You know it’s summer in Bondi when you paddle out and bump into people who can’t swim sitting out the back… foilers threading their blades through packed line-ups… clubbie IRBs slicing through the chaos like cheetahs on the hunt… and, of course, the Ferraris, Lambos and Harleys smoking up Campbell Parade. Global tourism rolls in, […]

The forecasters nailed it — we woke to a proper swell jump. Overhead and flexing. Shame the banks are average… that 5:13am low tide had most sets shutting down like the Beach Road at midnight. Every now and then a drainer would wedge up on the sand, but mostly it was a foamy with a […]

There was promise of an overnight swell bump, but I’m pretty sure the 7:48 am high tide swallowed it whole for the sunrise crew. There’s a wave if you’re riding a 100-litre aircraft carrier, and yes—three banks are technically “in operation”—but wow, it is BUSY. After a long run of tiny surf, everyone’s twitching for […]

Freddy Carmody definitely took out the heat this morning. Not sure what Emma’s feeding him for brekky, but I’ll have what he’s having. I counted — he was catching a wave every 45 seconds to a minute. One-footers, three-footers, close-outs, fat burgers… Fred was slaying the lot. Full pace. Quite the display — some of […]

Yesterday’s long-period south swell (14 seconds!) had us frothing — proper grunt, long lines, and fun peaks. This morning? We’re on the leftovers. It’s shrunk to about a third of the size, and in true long-period fashion, the gaps between sets are big enough to make a coffee, and still paddle back out before the […]

That south pulse has fizzled, leaving us with waist-high dribbles this morning. The ocean looked a bit junky at sunrise — like it couldn’t quite make up its mind. The midweek crew was out in force, and Bondi was buzzing at dawn. With the warmer temps and lighter mornings, you can feel the place gearing […]

Plenty of sunshine on tap today with just a slim chance of a cheeky shower around 7 pm. Out front, the waves are head-high and groomed to perfection. The early tide didn’t do us any favours, but from 9:30 am onwards I watched a steady stream of rippable sections roll in. Plenty to go around, […]

Looking out the window you’d be hard-pressed to think rain is coming. Apart from that southerly kicking up, you’d swear we were in for another blue-bird Bondi day. Forecast says a sprinkle might sneak through around lunchtime, but the real stuff will drift in late arvo, between 4 and 5. Nothing major though – not […]