
Blown to Bits
It’s howling outside. A roaring 30-knot westerly is tearing across Bondi, blowing any hint of swell back to New Zealand. It’s flaaaaaaaaaaat. So flat that only one lone frother gave it a crack this morning… with zero success.
These gusty land-breezes will stick around ’til Friday, but good news: the weekend looks surfable again. Swell returns. Winds chill out. You’ll be back in the brine before you know it.
Two things to get around tomorrow (Thursday):
- Pauline in Bronze Fundraiser – Bondi Hotel, 6pm.
Come support our only local world champ, Pauline Menczer, who clawed her way from Scum Valley to the top. Funds raised go towards a well-earned statue on the Promenade. Tix are $20 — includes a feed, raffles, and frothy chats. Hosted by TRACKS Mag.
🎟 Grab tickets - Bay Fest @ Rose Bay Secondary College – 4–7pm.
A community knees-up with food stalls, music, and an online auction to raise dough for school infrastructure.
🎁 View the auction & donate
Avagoodone!
:: uge

Ceasefire
For days on end, Bondi’s south-end bank has been serving up a fun-sized trickle of waves—perfect little nibblers to keep the frothers frothing. But today? The party’s over (#Ceasefire). It’s as flat as a pancake… except for one rogue set that randomly jacked up north inside the flags—no joke, scroll down, I’ve got the proof. […]
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June Redemption
After one of the chilliest starts to June in recent memory — especially harsh if you’ve just stepped off a plane from the tropics — this week’s been pure redemption. Yesterday? A gift. Today? More of the same. How good. A big ol’ blocking high-pressure system has parked itself over southeastern Australia, acting like a […]
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Sunny Side Up
After the latest sunrise of the year, we’ve been gifted a crisp, immaculate winter’s morning in Bondi. Sun’s out, skies are spotless, and the early frothers were out in force. The swell had a little push overnight (even tickled 3ft), but today it’s settled into a tidy 1–2 footer with a sneaky east angle. It […]
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Gold Rush
Everyone’s piling into gold as global tensions flare… but there’s a different kind of gold rush unfolding down at Bondi. The sun’s at its far northern swing — the most side-on it gets to our beach all year — and it’s throwing pure gold across everything I shoot. It’s my favourite light, hands down. Side-lighting […]
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Eight Degrees of Separation
The mercury dipped to a crisp 8 degrees around 6am. Frosty, wasn’t it? Like the past few days, it’s eerily quiet down the beach —1 foot, sunny skies, and barely a puff of wind. Glassy. Calm. Great for a dip, not much chop for the surfers. When it’s this still, the ocean drifts off into […]
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Biters & Rays
The waves are tiny today — classic ankle biters. But the sun? She’s on full blast. A glorious winter’s morning, even if it kicked off chilly at 8.2°C at 3:30am. Yeah yeah, we hear you Victorians and Tassie crew laughing at us… but hey, that’s cold for Bondi. The ocean’s still holding a balmy 18.8°C […]
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Woollies at Dawn
I’ve got a lot of admiration for those brave souls diving into the ocean on mornings like this. The water’s actually warmer than the air, but it’s that barefoot bolt across the sand that’ll test you. Thankfully, there was barely a breeze this morning, and last night’s squall cleared out to reveal a beauty of […]
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Frosty Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th — a day wrapped in superstition. Some say it’s cursed. After a wander down the beach, I’d say it is not too cursed — the lineup was empty, and there were some handy three-footers rolling through at Bondi and Bronte. If you’re up for a solo surf, today’s your day. The cold […]
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Tropics to Thermals
The switch from the tropics to polar Sydney mornings was a slap in the face. My phone reckoned 8°C, but those frosty offshores sliced like it was 4 or 5. Didn’t matter if you had the best down jacket on—still cut deep. Chilly dawns = quiet lineups. Bondi had some decent head-high to overhead sets […]
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Final Waves
We’ve filled our annual wave quota in just ten days… time to pack up and head back to the mainland. As far as surf trips go, you couldn’t script better conditions — 4-6 foot more often than not, the odd 2-3 foot lull, and a solid 8-foot finale. Sunshine was abundant, and we scored endless […]
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Dreamstate
Sometimes, all the elements just click — and you get one of those days. Lucky for us, it landed smack in the middle of our offshore Indo surf charter. Zero wind. Four-to-six-foot waves. Sunshine from the first crack of light (rare up here with all the humidity). A diamond day — a proper cracker — […]
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Mentawai Drift
I’m back in the wave-rich archipelago of the Mentawais (MEN-TAH-WHY) — that dreamy chain of islands dangling off Sumatra’s coast. It’s a place I return to year after year, living aboard a boat, drifting between reefs, chasing empty waves, and unplugging from city life. Honestly, it’s one of my favourite places on Earth — I […]
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