That idyllic beach view never gets old. One Foot Island lives up to it’s big reputation as being one of the best beaches in the world. You can’t take a bad picture of the place. I keep thinking Brooke Shields is going to jump out of the bushes! The TV show Survivor was filmed around […]

Today I think I found the bluest water in the world. I can now stop searching. Write this one down…AITUTAKI LAGOON in the Cook Islands. Take a 45 minute flight from Rarotonga and you will come across one of the most idyllic places on earth. Its paradise. The water temp is around 23-24…the air is […]

Kia Orana. Welcome to The Cook Islands people! Crew warned me that the water here is unrealistically blue…take a look at that first shot above…touch the screen…yeah it’s real baby…that’s blue az…and the locals reckon with this shocking weather it looks much better than this normally. The Cook Islands are super laid back taking island […]

Can someone tell me why a number of huge freighter ships were coming in so close to Bondi this morning…like I’ve never seen before? Was it because? They were all drug smugglers dumping their loads to be later picked up by speed boats? They were dodging a large school of fish out to sea? The […]

Today is a new day…completely different to yesterday. It’s perfectly sunny now…storm, what storm? OK she’s a little cold but it’s warming up quickly. The rogue swell remains the same, it has just tweaked a little to the East opening up surfing options. Oh boy, she’s got some grunt. I saw some big sets in […]

Well that was a wild night in Sydney. I hope you found your Sulo bin this morning, probably hanging down the end of the street with all the others. Trees have fallen over and sand dunes have been created in the Bucketlist. Crazy times. It’s been raining, solidly for about 12-15 hours now. The garden […]

That big, black storm arrived last night. Unfortunately I didn’t get any images of it’s dramatic arrival as I was stuck in a car, in traffic (I do leave Bondi, sometimes – to go to Bondi Junga of course). It’s raining on Aquabumps HQ at the moment and it looks like there is plenty of […]

As I write this daily post the clouds have arrived and our fantastic run of beach weather has come to an end. It’s gone all stormy…rain will hit very soon. Bunker in as the storm will be in town until Thursday. To celebrate the weekend of glorious weather I went up in the sky to […]

If you like deserted beaches and empty line ups – today is not for you. Today is World Mental Health Day so the Fluro Friday guys got down there in mass and made a shoreline chain…wow, huge turn out. Great effort. There were small waves on offer, waist to chest high on sets…some really fun […]

The wintery conditions of yesterday have blown over revealing the luscious summer current. Today IS a beach day. The winds are light, the waves are around chest high and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. We will hopefully hit 23 degrees today…just perfect for that swim, walk to Bronte, boating on the harbour…all that. […]

Not all days are created for the beach. Today is not a beach day – at all. It’s a rainy day with onshore, sloppy 2 footers. Looked so, so, so bad out there for surfers. The beach was empty and Bondi village was like a ghost town. 2 days ago 30,000 people would have been […]

So you’re back at your desk…you’ve had a few days off and you’re a lil’ sun kissed. How good was your long weekend? The weather was impressive…plenty of swell as well. The schoolies are back at class so the beach was a little quiet this morning. It was cloudy and rained when I was down […]

Hey Honks. Sorry about the late update. I would like to say I’ve been surfing…as it looks pretty good out there. But nah, no such luck yet. Chained to the desk. The left has fired up in the corner and there are some 3 maybe 4 footers available for your riding pleasure. It’s 23 degrees, […]

Howdy. Great day yesterday wasn’t it? Felt just like summer. The schoolies took over the beach. Today is a lot cooler, but still a stunner (20). Spend some time outside. Down the beach the swell looks confused. To back my observations up the charts are showing signs of a East swell, a South swell and […]

I’ve got a confession. Once upon a time I lived in Manly. True. I lived right behind the storm water pipe at North Steyne. I was only there for a year’n’half…but I got a good feel for the joint. Good waves over there, especially in summer with the north swells. Today I headed back over […]

Today is amazing. It’s just like summer. As I write this it is 29 degrees. It is going to hit 30+ today. Even hotter tomorrow. Tomorrow in fact will nearly break records. There is barely anything to surf…drag the log down there and you may find something to push you. For most of this week […]

The winds were howling onshore this morning and making a BIG mess. Bondi had a few rideable waves around waist to chest high…and when I say rideable…I’m being a little loose with my terminology. At least the storms have blown over revealing some decent sunshine. How crazy was that hail storm yesterday? Mental. Came out […]

The sky was smothered with clouds. A light rain shower at 6:00am would have persuaded you to stay in bed. You’re not missing much down the beach. A new NE swell has hit, 2ft max. Quiet down the beach. I spent a bit of the morning riding around Bondi, down the alleys, looking for stuff […]

It’s days like these that make my job an absolute pleasure. Na it’s not 4-6 foot and pumping nor is Jon-Jon doing alley oops in the south. It’s just small with nice light and warm conditions. Bondi hosted a few peaks, better suited to the longboard variety. Everyone was out there with a big smile. […]

The rip at 1st ramp in Bondi is a freak. So much water running out to sea it was unswimable. I tried for 1 hour but kept of sliding out the back into no-mans-land. Great day for a swim nonetheless, maybe up the north end where it’s all calm. Bondi has waves in the head […]

Well, 4pm…and you’re just getting your Aquabumps update. Hope you have been productive at work…now take a break and see what’s happening down the beach. There is plenty of swell around and the winds have been offshore (not now). Even with these good conditions it was pretty hard to find waves around the Eastern Suburbs. […]

