Good morning. Guten morgen. Buongiorno.  早上好 Fine looking morning outside. Finally the sun broke free of the smothering morning clouds. There is a small East swell on offer. Beaches facing that direction will have a little chest to head high wave this morning. Some sweet little peaks around the ‘hood. Nice and glassy with little […]

Around 50,000 read this daily thing that I’ve now been doing for 17 years. A lot of our readers are overseas. A lot are in the northern hemisphere where it’s freezing cold right now. For some it’s a life line…for others it’s a love/hate thing…some get it and have no idea how they landed here […]

It’s that time of the year where I’m beltin’ out that word – salubrious! The water conditions are just ridiculous. I’m talking 24-25 degrees and silky smooth this a.m. Good underwater vis as well. There’s a lil’ wave chuggin’ into the bay. It’s quite weak, flimsy and 2 foot. Loads of people down the beach […]

The doom and gloom has arrived into Bondi this morning. The skies dark and the winds onshore…waves, well, they’re a tiny knee to waist high. Can you surf it? Yep, just lower your expectations a little and ride something fat. Good news – it will clear and be sunny this afternoon. The water is warm […]

It’s one of those glorious, A Class Sydney beach days. It’s not too hot (27) and there’s a gentle onshore breeze to keep you cool. The beach is busy but not rammed. At sunrise the surf was really good. Head high, clean with early SW winds. Only a handful of lucky ones on it. It’s […]

Like every other day I woke and went straight down the beach. It looked, well, um…pretty ordinary in every respect. OK. The swell came up (3-4ft)…but she looked junkie/wind affected. The grey clouds made it very gloomy and the sand was relatively empty – apart from Fluoro Friday gang. I’ve been wondering what to write […]

Bondi Beach looked a little grim this morning. The rain kicked in and it was dark…super dark. Finally some waves are breaking. 2 footish and should come up during the day. A little wonky though. It will be big tomorrow. I decided to cancel shooting and post some recent stuff shot around Bondi. You’ve probably […]

If you don’t go for a swim in the ocean today – you are really missing out. The water is an incredible 25 degrees in Sydney today. It’s amazing. I coulda stayed out there for hours this morning. It’s like a bath. No rubber required. Waves – tiny. Sun – on turbo. Everyone is pretty […]

Spent a bit of time lurking around Bronte pool this morning. That’s gotta be the most photographed ocean pool in Australia behind Icebergs. It’s one helluva busy place at sunrise. If it we were in Italy they’d put a boom gate and charge you $25 bucks to look at it for 2 minutes. People love […]

Oh boy that East swell sure was kicking early today. Some really chunky stuff. Shame the wind came in and ruined all the fun. If you were up early today you would have scored. By the looks of the deserted streets I think most of you took today off and slept in. Enjoy your 4-day […]

It was rather grey this morning. Grey and still. Still before the southerly just hit. It’s only 9 knots, making it a little on the junkie side now – still surfable though. The good news is that this weekend looks like FUN for surfers. East swell and funky winds. Go driving and yee shall score. […]

Cloudy/humid morning. That’s OK. I like shooting in the even light. Sumpin’ different. Kinda like shooting with a soft box. Waves. Na nuttin’ really worth writing about. Great day for beginners or if you own a mal. Swim. Yes please. 29 degrees and fine for the rest of the day. Do it before a late […]

I went to the beach 5 times yesterday. That is a lot for me. 1 x sunrise shoot 1 x surf 1 x lunchtime shoot and dawdle 1 x swim with the kids 1 x sunset shoot just for kicks 5. Why? ‘Cause it’s bloody deluxe down there at the moment. The water could not […]

Aaahhhh yes….these are the mornings. The mornings where it’s beautifully warm both in and out of the water. There’s a little pulse of swell and a right hander worthy of a surf. It’s just a fantastic time of year, agree? You should really pop down for a swim. :: uge

I’m guessing most of you are probably back at work today, staring at the cubicle wall, dreaming of your recent holidays. The mind is a little foggy but the tan is deluxe – you look great! So you probably don’t wanna hear this – but it’s a cracker beach day. The water was off-the-charts-warm. Like a […]

I spent this week out of town indulging in the fruits of the NSW coastline. It was a magical beach week. Many people are still on holidays baking in the sun. I couldn’t have scripted it better with fun waves every day and not a cloud to be seen, until today. I took time out from […]

I’ve been trying to shoot photos all week. The constant rain has made that very complicated! Today, around 8:30am, I thought I had a window to continue my morning rituals. Excited, batteries charged and cards emptied…I raced down to South Bondi to meet my nemesis. Yet another downpour! Drenched I retreated to the comforts of […]

Hello 2016 you good thing. Welcome to a brand new year of Aquabumps. Our 17th year of operation (and I am not THAT old – obviously). The first shoot I took on for the year was hovering 1,000 feet above Bondi and Coogee on New Year’s Day. It was an incredible beach day and the […]