Sculptured curves, Bondi this morning

Acclimatise

Before the sun rose, it was a little chilly. The last thing you felt like doing was dunking in the ocean, but if you did, you’d agree that it was well worth it! Super warm in, cold out…take advantage of the salubrious water temperature before it drops. The swell has dropped a few gears and […]

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Hello good looking! Empty hollows of Bondi

Frosty

Pretty quiet Sydney autumn morning – not a Demogorgon or rift in sight. So I guess you’ll have to settle with this dimension. The waves have come up and breaking around 4 foot (but incredibly straight). Bondi was frustrating with little opportunity – for what should be a cranking morning. Very chilly morning with stiff […]

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This is how this very strange morning begun @ Bondi

Strange Bondi Rifts

As you all know, it’s been raining for six months, pretty much every day. Ho-hum. Every morning, I wake up and ride my bike down the beach, raincoat on, desperately hunting light to make something of the grey mundane. It’s been hard; I won’t lie. Most days, I dream of a rift… an enormous crack […]

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Grayson Hinrichs destroying lips in glorious backlit golds, Bondi

The Clinic

Today is all about surfing as there are waves and coach Blake had a frothin’ pack of groms that he’s trying thrust onto the ‘CT. Good luck snagging a wave of this pack when sessions are on – they’re a hungry wolf pack. Pleasant conditions with golden light, clean surfaces and head high waves (adult […]

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South Bondi 7:30am today, chasing nugs

Flare

I honestly couldn’t believe my luck this morning – S U N S H I N E ! The typical Autumn golds are back as the sun burst through heavy rain this morning – oh, the joy! OK, so it was short-lived, and I got a little excited there – 3 coffees in today – […]

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Brumbies in the wild. Long Plain

Brumby Land

What fantastic Sydney (wet) weather to do another trawl through the photo archives and show off our beautiful diverse state! When you think of the Snowy Mountains you naturally think of heading there in the depths of winter in hope of white powdery blue bird days and mulled wine. We decided to see what all […]

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Campbell Parade this morning, Bondi Beach

Thunder⚡

Naively I thought the La Niña weather phenomenon only affected our summer. How wrong I was… it’s dragging on a bit. Today we’ve got torrential rain and rumbling thunder. Not exactly what I had in mind for a day down the beach, working on my base tan. Bondi was pretty empty this morning. The odd […]

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Need space, I know a place. Broken Hill, NSW

Mother Lode

Sydney has returned to its stormy inner self today. Rain dominates the morning as we complete a week of sunshine. Wasn’t that a treat! Let’s venture into the archives for a moment… You don’t find me venturing from the coast too much – but a short 2.5-hour flight from Sydney landed me in Broken Hill – […]

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Bit big for the little fellas today. Bondi 6:15am

Building.

Gee, it’s getting bigger – a brand new south swell. Some chunky stuff in town and I saw waves around 4 foot+. Pity our temperamental banks cannot handle such energy – so it’s pretty straight, even in the corner. Super fresh morning, the phone said 12 degrees but wind chill was more like 9-10. The […]

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Jesse Botella, scoring gold this morning at Bondi

Seductive

These autumn mornings are like a magnet to ocean lovers, especially after our dud summer of unending rain. Scores of frothers (including my whole family) snuck down in the darkness to immerse in the sublime autumn conditions. Strangely there are waves – I must be looking at the wrong swell charts ’cause I swear the […]

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Bondi traffic, this morning 6:55am

Below Sea Level

Another sublime start to the day as waves continue to dribble into the Bondi Bay under a sunny sky. The surf appeared a little bigger than yesterday, surprised as I thought the charts said smaller today. A welcome treat for those that wandered down. Offshore breezes really cleaning up the water, dive right in! :: […]

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Nice day huh? Dive right in. North Bondi this morning

Pulchritudinous

[ puhl-kri-tood-n-uhs, –tyood– ] adjective physically beautiful; comely. Today is a good looking day! It looks even better after 6 months of rain. Waves were small, suitable for super-groms under 35 kilos. Not a breath of wind, solar galore, let’s party. Put the boards away, it’s gonna be flat for days. End of the week […]

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Smith's Lake paddles

Mid-Northy

With a wet day ahead – it was a nice opportunity for me to take you to a sunnier time on our travels to the Mid-North Coast, with @visitNSW. A 3.5-hour drive from Sydney will land you in open space, long stretches of white sandy beaches, lakes and some of NSW’s grandest and tallest trees. […]

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Tommy Mackay blowing up. Bondi 7am

Windblown*

Not the most impressive morning of the week – windy, grey, dark and sloppy surf. Not many people down the beach, plenty slapping the snooze button. 15 knots of dead easterly winds were corrupting any waist to chest high waves available. North Bondi looked cleaner, as Ben Buckler provided a little bit of shelter from […]

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Fred Carmody, backhand whips

Grom Squad

The sun was out and the groms firing. There are head high waves (double head high from some tiny groms). It was pretty straight and a little junkie, but contestable. Offshore earlier, onshore now. 80% chance of showers today. We’re hiring an Artwork Production Assistant in the Bondi studio. It’s a casual position, 10-25 hours […]

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Fly away - where'd you go? LHI?

Adjustment

Our short fling with glorious sunshine is over, we’re back to the damp and dark version of Sydney as we enter a week of rain. I know, I know, breathe, we’re all over this rain but there’s not much we can do about it! I bought gumboots yesterday and Bunnings finally got their supply of […]

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Struggling to even make Icebergs look good this morning

Return

Bondi has returned back to its La Nina grey self, unfortunately. This morning it was still drizzling and the skies were dark. A few little waves for the groms but nothing spectacular. You’re not missing much today…yawn. Tomorrow, well, tomorrow I’m expecting glorious sunshine and grooming offshores. Now ya torkin! Tomorrow you REALLY should pop […]

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The Aqua-chunk, Bondi 7am

Golden Bondi

The golden autumn light illuminated the hollow shorey at Bondi this morning. It was clean, waist to shoulder high and thumping on a very shallow bank at the south. Being selective was key – many closing out. It’s is a beautiful day, 25 and sunny. Make the most of it before a late shower arrives. […]

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Shark dive, four miles out anyone?

Subtropical

This island suits my touring style – action-packed! I’m not much of a ‘read book by the pool’ kinda guy – I need plenty of activities to keep me going (I’m pretty annoying to travel with – ask Deb). There is loads to do here; shark diving (amazing), snorkelling on coral reefs in the lagoon, […]

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The view from Malabar Peak is pretty sensational

Lord Howe Island

‘Just paradise’ is the island’s tagline – pretty spot on! It’s hard to believe this tiny tropical island in the middle of the Tasman Sea is a part of our NSW state – just 780 kilometres from Sydney. I also can’t believe I haven’t been here before! Lord Howe Island was forged from fire seven […]

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