Friday Masses
The combination of a Friday and a cracker-27-degree day was just too seductive – Bondi was packed! Packed!
The conditions are calm, and the surf is tiny—beautiful for a morning swim. Swim groups were in full swing. Everyone was so happy with the sun shining and the water warm.
Tomorrow won’t be as nice. A late south change will cool things down for the weekend. Tomorrow, we may get a little spike in a south swell (head high).
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Go for a dip.
:: uge
Doldrums
It is rare to see Bondi windless and waveless. Today, we sit in the doldrums, stagnant. It feels like a still Indonesian morning, with pure glass across the bay. Beautiful, isn’t it? Perfect for your bay swims, morning walk, beach coffee – not so good for surfing! :: uge
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Mercoledì
It evolved into a beautiful beach day, but its beginnings were dark, overcast and overrated. A much warmer morning and the Wednesday crowds flocked to the beach. Waves are tiny, just a tad above flat…the 100-litre longboards littered the beach. The Nor-easter is blowing 18 knots, so North Bondi is completely protected and suitable for […]
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Lame
These onshore breezes and dark skies aren’t much fun, especially with a large batch of blue bottles lining our shores, stinging everyone upon entering. The surf is minuscule, half to one foot. The only humans that can flick a turn out are the mega groms, sub 30 kaygees. Sadly, the forecast shows no improvement in […]
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Yesterday
Yesterday (Sunday) was much better than today. Yesterday was a warm beach day with a little wave in the morning. Today’s been wiped out by an early cooling onshore and only fumes of swell, crumbling in at one foot. I reckon it wasn’t surfable at sunrise or shootable. So here are a few pics from […]
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BLOW
Too much blow. It’s onshore and messy. The small waves are suffering under these conditions. Lovely sunrise though around 6am. The sun ducked in and out all morning, even threatening to rain occasionally, and it remains cool (22 degrees maximum). Don’t forget Ben Lucas’ memorial paddle out is at South Maroubra on Sunday at 6 […]
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Surf & Sculptures
Another sensational morning, sun, surf and sculptures. The waves continue with a slightly junkified 2-3 foot. South wind with South-East swell combo is in town, and multiple peaks are in operation along our 900 metres of Bondi. Rain is coming, and there is a chance of a thunderstorm this evening. Go outside now before the […]
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Bueno
Looking the goods out there today. It started dark and cloudy but has now blossomed into a corker. The waves turned on for the morning session too. Three-footers galore, lovely bowls on the inside, and a massive rip kept the lineup beginner-free. We’re heating up to a very comfortable 25 degrees, go outside, it’s magnificent. […]
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Volatile
It’s been a weird combo this morning: sunny one minute, rainy the next. It’s like it can’t make up its mind about what kind of day it is. I understand it will be clearing into the arvo (and 23) and should produce a nice arvo (apart from the onshore east winds, which will lift a […]
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Thriving
Some sublime conditions to start the week – warm, offshore, sunny. It’s a shame that I can feel the SE onshore starting to feather into the bay, bringing some clouds and unfavourable conditions. Ramp Dos has sand, but it only works when it’s tiny. Any sets overhead close out completely. I surfed it yesterday with […]
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Friday’s Surprise
All the forecasted lousy weather is stuck up near Newcastle overnight, giving way to an exquisite sunny morning in Bondi today. The junkie swells now look more lined up, and a hint of the new south swell seems to be feeding the bay. It’s gonna get big tomorrow. There were really small crowds for a […]
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Onshaw
The smothering southerly is here, and it’s making a mess. The rain will come later tonight (9-15mm), but until then, we have a much cooler day (23). I saw waves around waist to chest high, the gruesome onshore junkie variety. The water was pretty empty, but plenty of people were on the beach. Good day […]
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Superb
What a cracker day outside, as we creep up to 27 bangin’ degrees. There are still waves, sometimes head high and throwing hollow on some new sand at the south—lots of seaweed and bluebottles. With weird current movements, your cruisy paddle out in the corner has turned into a churning washing machine of rip currents—hence […]
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