Yet another special morning down on the coast. Feels like summer. Loads of people enjoying the conditions. Bondi was packed, early. Small, tiny waves suitable for plenty of fiberglass/beginners. Enjoy your day :: uge

Nice little setup this morning. Barely any wind, clean surfaces, 1-2 footers from the ESE and plenty of sunshine. The water was pretty special. Warm and clear. No substantial swells on the horizon. This time of year we normally get some beef. C’mon Huey. Pray for swell. :: uge

Kinda a standard Bondi morning that went a lil’ like this: 6:30am, good sunrise, low hanging clouds being lit up. 2-3 footers on a fatish high tide, nice OK waves. Bit wonky and lacking decent banks. But hey…surfable. Icebergs and beach relatively quiet. Cooler times promotes a good sleep in. Water is warm, still. Aren’t […]

Mondays are a favourite. The weekend’s crowds have dispersed, the beach is quiet. Monday’s are even better with waves (4-5 foot)! So many options today with a East swell. Empty line ups everywhere. Head to your local beach and there will be something for ya. :: uge

Today we’re back to sunshine, clean surfaces and offshore winds (NW). A nice way to finish a week. Tiny waves dribbled in. A good day for the longboard or pitch a brolly and fall asleep on the beach. Have a great weekend  #UGE

It was a shifty start to the morning. Looked out the shutters – clear skies, then seconds later – rain. Odd. Neighbors got the hose out on my roof again? Where’d that come from? It just got better from there. Sun came out to reveal neat 3 footers. A lot of close outs. Nice left […]

Y’know…it’s quite a responsibility to entertain you every morning, all 50k of you…with something fresh from the beach, daily. OK, almost daily. Well, it’s been 17 years now. Can you believe that? Today I rolled down the beach. Onshore. 3 foot. Thick storm cloud about to dump. 3 surfers in the middle. Not many on […]

There is something really special about today. The water, it’s just so blue. Our oceans change colour with different currents. Sometimes it’s super green. Right now…she’s all blue. I spent more time under than above this morning. Just how I like it. All quiet down there. Adios :: uge  

HI. Hello. Bom Dia. A very modest morning down at Bondi Beach. Grey skies dominated over clean 1-2 footers. Large Friday crowds scrounged for anything throwing up some lip. It’s not pumping but still warm in. There has been a lot of Kelly Slater sightings around Bondi. Maybe he’s heard about our fantastic waves? Maybe […]

Yesterday was quite the handsome day. Today, not so pretty. Yesterday afternoon, on low tide, the colours popped. Today, the smotherly has taken over and made it into a junkyard. Waves = yeah/na. Ok nah. It’s onshore grovel at 1-2 foot. Howling onshore. Jac+Jack is a fancy Aussie label that have just opened up the […]

Today is tailored perfectly for your beach lazing needs. It just is… The water is a ridiculous 24 degrees. The mercury topping 31. It’s Wednesday, you’ve put in two good solid dayz at work. You deserve some beach time. Go on. It all can wait… Don’t panic – FMS (Fruit Man Sam) is now delivering […]

The swell has dropped out whilst the water temp. soars. It’s like a bath.  Perfect conditions for your morning swim. The mercury will also chug up to 27 today and 31 tomorrow – toot toot! Enjoy your summer flash back. On 29th May in Sydney and Melbourne the ‘WALK of HOPE‘ is going down. It’s […]

In between rain squalls –  I snuck out to shoot some surfing. It’s wobbly and 3 foot from a South swell. Looks OK fun. How about that rain last night huh? 92mm of precipitation overnight, mostly in a 2 hour window. Bucketing. Quite a rainy / stormy week ahead – all but Wednesday which looks […]

Well…today’s another cracker. The swell is still here. Good times people. Good times. Great news. Next week should be similar…3 foot and decent winds – so no need to rush down. You’re probably watching Bell’s anyway. The SurfAid Cup is coming to Bondi! Yes! The fund raising surf comp is natively a Northern Beaches thing, […]

Oh man we’re having such a good run of Autumn swell. It just keeps on providing. Today we have 3-5 footers from the SE with perfectly grooming, offshore west winds. To make things even better it’s going to be 25 degrees and sunny. Write this down. Autumn is a good time to have a week […]

Today’s post is all about surfing. There’s really good waves on offer for those not stuck in an office. At 8am the swell kicked and the sun finally came out of hiding. Ah yes, Autumn dayz are here kids. Offshore. 3/4 foot. What more do you want? :: uge

Look out the window. You see it? Sunshine! Yeah, right now it’s here and the thick storm clouds have pushed on. Enjoy it. It’s not gonna last as more cloud will return this arvo. BUT, tomorrow, well that’s a new day. 27 degrees, fine and sunny – BOOM! Hit the beach. I’m packing the family […]

Well…ahem…it’s pretty damn wet in Sydney today. It hasn’t stopped raining. I went down the beach and checked it for you. Even though it was a 4 foot south swell with offshores, the ocean was still wild from the recent agitation. Didn’t see a single surfer from North Bondi to Bronte. So what am I […]

There was a lot going on down at Bondi Beach this morning. More than normal. One Wave, an organisation for all the surfers, sufferers and survivors,  raising awareness for mental health, held their 3rd Birthday celebrations. Good work guys! The surf was, erm, kinda pumping this morning. I was a little surprised how good it […]

