The plague of sub-par conditions continues at Bondi, with rainy onshores and shoulder-high waves lacking much appeal. With this east swell in town, I’d much rather be surfing somewhere more protected like Manly or Maroubra. Geez it’s been raining lately. Feels like I’ve had damp shoes for about two weeks straight now. And no, I […]

I’ve been a little absent on the blogging front lately, mostly because the weather’s been serving up relentless gloom. Today was the first proper sighting of sunshine in what feels like forever. That annoying drizzle has been non-stop — enough to knock out Vivid drone shows and pump so much moisture into the air that […]

On paper, today should’ve been pumping. East swell, 11-second period, offshore breezes — all the right ingredients. Somewhere would’ve been cooking this morning. But Bondi? Nah. It doesn’t exactly froth on a straight east swell. When that direction swings into our south-facing beach, the action tends to shift way up north, where an inconsistent left […]

17 knots of constant southerly is properly mucking up our Friday. The onshore flow made sure Bondi was deserted, while protected south Bronte has a few technically surfable chunks — plus a rock pool to hide in when the breeze starts slapping you about. Patchy skies, on-and-off sprinkles, though it should stay mostly dry all […]

I’ve been a bit quiet on the posts lately, following the procession of speeding P-plater-tradie-utes north on the A1 to Coffs Harbour. Truth be told, I’ve never really hung or shot much around Coffs. For us, it’s typically the mandatory Guzman pit stop, refuel, stretch the legs, then keep charging north to the Northern Rivers. […]

Finally, Bondi has shaken off its relentless onshore funk, delivering some clean waves this morning — first time in a while. Nothing epic. Chest-high rip bowl runners, a few fun ones if you were in the right spot, but short-lived as the southerly started feathering just as I wrapped up my gentleman’s hour. It’s only […]

It was nice to see a bit of sunshine this morning, even if the surf remains junky and onshore. These short-period, random swell mixtures aren’t exactly easy on the eye, but that little rip bowl down south had the odd whackable chunk… and strangely, hardly anyone on it. Forecast says rain’s on the way — […]

I’d be lying if I said these onshore 2-3 foot days don’t bore me, photographically. Add passing showers into the mix, and well… that’s a whole other layer of complexity to work with. But I always tell myself — making something from the mundane is the challenge. It’s what keeps you sharp. Twenty-seven years in, […]

The constant onshores are still very much with us, so if you’re chasing joy, you’ll need to hunt down a protected corner. Bondi’s got a bit of a rip bowl doing its thing down south — kinda fun, kinda weird. A few optimistic punters were out there having a crack, but go in with low […]

After a week in remote Indonesia, I’m back on the Bondi morning ritual program. Bondi was eerily empty this morning. That little 6am rain squall must’ve absolutely slayed motivation — not a soul on the beach, no swimmers, barely a surfer. Full ghost town vibes. The winds are onshore, it’s waist-head dribble, but there are […]

You may or may not have noticed my absence from your feed this week. We took a little outing to Indonesia, one of my favourite countries in the world. The remote beaches, the colours, the people, the food, the surf — all reasons we keep coming back, multiple times a year. Hell, I can even […]