About 1.5 million Aussies jet to Indo every year. Not all of them are rocking braided hair and Bintang singlets in Kuta — the far-flung corners of Indonesia are mind-blowing, raw, untouched… and that’s where I keep coming back to. I’ve clocked 30–40 Indo runs over the years, shooting, posting, living it. By far my […]

It’s pretty solid out there today — bigger than most expected. Sets well over 6 foot stacked across the bay, all thanks to a dead-south swell (185°) that hits Bondi front-on and amplifies. At sunrise a few big-wave warriors were sniffing around the outer banks. Rare scenes, really: Bondi usually shuts down once it’s overhead, […]

Plenty of sunshine on tap today with just a slim chance of a cheeky shower around 7 pm. Out front, the waves are head-high and groomed to perfection. The early tide didn’t do us any favours, but from 9:30 am onwards I watched a steady stream of rippable sections roll in. Plenty to go around, […]

Fresh breezes from the south dragged in colder air overnight… and with it, swell and plenty of wind. Bondi lit up this morning with way more size than the forecasts teased — solid 6-foot plus chunks rolling through, wild and woolly. Not a soul out the back. A few brave lads tucked into the inside […]

Looking out the window you’d be hard-pressed to think rain is coming. Apart from that southerly kicking up, you’d swear we were in for another blue-bird Bondi day. Forecast says a sprinkle might sneak through around lunchtime, but the real stuff will drift in late arvo, between 4 and 5. Nothing major though – not […]

Crack of dawn, Bondi Beach, and it was chaos. Year 12s from all over Sydney hit the sand for their “Seniors Sunrise.” Kids came in droves — some driving from the far side of town just to see the sun pop up over Bondi. (Maccas drive-thrus must’ve been doing overtime.) If you were lucky enough […]

Didn’t expect much this morning, but Ramp 2 turned it on. The 5:47 am high tide funnelled the new south swell energy straight onto that ledgy sandbar, and she threw out a few lips worth chasing. Only waist to shoulder high, sure—but the wave shape was impressive. As the tide drained, the outer banks woke […]

Didn’t quite see that sunrise rain shower coming this morning… all the weather nerds were pumping clear skies for days. Luckily it was a hit-and-run squall — brief, moody, and then gone. By the time most of you rolled down, the clouds had peeled back to reveal another cracker of a bluebird day. 23 degrees, […]

One of the first truly warm days is here. The mercury is pushing up to 26 today, and it’s already a very comfortable 25 degrees as I write this riveting editorial. That’s about 5.3 °C above the usual high for the date. The numbers for the people who like stats:Sunrise: 05:53Sunset: 17:46 Low tide: 9amHigh […]

Wow. That was a big weekend in Bondi — one of the biggest I’ve seen. Why? The Festival of the Winds took over. Turns out flying kites is a massive crowd-puller! The entire carpark was fenced off to handle the tens of thousands who descended. Add in the Icebergs winter swimmers, Bondi Boardriders posted up […]

With the recent storms and a highly agitated ocean, we thought Bronte would provide a bit more shelter, and be tamer…it was, but still pretty rogue. Bronte is a funny wave, I lived right in front of it for 4 years and watched all its moods. It’s a wave that can look good, but often […]

It’s been far from stellar in the mornings lately. Today was a full-blown mess—onshore, windswept, rainy, dark junk. Bondi looked deserted, the sand empty for a second day straight, as we all hid indoors waiting for a break. By 2pm though, the clouds finally cracked open. That heavy blanket lifted, and Bondi started looking like […]

The dreaded Sydney blanket rain has returned, and we’re all indoors, staring out the window, wondering if and when it will stop. Fortunately, this turn in the weather is short-lived — just a couple of days — unlike those previous months where it got totally out of hand. The ocean? A complete mess.Onshores howling.Nobody in […]

The 9am high tide has swallowed most of the wave energy, leaving the bay looking like a lake. South Bondi teased us with the occasional waist-high runner if you were patient enough, but for the most part, it was flat(ish). Maybe a lower tide mission later — and something with a bit more foam underfoot […]

WE ARE BACK.Can you feel it? First proper warm morning of the season, and like clockwork, the Bondi faithful poured back in with the dawn light. Both in abundance. The swell? Waist-to-chest sets, nothing to write home about. A short, abrupt shorey tried its best to entertain, but with the returning crowd clogging every takeoff, […]

I could’ve sworn it just rained on me… while standing in the sun. !@#$? Bondi does that. This morning it was light onshore, with a fresh batch of south swell pulsing into the bay. The grom squads were out in force — coaches filming from the sand — and every lip was copping abuse from […]

It’s a rockstar day down at Bondi – there’s plenty to like about it. The left at Ramp 2 was throwing out small but very rippable walls. The groms were glued to it like seagulls on a hot chip. Not huge, shoulder-high on the sets at best, but the shape was a little nugget of […]

After a bit of light overnight rain, it was nice to wake to a clear sky this morning. The beach wasn’t busy, and later the sun came out, lighting up those overhead sets still rolling in from the south swell. Warm NW winds (just 2 knots) kept it clean at Bondi… barely anyone out, which […]

Welcome to the first day of spring. It wasn’t warm. But brighter things are brewing, promise. This morning, the great O-Dawg (Owen Wright) and Kobi Clements kicked off their 30 days of surfing for September (Called MAKE A WAVE) to raise much-needed funds for Surfaid — the legends helping communities in Indo where many of […]