Optimal

Good waves this morning, and everyone seems to know it. I think Bondi is the only beach breaking in the east attracting a large early morning crowd. The swell is dead south at 9.6 seconds with NNW winds. Text book optimal Bondi conditions. Unfortunately this swell will continue to decline throughout the day from 3 […]

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Waterlogged

Some good waves out at Bondi earlier today. Crowded 3-4 foot. Not much wall though…take off out the back, dodge 40 surfers, then dodge a couple more, race…get all excited about a nice whack, then unfortunately it has faded into a burger. Some of the smaller ones were worth looking into to. This swell will […]

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vivid

Sun drenched morning with a the odd 3 footer at South Bondi. At 5am the crowds were already onto it and a small bank in the corner provided a few fun ones. Water seems very cold, like 15, but the land today is going to be a crackin’ 30 degrees. By midday today the waves […]

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Fresh Serve

Quite a special day out there today as we heat up to a salubrious 23 degrees. The waves have halved overnight, but Bondi still has a 4 footer worth slaying. Looks like a lot of people thinking the same thing as two huge packs of early morning crew scrapped over incoming peaks. I am talking […]

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Calming

After a wild weekend of typhoon rain and rogue surf – conditions are calming down. The east swell is still with us, but half the size of yesterday. The Bra was exposed and had decent 4-5 footers this morning. It was quite random and required a lot of moving around to find the right one, […]

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Lucky dip

What a surprise to find a pumping wave down at Bondi this morning around 7:30am. The prediction was for tiny, weak and barely surfable waves. The goods will be short-lived – if not all over by now – as the South Easterly onshores prepare to blow 18 knots. Good while it lasted. Even inspired me […]

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drive thru east

We’re fully stocked with south swell, but there isn’t many surfing options in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi was 4-5 foot, actually rideable (as it wasn’t over the weekend), but you’d be up for fair bit of paddling dodging close out sets. Little drive around the corner and found a mystery reef, slabbin’ – but that’s […]

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winter swells

I spent 30 minutes in the car park today trying to conjure up something to write about the waves. Well, it’s pretty lame. 1 foot, sometimes 2, nice offshore, but its weak as. Few crew out scrapping for set waves, but all in all – I’d give it a pass. The swell charts say it […]

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the ‘nulla

Frustrated with the 1 mile of close out on Bondi, smokin’ the chariot to south Sydney options was rewarding. The swell spiked up overnight and is now coming from the ESE (@ 11secs). The winds are good – NW – which is perfectly offshore. Many options for a wave today – it’s hard to be […]

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Whale

Waves are pretty good this morning. Damn cold morning though, so the run across the sand to the water’s edge was torturous. South Bondi had 3-4 footers – some of which were quite hollow. But its fickle with a super strong rip. (beware beginners – you’ll end up in Africa) Looks like a perfect all-day-offshore…so […]

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Tubular Bondi

Clouds have parted, sunshine is back, winds are offshore and the swell is still in town. Bondi is attracting the grunt from this SSE swell and sets broke around 6 foot this morning. Angry rip in the south is making the left bowl just nicely – the regulars enjoying the odd tube (rare for Bondage). […]

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Bukit

Quite meaty up on the Bukit (Bali) today. Plenty of swell around but you’d best be up for the early as the howling offshores came in at 9am, making it hard to get down those steep faces. A big gun would be the weapon of choice. We surfed this hot left (4-6 foot), pretty crowded […]

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angin (un-ing)

In the past 2 months we’ve found some great waves travelling the Mentawais, the Maldives, hell even a city beach groyne in Perth threw out a thick lip – well now the lens swings to Bali, Indonesia. Winter in Australia just ain’t my thing – it’s just hard to compete with a head high beach […]

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