In between
In between heavy rain squalls, I visited the beach. There’s not much happening in the surf department but at least you could go outdoors and enjoy the fresh air or take a dip in the bath-like water (it’s still very warm, which is a worry). The onshore winds were up early and the swell is […]
Glorious
It’s a good thing that it rained for weeks and weeks this month, as, when the weather came good, you REALLY enjoyed it. The weekend just gone in Sydney was immaculate. I am talking sunshine, waves, little wind….and perfect temps. Just glorious. This morning was no different. People walking around with a face full of […]
Weed
We’ve got a weed problem in Bondi. It’s everywhere. It’s pretty serious. A fresh batch has rocked up and has taken over the joint (excuse the pun)! Some people love getting on the weed, I’m not that keen, I find it slows me down…sometimes holds me under. Stinks too. Waves – gone. From 4-5 foot […]
Shore Dust
If I could bottle these magical mornings up, they’d sell like hotcakes. Why so good? Well, it was 10 degrees which felt quite warm compared to last week. There was no wind, so the water surfaces were dead calm. There’s a neat lil’ left grinding in, circa 1-2 foot (take the log). The vibe was […]
Off Grid
OK, call off the man hunt. I am here…alive and well. Sorry about my radio silence over the past 10 days. I went off grid. No cameras, technology, social media or selfie sticks. I surfed and enjoyed moments without thinking F8, 400mm or ISO250…I’m now recharged with fresh eyes and have a decent sun tan. […]
Sliders
The waves have been great around here. Real good. Only small, but as you know Bondi can’t handle too much. The banks have been very generous with rights, lefts and multiple peaks. To match the good waves we’ve had huge crowds. Friday afternoon was one of the busiest I’ve seen on one peak. Mayhem! Today […]
H O B B L E
Crispy, clean, sunny, glassy, warm, small and windless all come to mind when describing this morning down at Bondi. It was SO nice to be down there…as I’ve been chained to the sofa for nearly 6 days as a result of a torn hammy. I can’t stray far from the car with my injury, like […]
Hashtag#
#thebondileft has been doing its thing once again this morning. Bit more #East in the #swell and looks like we may have a #righthander on our hands. #true. #iamovergoingleft so a little right shorey will be welcomed. The #winds are coming from the SW…the #nemisisonshore will arrive later today putting some #chop in them faces. […]
Squinters
Good morning. The left bowl down at South Bondi looked quite fun this morning. Plenty out as the sun crept over Benny Buckler. I’d say it’s the best it’s going to be all week long…see…tomorrow it’s going to be smaller and Thursday very very small, but Friday will be huge (triple head high) and seriously […]
Stunner
Just like I said yesterday, it’s a good week. Autumn turns on for another day. Sunny, hot, glassy morning…little left throwing some lip in the corner and 10,000 humans up enjoying it. Why can’t it be like this every day? Go surf, it’s an east swell, decent and around head high. The mercury will get […]
Flipside
We’ve had some amazing contrasts in the weather lately. Saturday you woke up to typhoon like rain and Sunday you woke up to spring bliss. A few little waves have been popping up here and there, super fun down at Bondi this morning with 2 (sometimes) 3 footers. With the morning sunshine blazing – conditions […]
Calm
You can see it in the clouds that something’s coming… the calm before the storm… All quiet down the beach this morning. Waves were small, 1 foot with a freak 2 footer every 20 minutes worth riding. Plenty of sunshine – soak it up as tomorrow looks wet and hell windy. The swell will pick […]
It’s coming…
It’s not such a nice day outside. Rain, bit of wind, and sloppy 2 footers. The beach was relatively human free as a hint of winter is in the air. You don’t have to be too bright to work out that this weekend is gonna have some great waves. A new south ground swell will […]