Cold down there today. Before the sun rose it was hovering around 5 degrees with wind chill. We have waves, head high and above. The fickle bank was playing up with the tides. Low tide at 10:30am should have something worth surfing. The waves are going to be fun all weekend with 3-4 foot of […]

The swell has come up overnight but it’s fat. Porky bits everywhere. Lots of flappin’. You’ll find a wave around head high today and the winds are perfectly offshore (chilly too). The tide is on the way out so hopefully it will improve as the day progresses. (Low tide 9:35am) Even though it’s a sunny […]

After perusing the internet it was quiet obvious that the waves were going to be good this morning at Bondi. West winds (offshore) + a good bank + south swell (streaming directly into Bondi) = stoke Big crowd this morning. The bank is fickle though and only works on particular tides…making it hard to read. […]

The swell has come up slightly and the clouds have returned. Sporadic rain and warmer temps is what you’ll get for most of today. In fact, it’s going to be 25 degrees – which is very comfortable. Tomorrow should have a few fun waves also. (head high) We have a vacant weekend sales position in […]

Well…well…well…check us out. After nearly 10 years of using the same daily email template we’ve made a few changes. What do ya reckon? I hope your computer didn’t catch on fire when it hit your inbox and you feel instantly calm with our minimal, zen like approach. In all seriousness…post a comment of your thoughts […]

I’ve been down the beach a few times already today…I’m yet to be inspired so I am running pics that I shot earlier this week when the sun was out – ok, there is a few randoms from the bird as well. This morning hosted some pretty horrible surf conditions, 1 foot…maybe 2 (streeeetch), onshore […]

Today is “Are you OK?” day. Today is dedicated to remind people to ask family, friends and colleagues the question, “R U OK?”, in a meaningful way, because connecting regularly and meaningfully is one thing everyone can do to make a difference and even save lives. Big crew came down the beach this morning to […]

At 7am this morning rain took over Sydney. The beach was deserted and there was a knee high wave crumbling at South Bondi. I’ve seen it better. Had to shoot most of these images from my car. Back to work…you’re not missing anything down the beach today. For the next 3-4 days you won’t find […]

Pretty special morning down the beach. OK it’s not pumping but the sunshine is back and everyone is pretty happy about it. Waves broke around waist to chest high. It’s inconsistent.  Winds were NW offshore and the water felt like 16 or 17 degrees. The great news is that we should hit 23 degrees on […]

After a few weeks of stormy mornings it’s great to see sun and clean waves. Been a while. Bondi had a little peak with some decent rights. It’s from the ESE swell so plenty of options today. Anything with East swell will feed into the many bays of Sydney. It’s offshore…hit it. The weather will […]

I think we are all a lil’ over the rain. Maaaan it’s been stormy lately. The ocean is still agitated. Rogue double head high bombs broke at Bondi in a random fashion. It’s barely surfable. Pro surfers Teale Vanner and Chris Friend had a crack – but if they’re not finding joy – I’d say […]

It is still big, stormy and windy out there. We’re just too exposed here in Bondi. You need to travel today. I suggest deeply protected southern corners. Perhaps South Manly. Tomorrow morning it may go offshore for a bit…this angry ocean is going to need a break from the winds to clean itself up. I […]

Everybody loves a rogue storm swell. It’s huge out front. I saw sets in the 10 foot range. In my opinion, unsurfable. Ben Buckler may have the odd rideable monster from the deep. Bit of a novelty wave. The southerly is hoooooooooooowwwling. It’s gale force (35-45 knots). Get your windsurfers out. This isn’t Bodhi’s 50 […]

Did you know that “Maroubra” is the Aboriginal word for place of thunder? Plenty of thunder down there yesterday. It was pumping. The leftovers weren’t too bad today, head high and super clean before the storm hit. Unfortunately if you are reading this update and haven’t already surfed – you missed it. Shows over. This […]

Cape Solander (AKA Ours, AKA Cape Fear) is not often known for its ‘fun’ waves. Well…the Red Bull Cape Fear competition ran yesterday in not the biggest conditions I’ve seen out there…but it was still fun. Hope you watched it online. Was quite an amazing setup, which was whipped up in 4 days by the […]

Everybody is talking about it. Everybody is excited. Cape Fear, Red Bull’s big wave surfing comp will run this Saturday …I mean this Sunday @ 7:30am. Why the move in days? Well the winds look pretty damn strong on Saturday, even though the swell is huge. By Sunday the winds should be more offshore (SW) […]

I’m all for trying to create something interesting from the mundane. That’s the biggest challenge in taking photos…I think. Especially shooting the same beach for 15 years…gotta challenge yourself, daily. This week has been a tough one though. The surf has been nothing but manky wash (mostly unsurfable)…the light has been pretty off and the […]

OK so I’m a little dry on content today. I rolled down the beach…howling onshore and 2 foot – intermittent rain. Nothing to exciting. Barely anyone out surfing (smart). I drove around to Bronte…1 guy out…not doing much. The ocean is very agitated and you will need to wait for it to calm down. Be […]

This morning was a complete wash out. It was pouring. The surf was 1-2 foot and onshore – real ugly stuff. I actually thought it was unsurfable. A few optimistic crew out in the middle waiting for something…good day to do some work. Today’s photos are completely random, last summer, last big swell…stuff like that. […]