Well it ain’t no Cloudbreak out there at Bondi…but there is sumpin’ to paddle into. 2-3 footers, best bank is in the middle. The North winds are up early and it looks like it’s fading quite fast. Another swell backing up on Friday (4ft range). Jane Lampe is a North Bondi local that gave up […]

Hey there, I’m back! Yes my dreamy floating junket has come to an end. Gotta say, ain’t to shabby back here. Upon my return I discovered 3-4 footers and sunny on Saturday. It was pumping! Today’s a bit grey but still 2-3 footers are out there. Looks to be getting bigger tonight. What’s the haps […]

After travelling 550 nautical miles at sea over the past 12 days…we surfed 15 different breaks and averaged 60 waves each, per day. It’s been amazing. Incredible. The islands never seem to fail me. We’ve scored uncrowded 3-6 foot waves and good weather for most days on this tour. Disclaimer – it’s a gamble though, […]

Technology is pretty crazy huh? Here I am, 100 miles from any mobile phone signal, 200 miles from the closest port with barely a human in sight. But hang on…I’ve got satellite internet access! How convenient. The waves pictured in today’s update are very remote and hard to get to, but they are also world […]

Hello. It’s me. Uge. I’ve wrestled my website back from Derek. We are still at sea and have found what we are looking for. Sempurna (Indonesian for perfection). Yes, it’s pumping. Proper. Not a drop out of place. 4-6 foot barrels on a clear, sunny day. Hard to believe that there was only a few […]

How do you tell a true surf story? In this pretty island chain called the Mentawais, one-and-half degrees off the equator, there is a daily play of cat and mouse. The old themes of deceit and gamesmanship, act themselves out among the fifteen boats, the resorts, the camp and the home stays that populate the […]

If there’s anything more excruciating than sitting through a friend’s digital slideshow post first-class surf vay-cay, it’s sitting through a day-by-day account of its symphonies. Does it boil your skin to hear of waves being swatted like a dead goat in a game of Afghan polo, all the while gin and tonics served on the […]

SCENE: A lone beachbreak mid-way along the Mentawai Island chain in Sumatra. The Indonesian sun blazes down on eight surfers, split between four peaks. The wind is desultory. Sets appear hither and yon, allowing anyone with even the most basic of games to easily put themselves inside the wave’s curve. Paradise? Yeah, it’s close. The […]

If you rocked up at the beach in between sets you would have gone ‘Not much happening today…dropped off a lot…’ Don’t be fooled. Out of the blue…literally…a 5-6 foot set will blast through every 15-20 minutes. Really long period south swell. Mega long lulls…be patient. I’m quite surprised we still have swell to be […]

Well there’s no shortage of swell this week. It’s fully stocked. Today’s quite big, just like yesterday. 4ft. Bondi was struggling, a lot of close outs. Oh boy, hit the road…and you’ll score for sure. ::uge

On my morning wanderings I talk to all kinds of people. Some people are just getting home from the night before, some are up early embracing the day. This morning another touring photographer came up for a chat…his opener “Heard Bondi was good to shoot at sunrise…not much happening today aye…Gold Coast is so much […]

Oh mother nature, you did it again! At 6:30am the skies lit up…just for that short moment. Intense reds and pinks painted the skies as waves broke in the head high range. It’s was one of those morning, floating in the ocean, marveling over how good we’ve got it. Autumn sure does bring out the […]

Yo Beach Lovers, T’was a little bit too rainy and risky to swan around with 20 gees worth of camera gear this morning…my insurance company loves me for it. Here’s some images from last summer. There are waves, 2-3 footers and looked kinda clean, early. 32 knots of southerly now though. Yeah, 32 knots…that’s bloody […]

Right now the beach is all calm and chilled. A small pulse at sunrise had some fun ones, but now it’s back to a dribbly 1 foot. After a cloudy start the sun is out now and putting on some warmth. Really nice day. REALLY nice day. SURFAID is in partnership with Spotify. It’s called […]

This morning was a doozy… The colours were like neon lights over Ben Buckler. Well…that made up for yesterday’s blunder. I will let the pictures do the talking. Waves, small. 1-2 foot. Swell coming on the weekend. :: uge

OK, I’ll ‘fess up. I slept in. Yes, very rare for me. Unfortunately it was a colour blast at sunrise…which I only caught the tail end of. I am still slapping myself as I write this !@#!$#%&^#@. Small waves trickling into South Bondi. A nice left forming. 1-2 footers. Very clean conditions. How about our […]

Gettin’ all arty today. Get your berets on. Good waves, 3ft, very dark with plenty of cloud cover. The water is still warm. Very warm for this time of year. The Brazilian dominance continues on the world surfing league. Did you see Filipe Toledo destroy Bede on his home turf? Next level surfing. You must […]

The south swell is booming and you can see waves breaking around 6-8 foot. Bondi was maxed, washing through from out the back. Protected South Maroubra had a few – nothing special. Somewhere on the deep south coast would be blowing minds right now. That is before the winds swing more cross-onshore. The weekend has […]

Well…HELLO swell! Oh boy there’s some fine looking waves today. Real pretty ones. The winds are offshore and grooming nicely. The swell is from the South and waves breaking @ 3ft. Once again the sun is out but it’s chilly in the shade. Rubber up. These are the dayz… :: oogie

Yesterday’s 3 footers dropped shortly after I shot them. It’s been tiny since. Fortunately at 1:18pm today a new swell will file in. Okay, maybe 1:19pm. For the rest of the week there is plenty. Pretty chilly – break out the steamer. Lots of people ask me why I love Hawaii and spend so much […]

