Solis
A warm summery morning with sunshine in abundance. Tiny one-footers broke at Bondi, clusters of humans tumbling on each set. The banks are very well defined and separated…you won’t miss them. 27 bangin’ degrees today. It’s a cracker beach day. It’s tourist season, and they love our famous summer weather. You can hear so many […]
NO WAVES.
There were no waves today. Nuttin’. Zip. Zero. So I left the postcode and went all the way to Coogee and back through Bronte. After surveying the local beaches, I can definitely say Coogee was the busiest at 6:30 a.m. – wow – even busier than Bondi, but not a ‘Friday’ Bondi—our Friday’s are just […]
Utopian Daze
It wasn’t the most picturesque morning down at Bondi. There was a strong onshore wind, a very dark sky, and small, dribbly wind-blown surf. I’ll ‘fess up; I skipped shooting this morning…just didn’t see gold in the mundane! This storm will pass, and the rest of the week looks beach-worthy and hot. Pro-tip: get the […]
Sublime
What a nice morning to start the week—it was just beautiful down there earlier today. The waves are tiny, and the longboarders are in heaven. The surfaces are glass due to the lack of breeze. The water was exquisite, still warm and inviting (boardies and bikinis are fine for surfing). The sunrise was subtle, pinks […]
Fry-day
It was a textbook Friday with an incredible number of people enjoying the comfortable conditions at Bondi. The music was blaring, and the sunrise parties kicked off like an arvo on Mykonos. The vibe is high, and everyone is in for a swim. The waves weren’t great, onshore head high and mushy, but the groms […]
Reminiscing
I’m late today, mainly because I didn’t take photos this morning. It was drizzling slightly around 7 a.m., so I took that as a sign to put the cameras down and sip another coffee whilst the skies remained dark. It was onshore from the get-go; Bondi is a mush pile, so this was also another […]
Big Stuff
Yesterday arvo the swell came up big. Some waves broke extremely far out, bang in the middle of the Bondi bay. We could have cuddled the shark buoy; we were that far out. How big? 6 foot with the odd more significant set. Good? Hmm, debatable; some mates snagged a few, but it wasn’t that […]
Bondi Capers
It was a pretty stock standard Bondi morning… The sunrise was shrouded with morning clouds, typical for this time of year. The Aquabumps Skydeck at South Bondeye was full of crew, phones out, ready to capture the marvellous start to this day. Icebergs is choccas, laps galore whilst the sand was a hive of activity, […]
Very quiet…
It’s Monday, and a cold one, the water seemed deserted of swimmers and surfers. It’s pretty incredible what a few degrees make. Scroll back a few posts, and the bay was littered with human frothers. (see post) At sunrise, it was 17-18 degrees, the first time I’d put on a jumper in a while. The […]
Friday’s Mayhem
It was a beautiful sunny Friday morning with the masses, a great way to end the week. Oh boy, there are so many crew on Fridays. Bondi just feels like it’s gonna pop at the seams (lycra seams, of course). Fortunately, there’s a giant spa being installed in the middle to calm it all down. […]
Around here…
Whilst the ENE swell has enlarged overnight, it isn’t better. There is a howling 20-knot NE wind in town, knocking things around. This morning I visited local beaches and places I rarely frequent, hunting new angles or shots for your viewing pleasure. I can’t say I saw anyone scoring good waves on my morning wanderings. […]
Protected
The wind has been up since pretty early, and you’ll need to seek corners with protection from the ESE 10-knot breeze. Bondi looked fun (surf-wise) at sunrise, with ruffled surfaces, but there were definitely some peaky options. Not many crew were out. It is definitely staying darker longer as we drift into transitional seasons. Patchy […]
Surprise Rise
Last night, I thought this morning would be a sleep-in, forecasted dark grey skies and a rain dump. These La Nina patterns are unpredictable – I was surprised to see it shape into a cracker day with full sunshine. Waves were decent, and a pack of hyperactive groms were in turbo-mode. Shoulder high, semi-clean, peaky […]
