I saw some clouds today. Haven’t seen ‘em in a while. It was bound to happen one of these days after the good-weather-marathon. This new south swell is a bit of a fizzer and never properly arrived. I saw waves around waist to chest high this morning but they were severely weak, dribbling on the […]

The swell forecast was 21.1 seconds, South swell at 3.5 foot with NW winds. Translation = good waves at Bondi. Well that didn’t happen. It’s tiny. Instead it was more like: 25 degrees, perfectly sunny, no wind and knee to waist high waves. Oh, and water clarity incredible and warm water (still). I feel like […]

The good times continue to roll… The small SE swell is hanging in there and the Autumn light offshores are still blowing. Bondi had some good little bumps worth riding (shoulder high), serious crowd out for the early though. Warm water and sunshine always draw a crowd. The good weather will stay for days…but this […]

If you were to pick a week to take off from work, it would be this one. It’s all come together rather nicely. Summery weather, Luke warm bath water and a healthy supply of south swell and offshore breezes. Today is a cracker. Small, shoulder to head high waves suffering from morning high tide fatness […]

All you need to know about today is that the winds are offshore and there are waves around 4-6 foot. How good is that? Bondi can’t handle anything over head high so get in the car and bake it out of town. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of this week are all good surf days. Does anyone […]

There is a new south swell in town and it’s bumpy, lumpy and weak with a 6 second period. The wind is howling southerly and going to blow harder this afternoon. There was a small wave this morning at sunrise – nothing fancy. Tomorrow tis’ going to be big. 11.5 sec period, 8-10 foot solid […]

You’ve got to be pretty happy with this week so far… There’s been something to ride most days…and more coming. Weather has been rather pleasant as well. Today I took photographs (note, not captures, I hate when people call photos captures) down at good ole Bondeye. The swell has swung around to the South so […]

Typically Autumn is connected to our best time of year to surf. Ok, so she’s having a slow start but there’s pockets of fun on the right tides and winds. This morning I swam out to a creepy reef which wasn’t cranking due to some wrong angles and stuff, but some nice thick empties rolling […]

The south storm arrived last night bringing rain and southerlies. We currently have East swell feeding into town, you’d find waves around 4 foot at exposed beaches, only 2-3 foot at Bondi. You’ll need to surf protected corners to keep out of this wind. It’s not looking great out there – I’d stick to doing […]

That ‘booming’ new ENE swell still hasn’t arrived properly…yet. It’s coming though. With the majority of the swell energy neglecting south facing Bondi I woke early to cross the ditch to Manly Town. Manly faces NE drawing in every bit of this swell direction. Waves broke around head high but with an incoming tide was […]

Day 5 of no swell. It’s coming though. Tomorrow you should be able to dust off the board and catch a few – but it is going to be real fun on Sunday afternoon and Monday. The weather is just perfect. Not too hot, not too cool…just right. The water is retaining its bath temps […]

4th waveless morning in a row… Time to go for a swim, it is THAT good. Warm, bath like water, no wind, no swell. The GREAT NEWS is that there is swell on its way. The party starts on Monday with a nice beefy EAST swell. Now that should cheer you up. Until then, go […]

Today is the third day in a row of Sydney flatness. It’s about now we get a little cranky – I feel your pain. We need some swell. Pray. Some will arrive on Saturday, but that’s too far away. This time of year typically hosts big roaring swells that slab into town. Couldn’t get any […]

It takes a very flat day to score an empty line up down at Bondi. I reckon 350 out of 365 days a year we have a hungry pack scouring for waves, no matter how big it is. I can confirm it’s unsurfable, grey and windless down the beach right now. A 7am rain squall […]

There’s not really any waves to speak of this morning. It’s pretty much flat. This week is looking pretty bad for surfers. Can’t see any swell at all. Good week to get on a plane outta here! The sunrise was decent. Crisp, clean air at this time of year and I ventured further north towards […]

It’s Friday and the swell is dropping just in time for the weekend. It’s still rideable and chest to head high on sets. The NW (6kn) winds have really cleaned the place up and the new banks are working a treat. After all that rain I reckon the south drain pumps out some sand into […]

I spent the morning hiding from the rain in a cave at South Bondi. It poured…and poured. The great news is that there are fun waves in the head high + range. Grey weather makes for no crowds…best time to surf Bondi. It was pretty wonky…but you might score a few fun ones. Wind is […]

Good morning… I am back in Bondi and it hasn’t stopped raining. Well, we’ve had a great run of weather lately haven’t we? Nice day to stay inside and get some work done. Swell has come up from the south and so has the south wind. It’s about 3 foot and should get bigger later […]

Howdy, we’re still in Bali and the surf is small and I’m not keen on driving all over this island. So let’s talk about other stuff. The number 1 question asked is what camera I use? Canons – shiny ones. The 2nd most frequently asked question is what to do and where to stay at […]