After 28 days of mighty fine sunshine in Sydney we’ve entered a storm phase. That’s cool. It’s cool. My garden is loving it. Gives me an opportunity to organise the terabytes and dig for gold that you’ve haven’t seen yet. Today – Brazil vs Italy. 2 places I recently visited for the first time and […]

I’ve been waiting for a grim, rainy Bondi morning to show you more of last week’s Rio trip. Today’s nailed it! Rio was a great experience. I really enjoyed shooting there. The light, landscape, water and people were amazing to work with. One thing I enjoyed the most was the lack of photographers there. In […]

Ever since I returned from Rio we are having an extraordinary run of colour down the beaches. It’s been pretty amazing. The late sun rising is also making it a lot more compatible with people’s wake time. We’re all witnessing it. It’s good. Come down. Yesterday’s sunrise was a rock star. Red fangs dwarfed our […]

Damn dark morning down there. Quite different to the other mornings of this week. Makes for grainy shots. There is 3 feet of south swell. That’s good for Bondi but it wasn’t breaking very well. Friday’s are the busiest day of the week. Even in the dark. I love this shot from my Rio trip. […]

Weird mix of hot and cold made for foggy conditions this morning down at Bondi Beach. Some nice colours at sunrise. The water felt frosty! Small waves, best for large surf craft. Quite a lot of people down there this morning. Later :: uge

Hey. I’m back in Bondi and the weather is amazing. You can travel all over the world looking for the ideal beach city, but hey…Sydney is a damn fine place to live! We have waves from a surprise swell. 2-3 footers and from the ESE. It looks fun, yet a lot of waves totally closing […]

Oi! I’m outta here. I like Rio. Muito Bom! Like all my trips, here’s a few tips if you want hit Rio: Dangerous? So you’ve watched the movie ‘City of God’ and think that if you go to Rio kids like ‘Little Zee’ are mowing down tourists with Ak47s? (how good is that movie by […]

10 things I bet you didn’t know about Rio de Janeiro: David Beckham bought a house right in the the middle of Vidigal Favela for $500,000USD. Best views in town. We knocked on his door – not home. There are 60 pet stores around Leblon, Ipanema and Copa. They like dogs. That is like having 60 […]

Oi! Tudo bem? Rio. After yesterday’s post I got a flood of messages saying how it’s one of their favourite places on the globe. It’s pretty special. The culture, weather and views are amazing. It reminds me a bit of Bali…kinda like a city beach like Bondi…but has qualities of Hawaii. 6.5 million people live […]

I’ve had Rio de Janeiro on my bucket list for many moons. I’ve just heard so many amazing things about the place. Being a lover of all things beach the thought of going to a major city which is surrounded by stunning beaches just seemed all too perfect. Needless to say…I had very high expectations. […]

Hola banditos. I’m on the move again. I took a short flight across the ditch to connect with a long haul flight to South America. It’s actually not that far from Sydney. 12 hours from Auckland and I’ve popped up in the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires (thanks to Air New Zealand). Si! It’s kind a like […]

Oh man it’s so windy down there. It’s howling. I’m still removing sand particles from every nook. There is barely any surf to speak of at Bondi. I am sure East facing beaches will be a little more entertaining. You will need to hide from the 25 knots of southerly though. Swell will come up […]

Well, we are in for some heat today. All 38 degrees of it. That’s some big digits for the last week of Summer. It will be the hottest day for this time of year in 12 years. Y’know what? I say tools down. Hit the beach. Put the outta-office on. You deserve it. I’m sure […]

It looks like some of that cyclone Winston swell has started feeding into Sydney. I have to say, I was expecting more, earlier. But I am sure it will come this weekend. You wait until you see Saturday here in Sydney – it’s gonna be huge! That same Winston storm has been causing massive damage […]

Everyone is eagerly awaiting a swell increase. It’s due any minute now. Some people are getting on flights to Queensland, some taking days off work. It’s swell from the North…so it should light up some different beaches. At 7am, not much had arrived. It should be a fun 3 foot for the rest of the […]

I coulda swam for hours this morning. I know I keep banging on about how nice the water is – but it’s really sumpin special. So warm! In the past few years I’ve been in Hawaii at this time of year…so I guess I’m really enjoying being at home in these choice conditions. Waves – […]

The ocean has calmed down now. It’s amazing how much it dropped overnight. Yesterday’s boom town has been downgraded to some neat little 3-4 footers. It’s much more manageable and most beaches will be back in business. There was some really big sets yesterday – I reckon the odd 10 footer! After a very dark […]

Some real beef out there today. Sets are tipping over 8 foot and pounding. Leave the fishes and mals at home, grab a shorty and find somewhere that is holding big surf. The swell will peak this arvo. It’s clean and offshore. Seeyouse :: uge

She sure is windy down there this morning. Nearly blew the camera right out of my hands. We’ve got a southerly dominating Sydney at the moment. Fortunately this will kick up the swell tonight. Right now it looked like one huge mess down there. Seek protected southerly corners. :: uge

G’day. Nice morning. Didn’t last long as the onshores came in early (9am). We’ve got pleasant 1-3 footers of ENE swell that will continue grow for the next coupla. Go sample the current bath-like conditions out there. It’s a treat. :: oogie.

Well that was on helluva beach weekend in Sydney. Bondi was jammed with people. The weather was sensational! The waves, well, not so sensational. You might find this hard to believe…but…Bronwyn Bishop and myself are not the only people that love flying in helicopters. It was quite ridiculous how many choppers were circling our little […]