Waves are pretty good this morning. Damn cold morning though, so the run across the sand to the water’s edge was torturous. South Bondi had 3-4 footers – some of which were quite hollow. But its fickle with a super strong rip. (beware beginners – you’ll end up in Africa) Looks like a perfect all-day-offshore…so […]

Clouds have parted, sunshine is back, winds are offshore and the swell is still in town. Bondi is attracting the grunt from this SSE swell and sets broke around 6 foot this morning. Angry rip in the south is making the left bowl just nicely – the regulars enjoying the odd tube (rare for Bondage). […]

Damn ugly down the beach this morning. Howling southerlies, bucketing rain and not a sole on the beach. Very limited options for surfing today – I’d suggest a little sojourn to protected Manly – but a hot mug of frothy cofffee sounds much more inviting at this point. Its a chilly top of 14 degrees […]

Notice anything new today? Well after years of flogging the old website here is the new look Aquabumps 2008. The old site just didn’t cut it anymore, considering it was knocked up on a weekend and was invented before blogging was even around…it served thousands of people well. We tried to maintain the simplicity of […]

Rain is bucketing down this morning… We’ve had swell all week – but unless you’re really committed to heading out of town it’s been quite disappointing. Bondi was surfable this morning 3-4 foot, semi clean, seriously wobbly and only 2 guys out at 7am. The charts are saying offshore (SW) tomorrow and Sunday. Should the […]

Yesterday’s booming swell has slipped a couple of gears and the onshore nemesis has made a mess of things. Bondi was a rogue 4-5 foot with no one out. Pouring rain earlier today made it hard to get shots, so here is some pics from yesterday’s big swell session. Tomorrow is still big (SSW winds […]

This big chunky swell is kinda wasted on us in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Nowhere is really working despite being consistently large. Bondi was 8 foot this morning and messy…I saw a couple of waves that looked very large and could have done with a wider lens to capture the action. Only 1 guy […]

From flat to 6 foot in 24hrs. The anticipated swell arrived and is streaming into Sydney’s beaches will plenty of force. With swell lines stacked to the horizon, its a pretty picture down the beaches – but – it just doesn’t seem to be breaking anywhere decent from Bondi to Maroubra. Bondi was 6 foot […]

It is hard work coming up with 5 photographs and some (semi)interesting editorial when it’s pretty much dead flat today down at Bondi. We’re talking anything above your knee caps in a bonus. The W-NW winds are howling (20-30 knots) and are freezing. The good news is that a dramatic swell increase is due later […]

Swell is dissipating fast. Bondi has a weak 1-2 footer that will have dissappeared by the time you read this email. Not worth surfing unless you’re a beginner. The weekend looks…well…flat…yawn…pass the crumpets. kelly is just not human. Kelly Slater just defeated Mick Fanning (current World Champ) to win the JBay Billabong Pro in South […]

The swell charts are calling tiny to flat, but you’d still find a rideable bump down at winter swell magnet Bondi (chest high sets). It’s pretty chubby and weak, so you’ll need a fat board & a warm steamer. Winds are a chilly offshore – 5 knots. Sunny day but only 19 degrees. Don’t worry […]

As I make my morning pilgrimage down the hill to Bondi, nice little surprise to see some 2-3 footers hanging around. Great conditions with gentle offshore NW winds, sunshine and a bone chillin’ breeze that makes that run from the car park across sand torturous. We need new sand banks people. The current banks are […]

Not bad for winter huh…dayz like these are just amazing in Sydney. Super clear skies, gentle offshore winds, warm temperatures (well for winter – big 2-oh). However the waves in Sydney aren’t of great significance today, still surfable for the overly keen. Bondi had a weak 1-2 foot wave dribbling in on multiple banks. Can’t […]

Padang Padang is one of Bali’s best waves tucked just around the corner from Uluwatu. The vicious hollow left is also dubbed ‘The Bali Pipeline’. It needs a pretty decent amount of swell to break and at 6-8 foot every rising surf star in Bali will be putting on a show for the cameras in […]

Today’s Aquabumps update is written by a little hottie in bikinis on the beach waiting for her fella to come out of the surf (hence all the Slater stalking): “Pro surfers are as common as Bintang’s in Bali and I’m not torkin’ about mid-weight surfers here…it’s the Slaters and Dorian’s of the world. Did you […]

Quite meaty up on the Bukit (Bali) today. Plenty of swell around but you’d best be up for the early as the howling offshores came in at 9am, making it hard to get down those steep faces. A big gun would be the weapon of choice. We surfed this hot left (4-6 foot), pretty crowded […]

In the past 2 months we’ve found some great waves travelling the Mentawais, the Maldives, hell even a city beach groyne in Perth threw out a thick lip – well now the lens swings to Bali, Indonesia. Winter in Australia just ain’t my thing – it’s just hard to compete with a head high beach […]

Decent day to go for a wave at Bondage. The weather was far from favourable with waves better than yesterday. At 7am I saw 2-3 foot consistent bumps rolling in. Nice Westerlie offshore, few showers…pretty cool temps (min 10 max 15). This south swell is due to dramatically increase this afternoon hopefully setting up a […]

Plenty of swell energy around, well…predominantly breaking in the 3 foot range, but quality wasn’t there. Bondi’s small time sand banks couldn’t handle anything above 2 foot – closing out straight. But nice conditions with sunshine, light offshore westerly and relatively warm water – or it may just be my new steamer. Similar tomorrow. Solid […]

There is a little 2 foot bump trickling into Bondi as this new south swell does its thing. It will only get bigger from here on. Its surfable right now, not a lot of power, but clean waves well groomed from the chilly offshore. W/NW 20/30 kts tending W/SW in the afternoon. Tomorrow looks better […]