Bronte south corner, popular!

Bogey Time

For something different, I popped over the hill to the quaint seaside village of Bronte. Bronte is famous for its’ Bogey Hole, a natural ocean pool snug up against the beach’s southern end.

At sunrise, the light at Bronte is good. It consistently hits the pool at a decent angle, illuminating many natives during their morning rituals.

Bronte is also a natural endpoint in your coast run from Bondi. It’s the turnpike, the halfway mark of your morning trott. Maybe stop for a dip or a ocean stare, before fumbling off to work.

The waves were ‘tidak bagus’ at Bronte and Tama, while the conditions favoured Bondi. Ramp Dos had head-high peaks this morning (decent), which, sadly, at my last check (3 pm), had now disappeared with the tide drawing out.

It’s one helluva nice day, 25 degrees and perfectly sunny.
Enjoy it!

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Golden rayz and paddlers delight, North Bondi

Split

The day kicked off clean, golden, sunny & warm…with my favourite kind of light. It then evolved into quite dark, gloomy and onshore! Oh what a mess! The southerly was early and kicking up some chop. It’s a shame, as it was pretty fun surfing at sunrise. This weeks’ surfing forecast looks a little bleak […]
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Contrasts, Da Bergians

Contrasts

We’ve gone from a chocka block Bondi hot Sunday to a cooler, empty Monday. Fortunately, yesterday’s late change has brought waves; it’s been a while. Easily head-high sets welcome the week; some banks looked a little funky, and there was lots of weed floating around. NE winds today, overcast and only 21 degrees. The rest […]
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North Bondi - Mass exodus

Gorillas in the Mist

It was a mysterious morning, and it still is. A weird, eerie sea fog shrouds Sydney. Cool water with very hot humid air above making it interesting. I bet there are a few delays at departures. The waves are tiny and unsurfable. The water remains murky green due to the upwelling, bringing nutrient-rich water to […]
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The first time I went to Hawaii to shoot. Did five winters following

25 years in archives

It’s rare, but I didn’t feel like shooting this morning. Maybe it was the one-footers, the dark skies, maybe… I’m still celebrating our 25th anniversary of Aquabumps and have tonnes—okay, more like terabytes—of photos lying dormant on a server rack (and backed up to a cloud). So, I’ve decided to rip some crackers from the […]
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#vanlife on Brighton Boulevarde

Bland

It was a little boring down the beach this morning. The waves were pretty terrible, I’m talking onshore, 1-2 foot and a empty line up. The skies were cloudy, but dry. The beach had lots of activity on the sand…everybody working on the summer rigs. Quite a few tourists in Bondi, amazing how many languages […]
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Ah, the serenity of Bondi

Tiktok

I’ve just joined TikTok (and I’m over 16!) and have two followers. Actually, one just left, so I think it’s just one. Thanks Mum. I promise, you will never, that’s ever, see a video of me dancing on this platform! I will post some random videos, of random stuff around Bondi and beyond. Chuck us […]
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@tremtt frictionless down the line

Cyber Mondee

Such a crazy start to summer, lots of rain, then baking hot, then thunderstorms yesterday amid hail…some flooding…now back to baking hot, but hang on, water is freezing (and brown from run off). What next? Small rideable waves at Bondi, 1-2 foot. The odd slightly larger set. It’s going to be a hot beach day, […]
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Free Shipping on Unframed Prints, anywhere in the globe

Black Friyay

It’s mental Friday when retail businesses put on their best deals, your inbox is drowning in it! For some businesses they’ve been on sale since winter! Well, we’re shipping unframed prints (not framed) anywhere on the globe for free from now until Monday midnight. It’s a huge saving if you’re overseas reading my daily rambles. […]
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Early birds, South Bondi

Subdued

A muggy grey morning in Bondi. Like yesterday, small waves limping into the bay (waist to chest). West to Nor-west-then Nor east winds. Due to offshore upwelling, the water remains frosty. You can feel the coolness as you walk close to it. Quite refreshing after a very warm nights sleep. Bondi is such a mix […]
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Little man paddling out

Peaking

You can always tell it’s going to be a very busy morning at Bondi when the carpark queue extends up around the roundabout into Campbell Parade BEFORE 5:45 a.m! I saw tourists thinking, “What on earth is happening here so early!”. Bondi is unique in that it gets some warm weather, and it cranks. It […]
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Morning traffic, sprayed in golden light. Bondi 7am

Heating up

It’s starting to warm up around here. Today, we will be in the high twenties; tomorrow will be even hotter, at 29, and Thursday at 26. How do you like those apples? The ENE is up early, 15 knots, and keeps the water murky green with a chill. The waves are pretty small, smaller than […]
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Wildman Tymen, letting rip. Bondi

Warm out, Cold in

When those northerly winds blow for days, the ocean chills down. It feels like you can paddle out in your boardies until that first plunge under – brrrr. It is a sensational day—twenty-six without a cloud in the sky. It’s been like this all weekend, and Bondi is finding its summer vibe. There are traffic […]
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