It was windy early today. The cooling southerly arrived overnight. It’s around 20 knots which means you’ll need to seek protected corners. I went to the South Bra corner, which was ok. Blake was out there tearing it to shreds, but not many good ones came through. Limited options today, Manly could be good with […]

Hola! If you were one of the lucky ones that got up early and made it down the beach this morning you’d be happy. There were two distinctive peaks breaking…both with a waist to shoulder high wave. The heat was on early and it is going to hit 33 degrees today. No typo. 33. SMH […]

Today is officially unsurfable. 20 knots of southerly is making a mess, everywhere. It’s only 20 degrees and reminiscent of winter dayz. The wind is going to back off by 50%…so maybe a late evening session perhaps? Nice weather coming folks. 31 degrees forecasted for Thursday. Write that down. Charlotte Connell lives right near me […]

Well it started out quite nice this morning but since has turned ugly… The winds are howling, the clouds are grey and it’s raining infrequently. The temperatures have plummeted and in summary it’s a great day to do some work. Plenty of chop out there…wait until it settles. Swell being stirred up as we speak. […]

Just too good down there this morning. The light, the warmth and them little shoulder high waves at Maroubra. Hard to drag yourself away from it… 29 degrees now. The best. Tomorrow looks amazing – hit the beach or come to the Aquabumps Gallery. With crazy rides and giant slides, homemade cakes and homegrown preserves, […]

There was a little right hand wave in the middle of Bondi. Packed and a little dangerous but fun. The bank looks good. Was a pleasure going for a dawn dip…water is clear and decent temp (rubber still required). Southerly is gonna blow 20 knots this arvo whipping up a bit of swell for the […]

HOLA! Can you believe it is going to be 32 degrees today? How about them apples. The northerlies are gonna blow too, 20 knots, so the water temperature will drop and the waves will dribble. This morning I rolled down the beach and the car park was full by 6:00am. Every man and his log […]

Wow, what a morning… I hope you got up early for it. Today’s 8 images taken at sunrise depict a staple diet for us …a shot of the Icebergs (std), couple good surfing shots with waves overhead high (tick), a sunrise shot over Benny Buckler (No.356,767), a surfing lifestyle shot with Andrej paddling out in […]

Today is an interesting one. All media channels are reporting the storm from hell…it’s coming… But at 6:30am I witnessed beautifully groomed head high sets at Maroubra baked in morning light. At 7:00am the westerly winds blew dark, sinister storm clouds over my head. It rained. It rained some more. Then they disappeared and as […]

When I got up this morning it was raining. Not enough to give the car a good wash, just enough to keep my morning shoot confined to my vehicle. So all of these images were taken from my front seat, lens propped up against the window. With regards to the surf, these are the dayz. […]

Good morning… The sun now rises out to sea instead of hiding behind our most photographed Ben Buckler headland. This creates a nice clean angle for the sun to soak the back of our waves in Bondi – putting out golden hues. It’s great how the seasons have their own signature light. Today’s glarey pic […]

Not much magic down the beach this morning. More seagulls than humans. The wind is still here and making a mess of it. The forecast says that will slow down hopefully making for cleaner conditions by tonight. The 3-4 footers will fade though…into tomorrow. Surf onshore mush now or 2 foot cleaner stuff tomorrow. What […]

The swell has been big these past couple of days…but not great. No one surfing around here…it’s quite ugly 6 foot. The beaches have gone all quiet. Very different to Friday. Maybe it’s ‘cause all the school kiddies are back in class. This rogue swell will taper off rapidly. The onshore winds will calm…hopefully bringing […]

Today has it all. This is what I saw… I went down the beach early…5:20am…couldn’t sleep in with all this warm weather. I suffer from FOMO (Fear of missing out). The first thing to catch my eye was the rubbish. Tonnes of the stuff left on the beach yesterday. Disgust. I then strolled down to […]

Good morning… Think we might have a few more people following us today after this…welcome newbies. Welcome. I’ve said this many times recently, but today is a cracker and you shouldn’t be behind the desk. The sun will cook to 30 degrees – hit the beach. The rip bowl rights were fun and around chest […]

Last night I surfed waves. Swear. Some waves were even close to head high (admittedly I am not a tall man) This morning, nada. All gone. Kaput. Goneski. All that was left was the hungry pack fighting over 1-1.5 footers. And I mean fighting for scraps. Literally. Right now it’s 24 degrees. It will hit […]

I think a rainy grey cloud followed me around all morning. Sunshine persevered everywhere I wasn’t. Bondi has returned to the quiet country town after a full on long weekend. The shops are empty…the cafe baristas are staring aimlessly out the window and a few showers scared most beach goers off this morning. Bondi has […]

As we draw closer to summer I’ve noticed a few things around the ‘hood: • More people are up for the early. It’s not just me and a handful of surfers. Bootie camps are packed getting the rig ready for bright light. • People get boozed and pass out on the beach…always entertaining where they […]

Hurro. Like many recent days we once again have sun, waves and now warmer temps. I am wearing shorts today and the my twigs are gonna see 24 degrees hopefully. There’s even a little wave on, the waist to chest high variety. Our newly renovated banks favour the right hander now. Good for the naturals. […]

Yo. I have to say we’ve had a decent run of small swells the past 3 weeks. Today I found shoulder to head high wind swells breaking at Bondi. It actually looked like fun…Not a patch on our famous left of last week, which has now been downgraded as the sand moved to the rocks. […]

