Back on the Rock
Welcome back to Hawaii…it’s been a year since I was on The Rock and we’ve missed the joint. Upon arrival its been 4-6 foot and the locals dismissed it as a day for the kiddies. I must be a kiddie. There is a MONSTER swell arriving this Friday. Surfline has numbers like 23 seconds/42 feet […]
Bondi Bumps
We haven’t had good waves in ages. Not much has broken over my head during the festive season in Sydney. My shrink told me to look at other sports over summer, you know, be less 1 dimensional and spread my energy into sports less dependent on fickle weather’n’waves (or move to Hawaii). Today we have […]
Sauna
So…I bet you didn’t sleep last night in 40 degrees. Not unless you had air cond. You tossed and turned all night and feeling a little cranky at work today. I know the feeling. Have a double espresso. Knock yourself out. Today is a new day. The cooling southerly has taken over and the waves […]
Two Thousand and Twelve
Being one of the last Aquabumps updates for 2012 I thought I’d showcase some images I like looking at (and taken this year). It’s been a fun a year. Lots of travel in the first half, no travel in the second half and plenty of Bondi updates. There is now 45,000 people that subscribe to […]
Sticky
After a sticky night it’s going to be a hot one today, but still hotter tomorrow. Wow. There are no waves of significance to write about. Knee cappers. Hit the beach, it’s amazing right now. 10/10. Come to the Aquabumps Gallery, we’re open every day 10 to 6 and the deadline for xmas present orders […]
Early Blow
It was windy early today. The cooling southerly arrived overnight. It’s around 20 knots which means you’ll need to seek protected corners. I went to the South Bra corner, which was ok. Blake was out there tearing it to shreds, but not many good ones came through. Limited options today, Manly could be good with […]
Flame Up
After a week of rogue waves, you can finally return to the water as the ocean has settled down. It’s head high at Bondi now, clean and looking quite good. Wow, what an excellent sunrise, one of Sydney’s finest. A perfect thin ceiling of cloud hovering above Ben Buckler, lit up from the bottom as […]
Highly Motivated People
Days like these are for the extremely motivated and over enthusiastic. You’d need to be in order to peel yourself out of bed, wax up and paddle out there. 2 keen individuals surfed South Bondi this morning. I can’t say they got epic waves as it’s junkie, again, and onshore with plenty of rain ‘n’ […]
Telescopes
We’ve been pretty lucky up here so far. Couldn’t ask for better weather and waves (sorry, I heard it’s pretty ugly back home). The surf has been consistently above head high every day, sometimes bigger and the winds are favourable meaning plenty of options. Today we’re anchored near Tuapajet, the capital of the Mentawai Islands […]
Friday Fix
Two weeks ago we did a road trip through some of New Zealand’s spectacular beaches with our guide, Kiwi surf legend, Maz Quinn. N-Zed is such a under-rated surf destination with so many good setups, I’ll be back for sure. The photos I took on the roadie were very popular with you all, so I […]
Friday Fix
Nice little setup down there this morning. Clear skies, warm sun and 2 footers. The surf was actually much better than I anticipated. Two distinctive banks were functioning quite well. I was down there for several hours this morning and it looked to be fading as the morning progressed. So I don’t know what would […]
Wave stalker
It’s been a great week for everyone. Today is bigger but not better. Bit washy at Bondi breaking randomly with the larger swell (4-5 foot). I went for a swim out there with my camera but spent most of my time fighting currents than shooting good pics. The high tide was 6:40am which if why […]
Flow
The wind has set in and it’s knocking the tops off the 2 footers at Bondi. Really ugly surf conditions down there this morning…definitely give it a miss. I gather most of you slept in as not many people were around. The swell will grow later tonight and stand tall at 6 foot tomorrow, protected […]