After a chilly 11-degree dawn, Friday bloomed into a cracker winter’s day. Sunshine draped across Bondi, oceans calm, and every run crew, swim squad, and sports mob was out lapping it up. Plenty braved a dip, while the surf dished up tidy 1–2 foot peelers — perfect for frothy beginners. PSSSSSST. This Father’s Day, spoil […]

I paddled out with the camera this morning and it was sublime. The land and water temps were reasonable, but the sand? Properly icy. Numb toes guaranteed. Sunshine was plentiful, winds gentle, and the swell had subsided. My hunch is it’s still got north in it—skipping Bondi altogether and likely stacking a bit better around […]

After weeks of grey dawns, Bondi finally turned it on this morning — a rare, vivid, long-lasting colour show. The warmer temps (17 degrees at sunrise… balmy!) dragged the crowds out early, and no one left disappointed. The surf even chipped in. West offshores groomed a fun little rip bowl at Ramp Dos, with about […]

T-shirt weather, finally. I ditched the jumper on this morning’s shoot—a sure sign we’re clawing our way out of that soggy winter. It was crisp early (15 degrees at sunrise), now it’s sitting on 19 and pushing for 20. Good numbers. Warm day. Soak it up, because a slab of cool air is pushing in […]

We busted out of the Bondi bubble today and rolled down to Maroubra. Feels like a whole new postcode — different sandbanks, different swell window, different crew. Less matcha, fewer run clubs, and not a fitness influencer in sight. Just surf. The middle peak was a little abrupt/unpredictable, but every now and then a tidy […]

Are you watching the TV series on Apple called SILO? It’s a futuristic sci-fi where, post-apocalypse, we all live underground. Saying the words “I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE” was seen as irrational — and if you said it, you had to actually follow through. Today, I went outside.I saw a break in the rain, rode […]

My job? To give you a little beach escape every day — dreamy slices of surf and sun to pull you out of the grind, no matter what’s happening outside your window. Today’s slice? Ok, not shot this morning (it’s bucketing down and Bondi’s empty), but fresh from the archives. Oddly enough, there are head-high […]

It’s raining. Still. So, no fresh Bondi snaps today. That’s ok because:a) Next week is looking SUNNY (yes, all caps SUNNY). Call in sick, cancel meetings, surfboards ready.b) Rainy days = my excuse to dig into the archives — 26 years of trips, 30TB of files, and a cloud groaning with images that never see […]

Mawsynram, India cops a whopping 11,871mm of rain a year, making it the wettest spot on earth. Sydney? We’re only on 1,121mm for 2025—so quit the whingeing, we’ve got it good. Yeah, yeah, I hear you—it’s raining again. But at least we get breaks where you can duck out, tick off a few jobs, maybe […]

How? How is it still raining in the mornings? Getting a bit long in the tooth now, init? My jaw hit the floor when I saw next week’s forecast — yep, another week of rain. We’re on day 227 of the year, and Sydney’s had rain on 104 of them. That’s a 45% chance you’ll […]

South Bondi turned on a tidy little morning — clean lines, waist-to-chest high, and a few fun peelers for the early crowd. Sunshine’s back, and so are the people, after that stretch of dodgy weather. Today tops out at 17°C, drops to 13°C tonight. Tomorrow brings 13mm of rain, but it’s just a hit-and-run — […]

It was such a sigh of relief heading down to Bondi this morning with light — a break in the clouds letting the sun smother the bay. I didn’t get rained on once today… not once. Have the annoying monsoonal typhoons finally fizzled out? The forecast suggests so. Thursday’s the only wet day in sight […]

As we slog through week three of rain in Sydney (OH THE JOY!), Bondi’s serving up half-decent waves and an empty line-up (3-4ft). The beach is catching its breath after its biggest weekend of the year — City to Surf, the world’s largest fun run. Yesterday, 70,000 brave souls pounded the pavement in the first […]

The onshore flow drags on and Bondi’s serving up head-high, junky waves. A few squads of super groms are out there, hacking sections and launching straight into the breeze. Surf rating? A generous 5/10 — you’ve gotta really want it. I’m parked here watching the WSL Tahiti Pro instead — 6–8 ft Teahupo’o is way […]

It’s either really ON or totally OFF right now… not much in between. I woke to rain this morning after two days of sunny bliss. The waves were junky and onshore at dawn. No one out. Beach empty. Excitement levels: low. I peeked at the 8-day forecast — and wow… more rain. Boo. Sydney-siders are […]

It’s big out there—but not exactly pretty. The swell’s still extra-large and from the East (with maybe a whisper of north in it), which is a rare angle for this time of year. The internet is frothing—clips of people getting proper hell pits are lighting up feeds. Nothing gets everyone buzzing like a big day. […]

I think the surf was cooking this morning… I think. Hard to tell when you can’t see a thing through the dense fog that parked itself across Bondi for most of the morning. With a warm 20-degree day ahead, I reckon the collision of cold and warm air made this magical, moody scene. Pretty cool, […]

For a hot minute this morning, the sun popped out. True story. The clouds cracked, beams lit up the bay… and then, just as quick, it turned dark again. Threatening rain. Sydney weather lately is a bit like a surprise bucket—pop into Harris Farm and you might score blue skies or get drenched. Over at […]

Dark, wet, and gloomy out there today. Rogue 4–6 ft surf, empty lineup, deserted beach. Perfect day to stay dry… and drop something new. Introducing our brand spankin’ new Aquabumps x Jeremyville merch line → Shop here. Jeremy grew up in Bondi, now rules NYC with his art empire — from giant sculptures to his […]