Today’s no oil painting – that’s for sure. Not unless Turner is one of your favourite painters. Under a thick ban of black clouds waves broke around 2 – 3 foot this morning down at Bondi. The swell has tweaked direction back around to the east origin and the ESE onshore is mashing up surface […]

I think it was better earlier. A cold kept me in the rack this morning (hold the violins pls)…so by the time I got down there onshore winds had started disrupting surface quality. It’s still around the 3 foot range with a favorable leftie close to the middle Bondiville. 3 guys out under dark rain […]

Eh?(scratching head)… Thought it was meant to back off – nup, swell is still lingering with 3-4 foot sets pumping into Bondiville. Gentle offshore winds making for perfect surfaces – mad sunrise this morning. Winds will swing onshore so I’d be hitting it early. You’ll find waves all over the place, The Nulla, Curly, Narra. […]

There are waves but it seems no one is surfing them… Still in bed perhaps after watching the ‘roos? Or this early more chill getting the better of us. Bondi had a wonky wave..a right in the south which had a quick section before blubbering into fatness. I thought it dropped overnight – say around […]

Our back paddock’s got lots to graze of today, and it’s only gonna get bigger (but not necessarily better). Swell has increased a tad overnight (say 4 foot), consistency high, and there are plenty of lines queuing up out the back. The 6am low tide was making it shut down, but conditions will improve closer […]

Still the goods down here at the beach. South facing beaches extracting the most out of this swell. You’ll find waves around head high, sunshine and SW winds. High tide 11am, low tide 5am. More swell hitting this weekend – The gods favor us. What do two Bondi mofos; a stuntman and a fireman have […]

You don’t have to be a swell forecasting genius to work out there’s good waves today. I rate it. Not only is this south swell continuing to pump 3-4 footers into Bondi after declining overnight, we’ve got great light under perfectly clear skies and a forecast for all day offshores. The only deterrent I can […]

Struth. I reckon everywhere except Eastern Suburbs beaches are going off today. Northern beaches looks like fields of clover…north & south coast would be on fire. Bondi was large (6ft – 8ft) with one lone wolf out at 7am in the south end…small hungry pack on a sucky 3 foot left in the north end […]

In a cheap attempt to brighten up your day on this very grey morning – meet the Aquabumps Acid Hypercolor Edition. The whole two shots I took today from the car in the rain just didn’t cut the mustard. Put on the 3-d glasses and stare at the screen – you might hear Black Sabbath […]

The clouds have momentarily parted this morning…yes that insistent rain has stopped. Nice clean surfaces amongst 2-3 footers down at Bondi. Swell is from the SE and a few fun lefts on offer. High tide 6pm, 11:309am low tide, water 19 degrees with a max land temp of 18. SW winds now, SE later. Swell […]

There’s been a fat cloud sitting over Sydney for the past week dribbling on us. Surely its gotta run out of juice soon. On the bright side…the car has never looked so clean, ah huh & you seem to be able to park anywhere in Bondi and I don’t even have to queue of for […]

Hands up who’s not keen on this weather. We’re 6 days into winter and I’m over it already. Yesterday was off the scale cold for this time of year (twelve?). The rain continues today, as it has done for some days now, and will continue for another 3 days. Ugly morning down at Bondi with […]

Hi Chinas. Small waves today, but very clean. Say knee to waist high. At least the sun is out. I’d be calling a lay day as the imminent weekend’s south swell looks much more exciting. Tomorrow midday you’ll see a rapid increase in size up to 5 foot before Sunday’s boomer 6 – 8 foot […]

Smaller and a bit on the manky side. Sets mainly closing out (standard) 2-3 foot. Early SW winds with 19 degree max. Pretty much the same as the past few days. You can surf, but you won’t be bragging to your mates about it. High tide 12:15pm, low tide 5:30pm, water 20 degrees. What’s more […]

We’ve had a good run down at Bondi with regards to waves. Today there are waves, surfable, 3 foot sets, but mainly closing out straight. Perfect autumn conditions prevail – SW offshores, frosty 19 degree max. This south swell is to fade a bit in the afternoon. High tide 11:30am, low tide 4:45pm. To fight […]

Swell has come up and it’s breaking out the back of Bondi around 5 foot. Shame about the shape – shutting down most of the time. The odd set hooks up with plenty of meaty face to dance all over. Light autumn frosty SW winds early, blowing S this afternoon. Another damn cold day & […]

Hi Chinas. Those that braved the big chill would have found 3 foot uncrowded Bond*age – lining up a little wonky with the odd right in the middle. Warm in – frosty out. Sydney’s south facing beaches will be fun little playgrounds for most of the day as the winds are offshore SW before tending […]

Bit like a scrum on the peak this morning, scrapping over head high, suck-ulent little tubos on offer in the southern end. South swell is still here blessed with an early morning offshore. It’s a wonky swell – more than surfable. Quite a few beaches to choose from, Bondi, Curly, Narra, Avalon…arvo southerly winds will […]

250 frames in 2 hours – busy morning. Lots to shoot between a classic autumn fireball sunrise and 4 foot suction at Bond*age. Our south facing beaches have great waves with the early morning offshore and consistent south swell. Everyone’s onto it and there will be a few late crew to work today. If you […]

