Volcanic stratosphere
Have you been noticing the glorious light glows at sunset and sunrise? (last night was amazing) Wanna know why? In short, volcanic ash is high in the sky – from the Tonga volcanic eruptions. How high is this ash? 50kms high. That’s high…and in the golden hours of the day, it illuminates.
Down the beach today the waves are much smaller as Ex TC Dovi ESE swell fades. There’s still uber fun waist to chest high waves, crumbling on the high tide, giving the longboarders a heap of joy.
The crowd was large at sunrise but the vibe was 10 outa 10. I reckon an 80% female lineup today – which always clams everyone down!
Happy Birthday to Chris Prestidge, a regular down at Bondi for the sunrise surf. He’s also a fantastic portrait and wedding photographer @AtDusk. Book him for your next shoot.
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Valentine
It had a lotta potential this morning; I felt the high tide (7:30am) was drowning it though. There’s plenty of wobble and backwash to contend with. Every now and then a little nugs will hit the bank correctly – making it fun. Thanks to Ex Cyclone Dovi – we’ve had a magnificent supply of swell […]
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Damp
The storms are here, and Sydney has crawled back indoors. Earlier today, we had moments of sunshine, but now it’s set in and could dump 20mm of rain on us. The winds were south early, making for semi-clean cross shores at Bondi, but now it’s full onshore with more east in it. A small 1-2 […]
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A L O F T
No need to visit the Maldives or The Caribbean; it’s on your doorstep. There are so many good features of today – the windless turquoise oceans even had a head-high wave for you to slay. The water must be 24 degrees – leave the wetsuit at home and plunge yourself into this salubrious Thursday. It’s […]
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Crank
In the words of Strider Wasilewski, said with the same enthusiasm, “It’s firing out there”. Well, it was firing this morning before the wind came up. After days of constant onshore breezes, we finally scored a diamond day, gentle offshores with 4-6 foot chunks and spitting barrels. I swam for hours as ferocious rips tried […]
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Moments
Good times are coming, I promise. Tomorrow the rain will finally clear (yay), and after 21 February, Australia (Sans W.A.) opens the doors to international tourism. Running a business that depends partly on new peeps from overseas has been tricky for the past two years. So yesterday’s announcement does feel like a breath of fresh […]
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The good, the bad, the ugly.
The Good.How good was Kelly at Pipeline in the first WSL event of the calendar? 5 days from turning 50, he takes out the event. Truly a freak of nature – just like the waves they’ve had in Hawaii recently – I’ve never seen such a good run of swell and I’ve sat on that […]
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Miscellanea
After a very grey start, we now have clearer skies (10am) and howling onshore/cross-shore winds. It’s 25 knots of southerly! The swell has dropped a lot, and there’s a very lame grovel at Bondi on the nearing high tide (I wouldn’t get getting too excited about it). About three people are surfing it on the […]
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Antithesis
In stark contrast to yesterday, Sydney is now soaked with rain. Since sunrise, we’ve been lashed with constant showers and now 22 knots of SSE onshore winds. The beach is deserted, and everybody is back to school/work. The Beach party is over! Oh boy, it’s been busy on our beaches lately – here are some pics […]
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Hazy Doozie
These are the days – a complete doozie! I like many facets of today as the sun is out, the temps are up, a new east swell is rideable, and the winds are gentle—what a glorious beach morning. I hope you’re reading this update on your phone whilst lying on a beach towel. Bondi wave heights […]
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I’m back…
Happy New Year! I’m back on the tools and firing up the regular morning routines. Yeah, like millions, I got caught COVID over the break and now have totally recovered apart from an arvo nap! It wasn’t so mild for me, but the rest of the family sailed through – how about you? Since my […]
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Christmas Cracker
Well, 2021 has been a wild ride for us all – there are positives amongst all the case numbers, lockdowns and mumbling behind masks. So after 22+ years of running Aquabumps, I had a massive break (during lockdown) from the daily routines and spent a lot of time with my monster children+wifie (and surfing!) I […]
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Océano
Submerge yourself in 23-degree water today. What a terrific way to start the day! That’s getting close to as warm as it gets around here. Shed the rubber and dive in… Not many waves around, kneeish high dribbles. It doesn’t matter; everybody is swimming anyway. On holiday yet? Soon I am guessing. Drive safe if […]
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