Summers definitely over now as we enter the 8th day in a row with onshore winds and rain. Well there was a narrow window of offshore SW this morning, but the ocean is showing signs of recent agitation and by 9am the onshores rocked in. Waves are up around 3-4 foot and very surfable…low crowds […]

You gotta love winter. Especially 5 days in a row of it. Looking out the window all you see is dark greys and pouring rain. Everything seems to slow down a little and you exchange that Peroni for a hot cup of hot Milo. Swells are also generally bigger in winter, but sometimes we catch […]

The big question today is when is this southerly onshore stream going to end? Well no time soon. Swell is stacking up – sets around 6-7 foot at Bondi today, but it’s so messy that no lone wolves have dared the paddling frustration. North Bondi has some sort of warped, chopped up lump breaking, but […]

Looks just like yesterday, onshore mash on Eastern Suburbs beaches Bondage to Maroubra…whilst the northern beaches score all the joy. The pick would be Manly or Dee Why Point with this early howling southerly. Tomorrow same same…go north. BOOSTAERIALSURFSHOThe BOOST Mobile SURFSHO starts this Friday and goes for 3 days up at Surfers Paradise. Bring […]

*pro show late transmissionThat little east facing, wind protected pocket called Manly had a few good waves today around lunchtime. 3 foot with 4 foot freaks and more importantly out of the southerly. (Bondi was horrendously onshore and resembling a washing machine). Today the Gravis surf team put on a show, Bali’s Prince Rizal Tanjung, […]

Yesterday, between 9am and 11am, the surf was pumping in Sydney full stop. Shame about that violent south change that brought everything to a messy halt at 11am. Hell – even Bondi was throwing out a few little pits. Unfortunately the onshore winds continued this morning and the waves are a very untidy 2-3 foot. […]

corner bumps What a sensational morning with a low ceiling of cloud creating a nice little sunrise – great colours. At the other end of the beach, a crowded little peak in the corner was puttin’ on a few 2 foot fun ones. Super crowded with boards flung in every direction. Chaos. Keep the Ambulance […]

TV reception in Tamarama isn’t that great at the best of times. So when I called up requesting cable, hell I didn’t think a ship would park in the bay spewing cable out into the line up. Watching Bondi Rescue is going to be crystal clear from now on. Surf is looking pretty darn good […]

buckets Since it was bucketing down this morning when I got up to shoot, thought I’d show you recent pics from peak summer. Ah yes, it’s quite amazing how many people you can fit on 1 kilometre of sand. 11am updateAfter a quick 11am check down the south end of Bondi, the waves have improved […]

The surf has been far from perfect recently… Today is no exception with a small south swell chugging around the 2-3 foot mark, but the nemesis SE onshores are making a mess of things. To top it off, we’ve got persistent rain so its no oil painting down at Bondi today. On the bright side, […]

With the switch back from day light saving it seems we all can’t work out what time it is…the beach is empty and surfable at 2-3 foot (Bondeye), but very bumpy with antagonising onshore winds. The great news is that there is swell this week – and its south-east swell well suited to Bondage – […]

+11As the temperatures plummet to a crazy 11 degrees this morning, the waves are on the up – 3 foot at Bondi and clean (Bondage loves the south). Luckily the water temp remained around 20-21 degrees. Few good waves around, Bondi is seriously lacking decent banks, but there is plenty of swell which will be […]

After last night’s southerly change blew into town there is not much left to surf. 1 foot max and just dribbling into Bondi. Unfortunately the forecast is looking quite dismal as well with a small southerly swell spike tomorrow morning, but apart from that its sub 2 footish. Only a wintery 18 degrees today! Underwater […]

RDOThis deceptively cold morning is worth calling in sick for as its going to cook up to 29 degrees this afternoon. Oh yeah. Summers making a late comeback and the water is a sensational 21. Last night we also had a stealth ground swell kick up 2-3 footers on dark, but this morning its dropped […]

Ah yes…crisp Autumn air, clear skies and a bakin’ sunrise over Ben Buckler. Not bad for a Monday morning. Shame about the waves/ripples. Beggin’ to break above your knee caps at the moment. The waves today are best suited to a 12 foot plank, 1 foot toddler/midget or if it’s your 1st day that you’ve […]

Swell is up kids, but she’s bumpy as hell. Bondi has squeezed the most out of this small south-east swell  (chest to head high sets at 7am today) but mostly closing out of just random froth. Tomorrow morning should be cleaner with Westerlies predicted but will be a tad smaller. Nothing that great to report […]

We got the first tap on the shoulder from winter today…brrr…that chill in the morning air is starting to hold back the before work crowds. The days are getting much shorter, it was pretty dark until 7am. Bondi is reaping the benefits of being a south facing swell magnet this morning as set waves got […]

After last night’s stormy conditions it has resurrected itself into a sensational day with a maximum of 26 degrees. No waves to write about – well knee to waist high mostly. And nothing much happening tomorrow either, but Friday should see a new south swell and Saturday should be a bit of fun. Better off […]

knee-capperYesterdays little bump has dissipated and waves are now struggling to hit the knee caps. Still a few people out there optimistically searching the horizon for anything that resembles moving water. Such spectacular light’n’sunrise this morning – the view to Ben Buckler changed about 5 times before 7:30am. wet eggs Tomorrow doesn’t look any better […]

burnt orangeThis micro ENE swell is neglecting beaches like Bondi which are currently 1 foot. At exposed beaches (La Bra) you’d find 2 feet…but the 6:45am high tide was putting some chub into these struggling conditions – towards the lower tide you may have some more options. Great conditions with a baking summers day and […]

big fat highWe’re bang in  the middle of a big fat high pressure system. Good weather prevails, but the swell is laying dormant for another week. 1 foot, super clean and a tad chillier than last week. Work hard you’re not missing anything. the mad board collectorI haven’t seen a mate of mine Damo for […]

