wednesday to Saturday. So get on the roof, fix the holes, sit in the park or maybe even […]

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Glow

Always after big storms there is a mega sunrise. Today, 6:15am Sydney blew up with colour – quite the change from the rest of the week. Bondi Beach is currently taken over by the machines. All manner of sand moving machinery is cleaning up the beach. To top it off, nice clean 3 footers on […]

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Dirty Tubes

All back to normal today. The winds have finally turned offshore and the downpours stopped. Nice isn’t it? After such a violent storm I thought we’d have swell for days…no such luck. It’s on a rapid decline and only 3-4 foot from the SE. I went for a drive to shoot some dirty tubes down […]

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Soggy Shoes

Bondi used to be one huge sand dune in the 1800’s. The mega dune used to extend from the beach all the way back to Rose Bay. Check out this photograph in 1875 if you don’t believe me. Well…over the past 48 hours nature has been trying to return Bondi to it’s original condition. The […]

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Cyclonic

Is this the fifty year storm that Bodhi has been banging on about? Sure feels like it. It is mental outside with gale force winds and record breaking precipitation. C’mon admit it…you love it. Everyone gets all excited about a radical storm. The Sydney harbour even has waves today. Yes, the harbour inside the heads. […]

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Soak

Are you all wet? Hard not to be. It’s pouring outside. It is going to be like this for a couple of days so settle in. Good news is that this storm is going to bring a monster swell mid week. Tomorrow is going to hooooowwwl. I am talking 40 knots for 24 hours. That […]

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Shades of Grey

Good morning. Not the best beach day – waves were a crumbly 2 foot and rain scared off most people. A great day to crank out some work. This weekend will host tiny surf suitable for beginners. Big swell will arrive on Sunday night setting up next week for a few waves. The Drug Aware […]

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Cavemen

What a good looking day huh? Just like summer. Hit the beach. There’s waves…2-3 footers around Bondi and super clean offshores. If you don’t mind hunting around, climbing cliffs and surfing sharky waters – you’ll find isolated tubes today (somewhere close to Sydney). The surf is pumping at Margies and the tour stop #3 just […]

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Deluxe

Oh boy the waves have been good. It’s dropped a lot overnight but still plenty of fun to be had. Clean offshores, WNW at 5 knots with 2-3 foot of south swell. A good combo. Hit it. ::uge

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Chunx

So many places would be lighting up today…most of them are a minimum 3-4 hours drive away from here. Every time I book a day of meetings you can be assured 6 foot pumping south swell! Yes give me a tissue… If you’re reading this you really should get outside and go for a drive […]

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Inbound

There is a long period solid south swell about to hit Sydney. It should be here any minute now. I would expect it to go from 2-3 foot to 6 foot by sun down. Good huh? This morning it was cleaner (sans wind) but smaller. Right now (12:30pm) it looks onshore and junkie, yet bigger. […]

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North End

I never kinda got surfing the North end of Bondi. It’s a weird ‘wave’. In large surf conditions, like today, it’s surfable – but definitely not awesome. A rapid rip sucks out along the kiddie pool making the waves peak…but many close out. Occasionally it tubes. Rare though. A few times I have seen it […]

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Surry Hills

I found the beach a little uninspiring this morning so I drifted inland to the bohemian suburb of Surry Hills, only a few k’s away. That’s the good thing about living in Bondi we’re so close to the city. Surry Hills was dead quiet at 6am. Like a ghost town. Love all the old houses […]

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Not happening

Today it’s just not happening down the beach. The waves have thinned out into near flatness. The sunrise tried to put something on…a blanket of thick storm clouds shut that down. There was a chill in the air. Can feel it can’t ya? It’s confusing what to wear in the changing seasons. Surfers – sit […]

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Off Grid

OK, call off the man hunt. I am here…alive and well. Sorry about my radio silence over the past 10 days. I went off grid. No cameras, technology, social media or selfie sticks. I surfed and enjoyed moments without thinking F8, 400mm or ISO250…I’m now recharged with fresh eyes and have a decent sun tan. […]

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