How about that huge pod of dolphins in the bay this morning. Really quite something. Sets stood tall out the back and Dolphins torpedoed to the beach. The pod hung around all morning freaking out the odd surfer. The waves have come up but it looks like a flimsy wind swell. Nothing special. I’d stick […]

I’m a gadget geek. Hard core. Must be the part Asian blood running through my veins. Something new – gotta have it. I’ve also been a die-hard iPhone user since inception…well, that was until one of my readers, Joe, swung past the gallery and dropped off a new phone for me to try. He said […]

Looks like our left is starting to morph into a right. The northerlies have blown all the sand up closer to Icebergs making it close out – especially with this morning’s low tide. Swells got a bit of East to it now. That’s not good for Bondi. Shoulder high waves today. Bigger tomorrow – a […]

For a change of scenery I dragged myself away from The Bondi Left and headed down to Maroubra to take a few frames of local shredder Blake Thornton. Some nice little waves down there…a little infrequent…shoulder high with head high sets. Huge crowd up early at all beaches. At the moment you can surf 2 […]

#thebondileft has been doing its thing once again this morning. Bit more #East in the #swell and looks like we may have a #righthander on our hands. #true. #iamovergoingleft so a little right shorey will be welcomed. The #winds are coming from the SW…the #nemisisonshore will arrive later today putting some #chop in them faces. […]

Some days we have pictures of cars, retro architecture, sunrises and pretty girls. Today we have 9, yes you heard right, 9 images of just surfing. Why? ‘Cause it is good out there. Why 9? I think you are ready for 9. Internet speeds are improving so I can feed you more than the usual […]

It was little different down the beach this morning. The wind was blowing onshore, grey tones dominated the skies and it was all quiet. Mondays rock. ‘The Left’ was working, not many out which was a refreshing change. Boy-oh-boy it’s been busy out there…nearly as busy as the new Zara store with crazy ladies running […]

If I could make a template of a day and duplicate it many times, it would be today. The sun is out and spring is in the air. The waves are good, some above your head and even tubing on the odd occasion. Bit smaller tomorrow, but fun. We’re in for a busy weekend :: […]

How are you? Are you ok? Today is national RUOK? Day. RUOK? Foundation aims to prevent isolation by empowering people to support each other through life’s ups and downs. I’m pretty good at the moment…been surfing most days with all this swell – thanks for asking. It was an early chopper flight over Bondi this […]

95% of the year Bondi is closing out. I guess we’re in the 5%. I’ll let the pictures do all the talking and save my dribble for another day. If you enjoy surfing and like the waves of today, book a trip on Tengirri to the Mentawai Islands. Now is the time to get sorted […]

Some really good surfing went down at Bondi this morning on our left. I think it’s hard to ride with unpredictable sections and back wash…but fun. The swell period leaps to 16 seconds today. That should bring some power and size (hopefully). Also the winds should calm down and swing more to the SW. That […]

Looks like the Wave Maker 3000 has been working overtime, the swell is here and thundering into Bondi. I saw waves well over head high but there is plenty of wobble making it hard to ride. The swell size is a little large for the left…the right looks to handle it better. Hit it. Sad […]

This week marks the start of spring…and hasn’t it lived up to our expectations. Today is yet another perfectly sunny, salubrious spring day. The promenade at Bondi was packed by 6:30am with joggers, dawdlers, yogies, swimmers and 4 surfers. In true spring fashion, the waves were tiny. Gone are the monster winter swells and here […]

Good morning. All that wind has kicked up a little chop breaking around your waistline. You can sit at your desk now and have no fear of missing out (FOMO). I’m loving the warm weather. 27 yesterday, 26 today. That puts everyone in a good mood. Big swell still coming Sunday. Enjoy punks :: uge

Interesting day today. We’ve got a forecasted maximum of 27 degrees. How good. Don’t let that fool you though, the water is super chilly so you’re still need rubber. The wind will blow a gale later, 30 knots. That’s sulo bin chasing strength. Bring the washing in. The swell has evaporated and only suitable for […]

There’s waves. Swear. Just gotta wait about 45 minutes for a set. The swell is dying and the morning high tide is flooding the banks. But the patient, early riser has scored a few fun ones this morning. The sunrise was good too! Good to see a bit of colour splashed around the place. My […]

It’s all about the left at Bondi…and don’t you all know it. After a 2 week wave drought, Bondi has had some fun waves on a south bank. It’s fickle on the tide…but real fun. The waves dragged out everyone, some faces I haven’t seen in ages. Hell, even I caught some. Today the swell […]

I read this great New York Times article that studied the actual physical demands of surfing…interestingly, only 8% of our total time spent out in the water is actually riding waves. 54% paddling and the rest just bobbing up and down like a tea bag. Well… looking at the conditions today, I’d dispute that study […]

By now… after seeing an image of a building in the top spot today, you’ve realised there is no surf today. Welcome to Lake Bondi. This whole week has been pretty average for surfers. Thankfully the weather remains perfect. (max 22) Surf on Sunday – looks good…that’s if you’re not hanging out with Dad. R […]

If you find any swell, let me know. Rarely do I say this, but Bondi was unsurfable today. Pretty much flat with a shorey slappin’ on the beach. To make up for the loss of swell the sunrise was good. Nice clear skies, no fog or early cloud smothering the sun. Can you feel it? […]