Mix
Hola! Mixture of swells down the beach this morning. Forecast says ENE swell, but there is definitely some South swell as Bondi had chest high waves every 15 minutes. Rainy day (again)…barely seen the sunshine at all week. Forecast for the weekend is cloudy, small waves…all ENE swell 2-3 foot. Have a great weekend, come […]
M O R N I N G
Some mornings it can be a punish peeling out of bed before the sun rises. You’d think after 15 years of daily dawn photography I’d have it down. I’m human. I need a java hit to switch the brain into gear and steer me in the general direction of the beach. As I rolled down […]
P L U N G E
Today we enter into Spring. True. I know most of you probably feel like that happened a few months ago. But it is here now, and looking real pretty. Today is a cracker. Go outside. Bask. Surf – nope. Still nothing. Later this week you will see some swell, but most days of this week […]
F U L L H O U S E
Not a spare seat in the house down at Bondi this morning. It was that comfortable combo of tiny waves and sunshine that attracted a lot of rookies. Great day to learn. The water temperature even bumped up slightly. The wind is coming though, 25 knots of NE will shake it up a little and […]
C L E A R
Seems to be a bit of a swell drought on at the moment. The lack of low pressuries makes for fine weather, just not fine surfing. South facing swell magnets (AKA Bondeye) would draw a little mal wave, but don’t get too excited. Waist to occasionally shoulder high perhaps? Looks small all week. Tomorrow is […]
W E T W E T T I E S
I could get used to this beautiful winter weather. It’s gold. When I was slipping on that wet wetsuit (the worst) before sunrise I kept on telling myself it’s going to be warm in..gonna be warm in…gonna be nice down there…real nice…just get down there… It was… Should hit 21 degrees today. Waves are from […]
T R I P D I P
We’ve been spoiled recently with such inviting beach conditions. The air is cooler, but the water remains a salubrious bath temp. It’s just a pleasure to swim around in the mornings. The claws of winter are creeping closer, so enjoy this time…Autumn time is the best. Waves – much smaller today, and fat. Waistline to […]
Circle Work
I went for a dawn swim with my camera and spent most of my time being dragged around in rip circles. Bondi is kinda tricky to shoot when it’s like this. A lot of water moving and hook ups with surfers are rare. The waves looked OK and within the 3-4 foot bloodline. So much […]
F L U I D
It’s Friday and the swell is dropping just in time for the weekend. It’s still rideable and chest to head high on sets. The NW (6kn) winds have really cleaned the place up and the new banks are working a treat. After all that rain I reckon the south drain pumps out some sand into […]
R U N O F F
When I arrived down the beach this morning it was really dark. Clouds smothered the light and the water was a creepy fluoro green, a colour you’ll see after recent rain and manky run off from the drain. Might change the colour of your hair overnight. People pay good money for that. The waves were […]
Early
I like taking pictures. I reckon you’d gathered that by now. Taking pictures gets me up early, before most…and drags me down the beach. Some mornings are better than others down there. Today was one of the better ones. I swam before sunrise with the camera in tow. It’s like dragging a bowling ball around […]
Bakin’
What a nice morning. Cooking with warm temps early. Every man and his lycra was out doing something at sunrise this morning – hard to sleep in with all this early morning sunlight. Surfing wasn’t too high on the priorities this morning as waves dribble in at 1 foot. Perfect if you’re new to the […]