With manageable surf conditions the crowds are back

Friday Shindigs

By 7 AM, the work crowd hit Bondi Beach, squeezing in a quick dip before trading saltwater for spreadsheets. The coffee queues at Glory and Prom were already at critical mass by the time I got there. A DJ was spinning tunes in the middle, typical of a Bondi Friday (yes, that’s becoming the norm). […]

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Thunderbumps from the outer banks

Thumping Sets

It’s been exciting around here lately, with enormous swells lashing our coast. Everybody loves a big swell story—and this one was surprisingly big – kinda caught us all off guard. I mean, that wave that Lifeguard Chase Hardaker paddled into on Tuesday was a monster, quite possibly the largest paddled in wave for the Eastern […]

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Couple of riders amongst the rogue at Ben Buckler

Neptune’s Fury

It’s no secret that our coastline is being battered by an enormous rogue swell. Although it’s smaller than the peak last night, it remains seriously chunky. I’m calling 5.5-metre waves from this South Easterly swell. Remarkably, it’s clean offshore, so somewhere other than Bondi would be completely cranking. Bondi is tidak bagus in giant swell. […]

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Ben Buckler Stormrider, 7am today.

Truly Unruly

We’re experiencing huge, unruly, unmanageable surf and winds in Sydney right now. After days of stormy weather, the ocean roars to life and pushes water high onto our beaches. North Bondi resembled a semi-surfable wave, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Ben Buckler has some legends on Rhino Chasers, but that’s always a nice novelty wave. […]

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March 21 - cracker sunrise

March in Review

To be honest, my shots from this morning were pretty boring. The rain, dark skies, and onshore breezes do not make for beautiful photography. There’s still a 2 foot crumble on offer, but it’s not perfect. And so… I won’t show you imagery from today; here’s a little March in review as we’ve had some […]

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Plunging into Bronte Pool

Salty Bathtub

I ventured south to Bronte Pool—AKA Icebergs-Lite—to mix things up. There’s always a lot going on down there, as well. The pool was full, and lots of people were up early chasing those elusive sunrise spectacles that have graced our horizons lately—unfortunately, it was a bit of a fizzer. We’ve still got a massive period […]

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The sunrise army is here.

Sunrise Stampede

I am not quite sure what was going on down at Bondi this morning at sunrise—it was next-level crowded. Being Wednesday (a not-so-busy time of the week), I was trying to determine what event was happening. What brought so many people down today? Was it that so-called viral post from Molly-Mae showing sunrise at Bondi? […]

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Jacob Sheehan, channeling Yago Dora in the Portugal finals

Pulse Returns

Lately we’ve had a plethora of small wave days, so it was nice to wake up to 3-4 foot drainers in the south. The changing seasons always bring better surf to Bondi… Today’s waves are from a long range, decent period, south swell, that will build during the day. The tricky bit will be the […]

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Hints of a new day showing on the toilet block

Light vs. Dark

This morning was a battle between light and dark. Since we’re heading into autumn in Australia, the sun rises later each morning. The days are getting shorter, and soon, daylight saving time will end (the first Sunday in April), making mornings even darker for a bit until the clocks shift back. I spent most of […]

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When all the elements align, Bondi 6:30am

Golden Hour Glory

When I was a young sigma, going out late was all the rage—and sleep ’til lunchtime kind of thing. Today, it’s all happening between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., in particular at Bondi Beach. It’s bizarre how it’s flipped. These Friday beach run, swim, and ice bath clubs are popular with the young and single […]

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Golden lights of a good start. Bondeye

Immersed

There is no better start than a swim with my camera, even if the surf was average. The clear skies and golden light made up for any shortcomings with the lower tides. (high tide around 1pm) It’s a spectacular day ahead. The temperature will hit 29 degrees with light northeasterly winds. The ocean temperature is […]

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Sky painting at 6:20am, Bondi Beach

Drenched in Pink

This morning, Bondi Beach put on a show—one of those sunrises that stops you in your tracks. The kind that makes early alarms worth it, where the sky doesn’t just wake up—it explodes. Before the sun even peeked over the horizon, magenta and fiery pink streaks bled across the sky, reflecting off the ocean like […]

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Coffee on the grass with a decent sunrise

Flame up

A nice little glow of colour sprouted from a late sunrise this morning at Bondi. It was short-lived before being covered back over with dark clouds. It’s the season of change as the sun tucks back around Ben Buckler, signalling winter is approaching. I prefer the light side to Bondi; it does some fantastic tones […]

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