Aloha. Bumps are back. What a trip. Rad. Thanks Indies III crew & guests for making the trip possible. I’m back up there in a couple of months – dang! Indonesia may be close to Australia geographically, but logistically it’s a mission and might as well be on the other side of the globe (36 […]

We’ve had epic waves this trip. Started a little slow…but the islands came good in the second week. Some of the best surf I’ve seen up here. Let the pictures do the talking – seeya back in Bondeee. Later ::Uge

Hola. Having minimal contact with the outside world I don’t really know what’s happening at Bondi (or the rest of the world for that matter). Over here in Indonesia we scored today. The promised swell arrived at a 150 metre left hander. 6 foot on the larger sets, 4 foot for most of the day […]

Selamat pagi. Bondi has probably been ‘best ever’ in my absence…I bet. Well we’ve been scoring a few waves in the Mentawai’s over the past couple of days. Most breaks suffer from early morning sickness, wind chop affected and not really lining up. But by about lunchtime it completely cleans up into 3-4 foot bowly […]

Hola! Psycho day…began with chunky 4-5 foot left hander, perfect sunshine…little bit fat in sections…no crew. Around 12pm we were greeted with a 50 knot storm mutilating anything surfable. All out of the water to find a sheltered point. 2 hours later, it perfectly glassed off and a few tubing rights on a nearby deserted […]

We’re here! Indonesia that is…if you’re not up with the program Aquabumps reports are being broadcasted off the luxury vessel Indies Trader III for a couple of weeks. 8 surfers, 6 staff and 94 feet of pure joy. It’s a floating palace. Geez…be a miracle if this report gets through to you all (via satellite […]

Bondi 7am – smaller, waist to shoulderThe swell is down on yesterday yet still surfable for the keen ones. Waves around waist to shoulder high in the middle and the corner. Back wash was causing a few problems in the south. This stretch of perfect weather continues with clear skies and decent temp of 22 […]

Bondi 7am – super clean shoulder high wavesIf I wasn’t stuck behind this laptop, I’d be floating somewhere between south to mid Bondi picking off the odd shoulder high peak under yet another perfectly sunny day. The bigger sets would probably getting me hooting whilst the smaller ones be not much more than short trim […]

Bondi 8am – sweet fun ones Joy morning. Nice little shoulder to head high clean waves rolling inconsistently into the bay this morning. Large lulls giving you time between sets to soak up the sunshine. Winds are offshore and the water is still supremo 20 degrees. It’s bigger and cleaner than yesterday…not smokin’ (bit fat […]

Bondi 7am – waist high, super clean, offshore winds Its pretty small, around ya waist, sometimes bigger, clean…large lulls in between some fun ones. 2 distinct peaks, middle and south both semi working – quite weak & soft. A left in the middle was the pick with a large pack of mals sniffin’ out the […]

Bondi 7am – waist to shoulder, its been better Today’s surf ain’t much to froth about. Especially incomparison with last weeks solid sessions. How goooood was last Friday and Saturday? Hope you scored. Today we’ve got waist to shoulder high waves in the middle on a left hand bank. Lacking grunt, most waves were surfable […]

Bondi 8am – bigger, cleaner 4-5 foot yeoow Good size at Bondi this morning. Swell has come up overnight pushing 4-5 foot waves into the bay. Couple meaty rights starting to break out the front of the Bergs. High percentage of waves shutting down straight…especially with the approaching low tide (11:25am). Best surf it with […]

Bondi 7am – workable peaks a plenty, little straightGreetings on this frosty morning. We’ve got clean head high waves under perfectly clear skies and an artic offshore breeze. Bondi has several peaks working, most of which had close out sections. Perhaps with more water, towards the high tide it may improve. Low tide 10:43 High […]

Bon-dye 8am – bigger, messier and surfableLast nights strong south change gave birth to a new swell which is bigger yet messier than yesterday. Bondi had some larger 3-5 foot sets out the back towards the middle. Looked really bumpy and closing out on the bigger ones. A protected corner would best suit today’s conditions. […]

