Autumn is a good time for surfing around Sydney. There always seems to be something to ride. Today served up a fun little 2–3 foot shorey on the 8am high tide, with a few short, punchy ones in the mix. When the tide’s that full, it breaks right up on the beach, so there’s not […]

Missed most of the weekend’s serious surf action while I was down in Victoria. By all accounts, it was a proper one — big, powerful, the kind of swell that lights up the charts and gets people talking. Back in Sydney now, and you can still see the remnants hanging in there… but Bondi’s not […]

There’s a bit going on this morning… one of those dawns that delivers on all fronts for photographers. A late sunrise pulled a proper crowd, all eyes fixed on the skies above Ben Buckler — it didn’t disappoint. High cloud lit up in a fast-moving wash of pinks and reds, the kind of colour that […]

Bondi lived up to its reputation this morning as one of the busiest, nuttiest joints on earth at dawn. The sheer volume of humans packed into postcode 2026 was really something. I started at Icebergs, and it was heaving — in the pool, out of the pool, up on the Aquabumps sunrise sky deck… choccas. […]

It’s a beach day.22–25 degrees and looking so good outside it’s borderline distracting. An ENE swell is trickling into Sydney, but it’s very weak — waist to a generous, optimistic small bloke’s chest. Still, with just 2 knots of NNE wind, it’s calm and tidy. I even ventured over the hill for a few different […]

Dark one this morning — proper late start. Cloud cover didn’t help, felt like the sun forgot shine – but then came to the party around 7:45am. Daylight saving’s on the way out (ends Sunday 5 April), and you can feel it. Sunrise clocked in around 6:58am today, sunset about 7:08pm — just over 12 […]

The 10am high tide really porked things up out there—so much so the swell machine pretty much parked as the water filled in. I know… I was out there waiting for the elusive “just one more.” There were some fun ones early. Mostly 2-foot and a bit weak, but a few runners along the shallow […]

Left the ridiculously sunny forecast of Perth and landed straight back into Bondi’s grey skies — classic east coast muggy welcome. But hang on… we’ve got waves. Not cooking — 1–2 foot and a bit on the chubby side with the early high tide — but there are a few peaks, it’s clean, and definitely […]

I’m in Perth for a quick stop — the land of endless sunshine. I checked the 14-day forecast and it’s 30+ degrees every day, perfectly clear skies the whole way through. Incredible. An enviable autumn. The downside of such hot, stable weather? No waves. If you’re not on a boat at Rotto or heading down […]

Kinda weird morning with some chunky surf. Back at Bronte there were a few rogue sets out the back and plenty of bump, chop and wash, making it hard for the Scots surf team (the only ones out) to find anything connecting. The morning drizzle kept Friday relatively tame, unlike the usual chaos-party Fridays. Didn’t […]

A little different today. The swell’s coming from the ENE and the southerly wind kicked in early — real early — around 15 knots. That combo isn’t great for Bondi… we face south, basically turning our backs to the swell source. So I went for a wander around the corner. Other beaches have been suffering […]

Crikey, have you had a look outside? Absolute cracker of a day. Clear blue skies, a tidy 25 degrees in the air and what feels like 24-degree water. There’s a little SE swell pulsing through too — waist to shoulder high — though it’s breaking a bit straight on some shallow banks. It’s 11am as […]

Whilst there are a few rainy waves breaking this morning at Bondi, gee, it’s hardly a beach day. About 6 knots of southerly keeps the surface fairly tidy though — semi-clean out there. The rain looks to be clearing and we’re heading for a very autumn-ish top of 24 degrees. Quite mild really. Not the […]

Monday morning. Overcast, onshore, junkie — the kind of day that keeps the crowds away and the coffee hot. But the camera doesn’t lie — and the archives don’t either. Here’s what summer looked like just a blink ago. Full colour, full sun, full tilt. Wednesday and Thursday are looking good this week if you […]

Lots of humidity hanging around this morning — that hazy, sticky stuff sitting in the bay thanks to the still conditions. And being Friday, scores of people were drawn down to Bondi for the big kickoff. I didn’t see a DJ this morning (most Fridays there’s one somewhere), but I’m sure they were lurking behind […]

Sunny one minute, grey the next.A very on-and-off kinda morning with weak wind waves. It’s surfable — as Bondi usually is — but we’re talking 1–2 foot, a fairly decent crew and a bit of texture on the surface. A humid 27° today and plenty of people heading down for a dip. Weather’s turning wet […]

Mellow morning with mellow little waves.Quite the staple of the past few weeks. There was a hint of a sunrise early, but it kept getting smothered by thicker clouds rolling through. Expect a top of 26° today with a small chance of a sprinkle this arvo. The waves were in the waist to chest (ok… […]

Well… we were banking on a bit more swell than what dribbled in overnight. Instead, we got a limp little 1–2 foot wobble. Crowded, a touch sketchy, wrapped in gloomy grey skies. Nothing special. If you rolled over and skipped it — you didn’t miss a thing. Rather than force-feed you ten grey photos of […]

How good was it to feel a little push in the ocean last night? I’m pretty sure I snagged one that tipped into overhead — first time in weeks. Even dusted off a board that wasn’t a full-blown groveller. Progress. There are still a few waves around this morning, but she’s eased back — waist […]