Well…the swell has bounced back from flat to 3 foot overnight – and everyone is into it! All manner of craft took to the water and scrapped for a wave. It was crazy this morning. See what happens when we’re deprived of waves for a few days? Today’s another amazing day. Sun, warm, waves – […]

A lot of people read Aquabumps from overseas. I’d guess about a third of my 50,000 daily readers are abroad. Probably a lot of expat Aussies missing home. I know if I was sitting in a cubicle in London, looking at these pics would trigger a unconscious twitch. Hey…I once sat in a cubicle…for 10 […]

Bingo…another cracker. That’s 4 in a row. Sunshine is plentiful, waves are starting to kick in and there is some tasty lefts rolling into Bondi. The winds are offshore (and cold). Mother’s Day on Sunday. We’re doing a special on our award winning ‘A Day at Bondi’ book for only $100. Valid until 10 May […]

Our run of exquisite weather continues. A lil’ on the frosty side before the sun came up – but the water remains warm. The surf is tiny, 1-2 foot, dribbling in on a south bank at Bondi. Nothing to rush down for. Saturday looks super fun. 4 foot (south swell) with crisp westerly offshores. Head […]

Sydney has so many beautiful beaches and I haven’t seen ’em all. I’m making it my mission to get around to as many possible in my morning meanderings. Today I visited Mona Vale. Never been there before. Nice ocean pool…love how it’s poking out into the ocean like that. Love to see it at high […]

Well…well…well. What a day. 26 degrees and aren’t we all just lovin’ it. After being trapped indoors for weeks you are now set free to roam. Not a cloud in the sky and the water is still warm. I found myself fumbling around Manly this morning. Yes, I crossed the bridge! Manly loves the ENE […]

It was a grey, dark morning (which we are becoming very accustomed too recently). Fortunately there was a ENE swell running with some punch and south winds. Fun waves around today (and yesterday). It’s dropped a lot overnight, but still surfable. The great news is – THE REST OF THE WEEK IS PERFECTLY SUNNY! How […]

Not a pretty sight down the beach. Onshore, 1-2 footers and pouring rain. You definitely are not missing anything down there. Let’s go back to better times…like Hawaii 8 weeks ago. It’s nice there. Here is some shots you haven’t seen from my recent trip. Heli400 – The Westpac chopper crews are paddling ski’s from […]

I know, I know…you’re all a little bit over this rainy weather. Think of your garden – it’s lovin’ it. Look at your car – it never looked so good (sans salt spray). The good news is that there’s a few waves around of the 3 foot variety. There is 1 fun bank at Bondi […]

Some real surfing talent down at Bondi this morning. Our 3 footers drew out all the local shredders and some big wave legends. Not many other places would be breaking today. Bondi had fun ones. Raining now…and it looks to be pretty stormy over the next few days. On the 30th April, Thursday at the […]

Nice surfing conditions down at Bondi Beach this morning. The huge crowd tells me you already knew that…right? Bondi loves a good 3-4 foot South swell. Got some dreamy little banks too. Unfortunately if you missed the morning session it’s all over – the southerly is now in and blowing 16 knots. It’s a junk […]

I want you to go outside, now…and soak up the sunshine. Feels good doesn’t it? Remember that feeling…because from Wednesday another storm will hit Sydney. Not the same intensity as last week, but plenty of rain from Wednesday to Saturday. So get on the roof, fix the holes, sit in the park or maybe even […]

Always after big storms there is a mega sunrise. Today, 6:15am Sydney blew up with colour – quite the change from the rest of the week. Bondi Beach is currently taken over by the machines. All manner of sand moving machinery is cleaning up the beach. To top it off, nice clean 3 footers on […]

All back to normal today. The winds have finally turned offshore and the downpours stopped. Nice isn’t it? After such a violent storm I thought we’d have swell for days…no such luck. It’s on a rapid decline and only 3-4 foot from the SE. I went for a drive to shoot some dirty tubes down […]

Bondi used to be one huge sand dune in the 1800’s. The mega dune used to extend from the beach all the way back to Rose Bay. Check out this photograph in 1875 if you don’t believe me. Well…over the past 48 hours nature has been trying to return Bondi to it’s original condition. The […]

Is this the fifty year storm that Bodhi has been banging on about? Sure feels like it. It is mental outside with gale force winds and record breaking precipitation. C’mon admit it…you love it. Everyone gets all excited about a radical storm. The Sydney harbour even has waves today. Yes, the harbour inside the heads. […]

Are you all wet? Hard not to be. It’s pouring outside. It is going to be like this for a couple of days so settle in. Good news is that this storm is going to bring a monster swell mid week. Tomorrow is going to hooooowwwl. I am talking 40 knots for 24 hours. That […]

Good morning. Not the best beach day – waves were a crumbly 2 foot and rain scared off most people. A great day to crank out some work. This weekend will host tiny surf suitable for beginners. Big swell will arrive on Sunday night setting up next week for a few waves. The Drug Aware […]

What a good looking day huh? Just like summer. Hit the beach. There’s waves…2-3 footers around Bondi and super clean offshores. If you don’t mind hunting around, climbing cliffs and surfing sharky waters – you’ll find isolated tubes today (somewhere close to Sydney). The surf is pumping at Margies and the tour stop #3 just […]

Oh boy the waves have been good. It’s dropped a lot overnight but still plenty of fun to be had. Clean offshores, WNW at 5 knots with 2-3 foot of south swell. A good combo. Hit it. ::uge