Bondee 7am – offshore, 4-5 foot, consistent, shutting downSwell is great – good size and consistently pumping lines into the bay…wind, yup, nice clean offshores, sunshine – perfect…banks? Nope. Most of what I witnessed this morning was closing out straight along mid to south Bondi. Sets were up around 4-5 foot solid, with the majority […]

Bondi 7am – 4 – 5 foot, lots of water moving Our predicted beefy southern swell arrived on Saturday night and continues to pump size into Bondi this morning. Yesterday was a big day here in Sydney. It’s smaller than yesterday, yet still up around 4-5 foot range. Great conditions this morning with westerly winds […]

Bondi 7am – coupla tasty head high waves suitable for gougingSwell is still here, slightly smaller than yesterday afternoon before a weekend of thunder chunks. Heaps of crew out this morning enjoying the multiple peaks on offer. Decent clean head high waves in the south with a semi tube section on the inside shallow bank. […]

Bondi 7am – swell has arrived, shoulder high, fun!After last night’s southerly blow up we’ve been blessed with shoulder high (and bigger) waves this morning down at Bondi. It’s not perfect, but there were plenty of waves on offer for the large crowd sprawled along the beach. It’s a south swell, so any beach facing […]

Bondi 7am – bigger than yesterday, still not big enoughSilky smooth surfaces with dribbly knee high waves in the middle of Bondi. Every 20 minutes the odd waist high set in the middle. Looks slightly bigger than yesterday… still better suited to the newbies. Sensational morning with a spectacular sunrise and great light for shooting. […]

Bondi 7am – waist high, weak…beginner’s dayFiery skies this morning with a classic autumn sunrise. Pity the surf wasn’t up to scratch with tiny knee to waist high dribbles on Bondi. Good opportunity for the beginners to clock up some water time without the big crowds. It’s clean and winds are blowing chilly offshore (NW). […]

Bondi 7am – micro clean knee high bits…mal riders onlyHope you satisfied your wave quota last week because we’re lacking swell today – and is not going to improve for a few days. Super clean conditions under a fat high pressure system…sun is shining in perfectly clear skies and the offshore winds have a chill […]

Bondi 8am – 4ft-5ft yup…working quite nicelyFew good waves around this morning – getting wet ain’t a bad option. Sun’s out too… This week’s solid south-south-easterly swell continues to pump joy into our beaches – it’s a fair bit smaller than yesterday, yet more in control. Bondi has finally cleaned itself up with the gentle […]

Now ya torkin…swells up folks. Had a look around Cronulla and found a few off the point that looked like fun. Mostly 6-8 foot solid with some cracker sets – loads of paddling against a strong current – a great day for a tow. SSW winds currently hacking through Sydney at 10-20 knots causing havoc […]

Bondi 7am – wild and wooly. 10-12 foot faces on sets. Totally blown outLoads of sizey messed up chunks around this morning. Overnight increase is now producing 12 foot faces out the back of Bondi. Not really surfable. You’d be duckin’ and weaving through a few rogue foam balls whilst droppin’ into some hell bumpy […]

Plenty of swell mashin’ our coastline at da moment. Large rollin’ fattie-bom-ba sets breaking right across the bay (10-12 foot faces). Not much fun surfing with howling SE onshore winds creating a mass of white foam omo style. Not much lining up – might get the odd wave in the northern corner of Bondi or […]

Wot only one measly picture from today? Yup. When I checked it at 8am it wasn’t looking that inviting with howling onshores messy up over head high chunx. One lone wolf in the middle picked off 1 wave in 15 minutes… nonetheless we’ve got some swell, just need surface quality. High tide 11:50am, low tide […]

The expected south swell arrived, perhaps smaller than anticipated…but it should build as the day progresses. Nuisance s-easterly onshore winds were early and mutilating surface quality, and it’s only going to get worse with expected freshening winds dis arvo. So, you’d have to be keen…couple of random ones, but nothing much to yeeeeha about. High […]

