What a surprise to find a pumping wave down at Bondi this morning around 7:30am. The prediction was for tiny, weak and barely surfable waves. The goods will be short-lived – if not all over by now – as the South Easterly onshores prepare to blow 18 knots. Good while it lasted. Even inspired me […]

With a rainy start to the day Bondi was pretty much deserted. The storm drain in the south was pumping out all kinds of gooob…didn’t look that inviting. In the middle of the beach a lefthander was trying to work as two guys took it in turns, Wal and Luke Kennedy (Tracks editor). Swell is […]

The swell has pulled right back overnight leaving south facing beaches with 2-3 footers. Bondi is liking this smaller swell and a left in the middle has started to work quite consistently. Large morning crowd enjoying the early offshores…by 9am it was full blown onshore (southerly 15-20 knots). Shows over people. The forecast is for […]

With all this south swell you’d expect to find something decent to surf. Well..not really in the eastern suburbs. Its just doesn’t seem to be happening along our chunk of coastline. Bondi had the odd decent wave, barely anyone out, so if you want to surf 4-5 Bondage on your own, today is your day. […]

Plenty of swell left over from the weekend, but the beaches of the east just don’t seem to be handling it well. Bondi had some decent 4-5 footers in the middle, but they were very random and require you to chase them all around the bay. North Bondi had this deformed bubble that threw out […]

Hasn’t stopped raining all morning so I thought it would be a good idea to dig into the archives for some unpublished gold. I shoot on average 50-60 shots every day, you normally only see 5. The beastie server is jam packed with random snaps. Bondi is looking rather ugly today. 1 foot. Grey. Wet. […]

I am well aware that you probably don’t get as excited as I do about glowing sunrises. See…we haven’t had a decent one since 6th December 2006 (to be exact). I know…I am there pretty much every day. From 5:50am I tracked this baked pink cloud and it only lasted for 3-4 minutes before transforming […]

You really should consider paddling out there today. Waves have settled into a clean 3 foot and Bondi has a great left in the middle. It seems many have opted for a day off as quite a large crowd has already congregated on the peak, enjoying this summer-like weather. Not bad for a mid August […]

We’re fully stocked with south swell, but there isn’t many surfing options in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi was 4-5 foot, actually rideable (as it wasn’t over the weekend), but you’d be up for fair bit of paddling dodging close out sets. Little drive around the corner and found a mystery reef, slabbin’ – but that’s […]

Well you know, the swell came with all its thunders. Slightly smaller than expected as Bondi broke around 6 foot. Great conditions with gentle offshores and sunshine but Bondi isn’t handling this swell well. Its 1 huge closeout across the bay and only 1 warrior out for thrashing. A perfect day to head out of […]

With all this talk of the approaching south swell, it was a little disappointing to watch Bondi closeout all morning. Plenty of 3-4 footers, but no shape. Take off, optimistically bottom turn into a head full of white water. Somewhere, not sure where, would be putting on a good wave this morning. It would have […]

Looks like someone flicked the switch on the Sydney swell machine – tiny surf this morning after yesterday’s 3-4 footers. 7am, Bondi was breaking 1-2 foot, super clean with brilliant offshores and plenty of sunshine. Weird how the waves have just stopped for half and day and return after lunch. You should see a dramatic […]

That inbound swell we talked about arrived last night. At 5pm South Bondi started to show some promise (not bad seeing it was flat in the morning). Even bigger this morning and more consistent (3-4 foot range). But it just doesn’t seem to breaking right. Some close out, some stay fat, some don’t even break […]

After a very busy day in Bondi it’s all gone quiet. 150,000 people rocked into Bondi yesterday, 70,000 for the City To Surf Fun Run. Waves were tiny and a weak 2 foot, if you waited long enough you’ll find the odd rideable one. Only 3 guys out, blanketing sunshine but bitterly cold – must […]

I spent 30 minutes in the car park today trying to conjure up something to write about the waves. Well, it’s pretty lame. 1 foot, sometimes 2, nice offshore, but its weak as. Few crew out scrapping for set waves, but all in all – I’d give it a pass. The swell charts say it […]

So yesterday the charts were right, a late increase in swell provided some fun, 2, ok-pushing-it-a-little-3-footers down at Bondi. Well they’ve hung around this morning, combined with clear warm skies and gentle offshores – yep – few waves to be had. Swell is quite weak, being only a wind swell, but a good reason to […]

The swell has bumped up a tad from yesterday. It’s still not really a surfable size, but hopefully later on today it will get bigger (well that’s what the charts indicate). Dead still this morning around 7am, occasional shower…not much on the swell radar for the week – other than later today. Winds will pick […]

It’s that time of year again where the big tent appears bang in the middle of Bondi beach. Yep, the City to surf fun run is coming to Bondi – all 150,000 jogging freaks. If only we could borrow the tent for Saturday night – just for a couple of friends – oh what a […]

What a fantastic weekend of waves in Sydney, Friday afternoon was talked up to be one of those mega-sessions. It just turned on. Manly, amongst many other breaks, was smoking. Well today it’s a totally different story as the waves has dribbled to a halt. Bondi was scrappin’ 1 – maybe the odd 2 footer. […]

Frustrated with the 1 mile of close out on Bondi, smokin’ the chariot to south Sydney options was rewarding. The swell spiked up overnight and is now coming from the ESE (@ 11secs). The winds are good – NW – which is perfectly offshore. Many options for a wave today – it’s hard to be […]