Some swell lurking around these parts today. South facing beaches will attract 3-4 footers with chill-bill SW offshores. How cold was last night – ridiculous. Large morning rock steady crew scrappin’ for waves on the southern chunk of sand. Wave faces were bumpy with heaps of bounce…but there were snug pockets worthy of an attempted […]

After a night of thunderstorms & a dramatic decrease in land temperature (max 18 brr brr) we’ve got some waves down at Bondi this morning. It’s not super clean – but well worth a hack. Sets up around head high, average around chest high, the leftie was holding up nicely approaching the 10:54am low tide. […]

With low expectations this morning I was quite surprised to see Bond*age deliver surfable waist high lefties in the corner. Small pack enjoying the golden morning light and silky surfaces. With a 7:20am low tide, our beloved bank sucked out the fatness creating a couple of beltable mini pockets – but hey, don’t get too […]

Returned from paradise to find Bondi waist high, clean and breaking in the corner off the same bank that’s been hanging around for a while now. Winds are offshore early and NE later. It’s surfable – you’d wanna be pretty keen. Looks small for the next 4 days – so best do something else. Tahiti […]

Tahiti has had many crew dropping by. In 1769 Captain Cook followed the stars to Tahiti…Sir William Bligh in 1788 nearly lost his crew to the beautiful local women. In 1867 Paul Gauguin painted his fascination for the local Polynesian women, and in 2006 Aquabumps drifts in the channel on one of the world’s most […]

Today’s cut from the same tree as yesterday. Almost carbon copy. Small knee to waist high waves with super-chilly offshores bringing a shock to the system…oh yeah and sunshine-a-plenty. The left and right peak is still kinda dribbling with this miniscule south swell… the longboarders and fish goers are out for their morning hack – […]

The chunky swells of April are now a distant memory as we continue to endure this small spell in May. Every 15 minutes or so a wave would break at Bondi in the south, best suited to a lengthy mal or fat fish – but it ain’t that great. You’d have to be really keen […]

Dribbly bits still manage to break on the low tide with our superior bond*age bank. Clean knee-waist high lefts and rights are on offer amongst a huge morning crowd. Our favourite bank is on the move, so it’s in its last days as born ‘n’ bred Robin Austin says "she’s on the way out – […]

Gee good weather today – doesn’t get much better (max 24). Sometimes Sydney really turns it up. Swell is tiny down at Bondi with waves only breaking around your knee caps – orkay if you wait long enough a larger one will come through. A large frothn’ pack was hungry for scraps as they clung […]

What can I say; the weather is pretty damn good and so is the water temp. A small suck-ulent little left in the corner at Bondi is providing fun waves around waist to shoulder high, but it’s packed – real packed. Swell is now coming from ESE and will be bigger at other beaches that […]

Yeah I know, late again, but that’s part of the whole Aquabumps experience aaiii. Last night whipped up some local wind swell suitable for our new found banks. Waves were only around chest/shoulder high but consistent and beltable (now that’s for shiiiiza). Even the odd shackola to dig your way through on the left. It’s […]

April’s fields of clover have come to and end. What a month…we’ve all been entertained by 4 chunky swells in 4 weeks. After a weekend of pumping Bondi we’ve got smaller waves around waist to shoulder high on two solid leftie banks (one in the middle and one in the south). Heaps of fun little […]

Well someone flicked the swell machine up a couple of notches. Where the hell did this come from I hear you say? Dunno – just go ride it. South swell 3 metres out to sea, 6 foot waves breaking on southern exposed beaches. Early morning westerly offshores making it quite appetizing this morning. The wind […]

Damn bumpy out there with a lot of water moving around. Bondi has bumps breaking around 4-5 foot with chilly offshores. The water is still warm, but the dash to the carpark isn’t so pleasant. Sadly you’d need to wear rubber. Swell should be a notch smaller tomorrow and halve by Saturdee – so frothas, […]

Fair bit of swell around this morning – expect to catch waves breaking over your head with the odd larger bomb set. A nice lil’ setup in the south with a deluxe bank pushing wally lefts. South east winds will butcher the quality later today – so the early was the go. Only 20 degrees..brr…high […]

Bondi 6:50am – micro weak stuff I saw something moving around down there resembling a wave – it was pretty tiny – and weak, bad combo I know. Bondi was breaking around knee to waist high on this east swell (which it ain’t best suited to). Winds were from the West and had a chill. […]

Doesn’t feel like winter is just around the corner with dayz like theze. Power deficient knee choppers were fizzling in the south of Bond*age after a decent sunrise. Today’s probably best suited to Mal riders and beginners. Swell is coming from the east, and you won’t find much around the joint especially with an incoming […]

If knee high wind chop is your thing then today is cranking. It’s pretty much unsurfable…so best do something else today. Next swell is due on Sunday and should supply us for a few days. It’s not going to be a monster swell – but something decent – 6footers. The Aquabumps Gallery, will be shut […]

We’ve drained our booming weekend’s south swell dry. There’s no more pump in the bump this morning – ankle biters breaking on the shores. Spectacular morning though – I don’t think it gets any better with a classy sunrise and perfectly sunny day (max 30 fat ones). To top it off the water is a […]

What can I say? Perfect conditions. Crystal green water, gentle offshores and a little waist to chest high number working on a new southern end bank. I’ll put money on it that it won’t hang around for long – as this tired swell dwindles into oblivion. For the frothn’ unruly pack of 20 on it […]