Bondi 7am – cleanliness is next to godlinessFirst impressions weren’t too flash. It was really clean stuff though – silk. Superb morning light. Today’s anticipated south swell appeared inadequate. Hanging on the rail for half an hour or so and some decent rights were breaking off da Bergs corner. The pick of the sets over […]

Da bra 7am – small sucky peaksAfternoon bumps…I know…late. Couple nice lil’ sneaky ones breaking close to the shore at da Bra this morning. Nothing much over waist high…quite a few out enjoying smooth surface quality and pretty rad sunrise. Bondi would have the odd mini chunk, so you can surf, morning better than arvo, […]

Bondi 7am – clean waist high, picturesqueThis month’s micro conditions continue today with waist high waves at Bon-dye. Clean conditions under a gentle offshore breeze as winter’s chill kicks in. Few little waves in the south and on the middle bank, mostly closing out or fat. NW winds this morning which will swing to the […]

Bondi 6:30am – small small smallYou can surf. It will push. Don’t expect to be butchering big open faces though. Bumps are knee high at Bondi. Bit of east direction in this swell, so beaches facing that way will be bigger. Southern weather pattern will arrive this afternoon bringing strong SE’s and increase in size […]

Bondi 7am – knee(ish) high dribbly bits Few technical problems around town this morning – big internet outage…Dum de dum. No surf. Nada. Ripple-mania. Nice morning…loads of activity on the beach. Looks like a few training for the bare foot soft sand classic being held by North Bondi SLSC May 29. Glassy conditions this morning. […]

Bondi 7am – ankle bitersIn some parts of the world its 8 foot solid and tubing off it’s noooona today. There’s even lip launching jet skis narrowly missing Teahupoo warriors (more). But it’s all quiet on the surfing front at downtown Bondi. Soft ankle biters will struggle to give you any push this morning. An […]

Bondi 7am – shoulder high, inconsistent and closing out mostlyLate report today…yep…I know (whack over knuckles). Really late. Bondi was super clean earlier this morning with shoulder high waves breaking in the southern corner. Large early crowd enjoying the morning sunshine and glassy conditions. Sets were around 5-10 minutes apart, and when they rocked up […]

Bondi 7am – onshore messy shoulder high.It’s pretty messy with early south-easter winds mincing up shoulder high chunx. 3 guys out in the south not really scoring any joy…so not a bad one to sleep in, especially with the morning drizzle and grey skies. Cool maximum of 20 degrees today and partly cloudy. Swell will […]

Bondi 7am – c’mon hui, throw us some chunx this way…Another special morning. Gentle offshores. Sunshine. Waves – non-existent. Fix dings, repair leaking taps, watch Sprout DVD and talk it up in the car park. Lake Bondi had the odd ankle biter rockn’ in for mal crowd in the middle. South change eminent this arvo, […]

Bondi 7am – pancakes – come get em’ whilst da hotPerfect day for everything but surfing. Bondi’s pancake heaven with wussy, foamin’ ripples finding their way to the shores. Ideal conditions for the newbies…with a 27 degree max today, perfect sunshine, arvo NE winds…a swim is probably a good option. Confucius say weekend looka like […]

Bondi 7am – beginners dayReckon the old hair-do has bigger waves dis morning. Bondi was struggling to produce the goods with only knee-high beginner specials on offer in the middle. Need to surf more east exposed beaches to capture the most of this tricklin’ swell – where I’d expect waist high waves. Clean glassy conditions […]

Bondi 7am – clean, small, bit lackin’ but surfable mutesClean small waist high numbers rolling into the bay lackin’ grunt. 09:24am high tide promoting fullness on the odd left hander in the southern end. You’re probably wondering how it is that today’s first shot is of Mick, Bondi’s power munga, bustin’ out a dirty front […]

The Bra 7am – very tasty, clean, head highTo compare today to ice-cream, it would be cookie cream commotion for sure. Ain’t no vanilla….Sensational clear skies, gentle NW offshores and quite a bit of east in this nicely formed swell. You can still get away with a springy or boardies with 22 degree water temps…and […]