Crook
Good morning. Apart from some pretty amazing light dancing through the gaps in the clouds there wasn’t a lot going for this morning. The waves are a grovely chest high…extremely onshore affected. Only two guys out at South Bondi which says it all. Pretty chilly morning, around 7 degrees before the sun rose. Days like […]
Seeya 2013
In keeping with Aquabumps tradition, the last update of the year shows my favourite shots from 2013. I barely traveled this year so it’s all about Bondi. Next year we are not having babies so I will be back on the plane visiting exotic waves and locations. Special thanks to you all for tuning in. […]
W E D G E
This morning I swam with my camera for about 3 hours with 3 very talented surfers in some decent waves. Julian Wilson, Sam Mac and Blake Thornton charged a rare wedgey peak from sunrise…oh boy…what a day, unshackle from the desk for an hour or so and enjoy. I will let the images do all […]
T W E N T Y – F E E
Can you believe that the water was a salubrious 23.5 degrees this morning? At sunrise it was only 14ish degrees out of the water…so, slipping into the drink was really the only option for me. Waves? Kinda. Water was moving but mostly burgers…or closeouts. Wrong tide this morning. I didn’t see many waves above chest […]
reprieve
What a difference 24hrs can make. We’ve gone from Lake Bondi flatness to 3-4 foot pumps in 1 day – hooray! Finally something to wet your appetite…it’s not perfect, bit fat, could be bigger, but in comparison to recent times – gold! So many south facing beaches would have a little wave today…if you’re already […]
The Bay of Plenty
Shooting good images on a day like today can be a little tricky. There’s barely any light and most photos turn to a wash of grey. Morning rain isn’t the best shutter lubricant either. Most waves I saw this morning closed out before anyone could get to their feet. Shame, ‘cause there is plenty of […]
Broken thermostat
It’s quite confusing what to wear these mornings (and I’m not talking key pieces here)…it’s stinkin’ hot one morning and then chilly the next. A south change has arrived bringing onshore cooler winds, 3-4 foot south swell and clouds. Have a onshore surf at Bondi with not many around or wait until this wind fades […]
6-thirts
Couldn’t sleep so was wondering around Bondi really early this morning. Good thing there was a cracker of a sunrise with some interesting cloud formations – the type of clouds that warn rain later tonight. Waves were up but suffering under the low tide. Paddle, take off, bottom turn, maybe 1 turn before the whole […]
Bump
Nice little clean bump out there this morning with very few people around in the darkness (the sun didn’t pop out until 7:20am). Water is ridiculously warm, the sun is out, the wind is gentle – sounds good huh. Most waves struggled above the 2 foot mark…odd bigger 3 foot set. Shame the banks haven’t […]
Morning Splash
I don’t have to write about the amazing weather today, as that’s been pretty standard for the past 3 weeks. (Good for the local Bondi businesses after 2 really wet winters). I will write about the good little waves hitting Bondi’s corner though. It didn’t look enticing at sunrise, in fact I’d decided it wasn’t […]
Free Car Wash
This low continues to provide rain, wind and swell. At least its toned down a little from yesterday, the wettest day of the year so far. Look on the bright side, at least all the salt has been washed off your car. Bondi was a random 4-6 foot this morning. Not much lining up at […]
Boomers
Yesterday was pretty special down at Bondi. Good times…this consistent new south swell is full of grunt and paired with a northerly wind – just perfect. Unfortunately it got too big for Bondi this morning and was predominantly closing out (and its still getting bigger). The peak in the middle was the better option. Its […]
stab wounds
Onshore-Overcast Bondi can be a good escape from the very crowded sunny days. Crumbly 3 footers were surfable this morning. Quality was lacking but you’d still find the odd wall worth sliding. Swell is from the SE, Low tide 5:30am, high tide midday This week is shaping up to a great week for surfing. The […]