This year, I spent six weeks leaping from plane to plane, finding waves, great people, and amazing cultures. Being on the road is always inspiring, especially in the Maldives, Mentawais, and Philippines! Here are some b-siders pics from my trip to fill your rainy/cold Friday with a beach fix. It’s howling onshore with mushy surf […]

30. It’s not my birthday; today will heat up to a balmy 30 degrees. Comfortable, isn’t it? It’s still chilly in the water—18 degrees. We’ve had a spike in the swell as the new stuff feeds in, but early low tides were quite horrible—they closed out along the beach. Right now, as I type this, […]

An early onshore East wind interrupted our run of good surf; it’s a tad junkie and smaller (mainly 2 feet). There is nothing remarkable to report from one of Australia’s most famous beaches: back to work. It will be 31 degrees tomorrow, and I imagine the city will be empty. Much cooler temps will follow […]

I got down there super early as the sun rose, and The Class of 2024 littered the shoreline. Not many swam, but there were plenty of sunrise selfies to celebrate their last day of school. This year is flying! Unbelievably, there are still proper, fun three-footers breaking at Bondi. It’s been an incredible run of […]

Every morning, I wake up early to shoot and decide where to venture. I’m finding it hard to leave 2026 as I always see fun waves at the south end. It’s been a great run of south swells, and there is something to slay most days. Today it’s 2-3 foot, smaller but still rippable. Tad […]

As we shift into Bondi’s busiest months, a few life hacks can help you cope with the crowds. Bondi Hack # 1 — Get your Waverley Council parking passes from the chilled environment at Bondi Pavilion on the beach. Go see Tammy seven days a week! Yes, even on Sunday. No more schlepping to the […]

Lately, I wake up every day to swell (and sun). It’s awesome. We’ve barely had any flat spells this winter, and so much south swell is roaring into the bay. Today, we’ve got 3-4 footers—solid! I probably should have shot from the land instead of swirling around South Bondi rip bowls, but I got a couple […]

Surfing Bondi this week is a bit like being all dressed up with nowhere to go… We have heaps of supply, south swell galore, but the banks don’t seem to be handling it. There are lots of holes and fat sections that’ll ruin your flow down the line. It’s sunny offshore, cool start but warming […]

Oh boy, it’s cold! Well, it was this morning at sunrise, especially for Spring time. The puffer jacket got a run. The winds have been howling, big time. Yesterday, gusts struck 40 knots. All that wind kicked up a thumper of a swell, which today is a shade smaller but still chunky. I saw sets […]

We all got a bit excited with the recent hot, warm weather. Today, however, reminds us that we’re not clear of winter as the roaring southerlies smother Sydney. Strong winds have brought chunky swells and waves breaking 4-5 feet at Bondaka. A small crew is game to tackle a cold morning and large volumes of […]

Wow, I changed the background colour to black and some fonts on this daily email template, and all hell broke loose—more finger-waggin’ and raised voices than a Trump vs. Harris debate. Now that the riots have calmed and the cars stopped burning, we’ve listened and changed the template back to a white background…thank you for […]

Everybody around here comments how many groms there are surfing every day at Bondi. Some say it with great disdain (I think they forget two of them are mine) – but others smile with stoke, as the future looks bright for surfers at Bondi competitively. In my whole 25 years of Aquabumps (yes, 2-five), I’ve […]

South-facing swell magnets woke to a bump in size; Bondi looks fun! Sunrise saw a pulse, and as I rode down, I saw 4 or 5 very dreamy-looking sets, unexpected for Bondi (the world’s most consistently average breaking wave). There is a very active, enthusiastic crowd feasting at ramp 2. Getting a wave is a […]

Hard to believe, looking at the beach right now (circa 2 pm), but there were waves this morning at sunrise. Promise. Quite good ones, too. But if you missed it, you really missed it. They did the phantom. It’s flat as now. Cooling SW breezes with a microscopic east swell – with glorious spring sunshine […]

Spring is here; you’ll know it because all the brands kick off their activations in Bondi. This morning we had several things going, and there’s still stages being built for the weekend’s Festival of the Winds (which always gets busy around da hood). Waves – yeah…actually, nah. Not much is happening. Tiny dribbles and this […]

It’s much smaller but immaculate. It’s warmer as we head to 27 degrees, a fine spring day. Bondi has waves around waist-high, smaller crowds (but still busy) and cold water. MAKE A WAVE / SURFAIDFrom September 1st to the 30th, rookies and pros alike are encouraged to surf for 30 days straight to make an impact for […]

Crazy times down at Bondi as the waves were on the cook this morning. Plenty of super-fun 3-4 footers peeling into Bondi, flanked with an enormous morning crowd – one of the largest crowds I’ve seen this year. Some decent sets rolling through from out the back. Must be plenty of sand out there! 23 […]

OK, OK, I might have got a little excited yesterday calling 8 foot today, but it has come up a lot – say 4 foot. That’s double head high for the little tykes at least. It’s plenty for the adults too – especially when all the groms are at school – yeeeehaw. Sunshine galore and […]

What an interesting Monday! Firstly, it’s going to blow an absolute gale—25-35 knots of WSW. Wow. Then it will hit 25 degrees today as the bay remains flat, like a lake. You could water ski across it. Tomorrow will be totally different. It will be cold (top 18) and 8 foot waves. Yes, 8 foot. […]