This east-swell/perfect weather phase continues today. Its currently tiny at Bondi, but would be much better at places that face the right way. (La Bra) Unfortunately there are no good swell prospects for quite some time now – so you’ll need to seek alternative entertainment; shopping with the little lady, de-waxing crusty skank of those […]

*InsomniacThese hot nights make for a crappy night’s sleep – hence I was up for the early. Looking at most eastern suburbs beaches pre-dawn, I didn’t find much. Maroubra had a little weak 2 foot wave, nice and clean and glassy, Bondi was 1 foot dormant and good for beginners…swell is from the ENE, so […]

taj@tama East swell magnets will show a little bump today, approximately 2 foot with the odd 3 foot set. Perfect conditions with salubrious warm weather (max 27) and glassy conditions. Taj Burrow, runner-up to the 2007 ASP world title, is in Sydney on route to Bells which starts next week. Bells is the 2nd world […]

That brief interlude with a late south ground swell last night was short lived. Swell direction switched to NE overnight and is now only dribbling into the bays – not really worth surfing, however there is always someone surfing at Bondi – and yes here are the only 4 waves of the day. Swell should […]

*toxicAfter a weekend of zero waves, we start a new week with…yep, very small unsurfable waves but how good is this weather? (26) Something freaky happening later today, a 15 second straight southerly ground swell will appear creating 3 foot fun before fading into tomorrow. 15 seconds kids is a massive interval…but at 1:20pm nothing […]

Sorry about the late update. 1pm Friday, you’re probably sliding into a bludging afternoon of searching google earth for new surf breaks anyway. Well there isn’t a great deal to report – onshore, small, and much smaller than when I shot at 7am this morning. Oh and the weekend doesn’t look to flash either – […]

What a nice little surprise to see clean head high waves this morning. SE swell is producing the goods so I’d be thinking about getting out there. Winds are offshore NE at Bondi, but will howl 15 – 20 knots later today (still NE). 8am high tide, 2:45pm low tide. Deluxe 27 degrees and now […]

*onshore I love these 2-3 foot onshore Bondi days. Barely anyone out and hackable lefts in the corner. Winds will increase later today – making a mess of things – so now is good. Last two days have been cooking (especially in the northern corner of Bondeye – shows over now though)…Tomorrow 8.0 sec SE […]

goldieDays like these can be quite tormenting. Today is pretty much a perfect day to do anything – perfect temp (26), no wind, no clouds…but what about the couple of metres of 10 second SE swell hitting Sydney at the moment. Bondi is 4-5 foot, glassy, closing out in the south but surprisingly good (and […]

chunkCurrently we’ve got a big south-east swell hitting Sydney – and its full of gas. Waves at Bondi were up around 6 foot with a couple of bomb sets. But there was no quality to be had, the ocean is still unsettled from the weekends southerlies. No one out in the southern corner, couple in […]

Don’t really know what to write today. Surf is as bad as it gets – onshore, small (1-2), overcast…no one out. You’d have to be very unemployed/bored to go surfing today. There is hope – as the swell is going to double/triple by night fall. But I am sure the predicted 30 knots of southerly […]

After tools down yesterday, a swim seemed like a good idea seeing it was 28 degrees, sunny and hell – it was packed. Around 5:30pm a sinister thick black cloud seeped over south Bondi peninsular. Within 10 minutes the joint was under seize from howling winds, hail, rain and cooler temperatures. One of the bigger […]

fools goldAt day break you would have rocked over the hill and saw lines stacked into the bay. Dang. 4 foot solid. But after spending 10 mins watching the sets you would’ve realised its fools gold today at Bondeye. Damn straight. South swell. Unrideable straight-handers. I barely saw a wave that didn’t closeout. So what […]

The swell is here and waves are up around the 5-6 foot mark. I have to say though, it’s pretty wonky and requires grooming from the early westerly offshore. Didn’t really see many good waves that didn’t close out or pork up along the beaches in the east (7am to 9am). Combined with an approaching […]

pacific gold The anticipated swell that every one’s torkin’ about is starting to trickle in. Wasn’t there when I shot between 7am and 8am at Bondi – nope…but the early morning high tide was hindering its grunt. A patient man will score today, as the ENE swell increases in period/size later and should be fun […]

FattiesThat fat high tide (8:30am @ 1.8m) was concealing most of the good small swell we’ve currently got. Once again, surprisingly, waves are 2 foot – tipping close to 3 foot at the moment, and as the tide backs out it should only improve. Bondi was very fat and slow…Low tide 3:18pm. I expected it […]

It seems when you get famous…you just walk around the beach all day with a couple of hotties on your arm – you just do. Just bumped into ex World Surfing Champion and King of the come-backs OCCY @ south Bondi 5 minutes ago. He’s quit the tour and opted for a life in TV […]

Not much happening down the beach this morning. A small SE swell producing 1-2 foot waves. You’re probably wondering why the first shot is power grom perth Standlick belting out for the high heavens then…let’s just say there’s a big difference between the little guys surfing and ours. Oh and he’s surfs all day – […]