Morning dribbly bits, leftover NE swell, tiny

Mercoledì

It evolved into a beautiful beach day, but its beginnings were dark, overcast and overrated. A much warmer morning and the Wednesday crowds flocked to the beach. Waves are tiny, just a tad above flat…the 100-litre longboards littered the beach. The Nor-easter is blowing 18 knots, so North Bondi is completely protected and suitable for […]

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Bergs early sess.

Lame

These onshore breezes and dark skies aren’t much fun, especially with a large batch of blue bottles lining our shores, stinging everyone upon entering. The surf is minuscule, half to one foot. The only humans that can flick a turn out are the mega groms, sub 30 kaygees. Sadly, the forecast shows no improvement in […]

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Bondi yesterday, felt like summer

Yesterday

Yesterday (Sunday) was much better than today. Yesterday was a warm beach day with a little wave in the morning. Today’s been wiped out by an early cooling onshore and only fumes of swell, crumbling in at one foot. I reckon it wasn’t surfable at sunrise or shootable. So here are a few pics from […]

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Neat little sunrise today, only for a moment

BLOW

Too much blow. It’s onshore and messy. The small waves are suffering under these conditions. Lovely sunrise though around 6am. The sun ducked in and out all morning, even threatening to rain occasionally, and it remains cool (22 degrees maximum). Don’t forget Ben Lucas’ memorial paddle out is at South Maroubra on Sunday at 6 […]

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Marks Park at Sunrise

Surf & Sculptures

Another sensational morning, sun, surf and sculptures. The waves continue with a slightly junkified 2-3 foot. South wind with South-East swell combo is in town, and multiple peaks are in operation along our 900 metres of Bondi. Rain is coming, and there is a chance of a thunderstorm this evening. Go outside now before the […]

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Lying down on the job - Zach

Bueno

Looking the goods out there today. It started dark and cloudy but has now blossomed into a corker. The waves turned on for the morning session too. Three-footers galore, lovely bowls on the inside, and a massive rip kept the lineup beginner-free. We’re heating up to a very comfortable 25 degrees, go outside, it’s magnificent. […]

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Bondi 7am Golden light, low crowds.

Volatile

It’s been a weird combo this morning: sunny one minute, rainy the next. It’s like it can’t make up its mind about what kind of day it is. I understand it will be clearing into the arvo (and 23) and should produce a nice arvo (apart from the onshore east winds, which will lift a […]

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The groms dominating Ramp Dos

Thriving

Some sublime conditions to start the week – warm, offshore, sunny. It’s a shame that I can feel the SE onshore starting to feather into the bay, bringing some clouds and unfavourable conditions. Ramp Dos has sand, but it only works when it’s tiny. Any sets overhead close out completely. I surfed it yesterday with […]

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Salties bathing in golden morning light, Bondi 6:40am

Friday’s Surprise

All the forecasted lousy weather is stuck up near Newcastle overnight, giving way to an exquisite sunny morning in Bondi today. The junkie swells now look more lined up, and a hint of the new south swell seems to be feeding the bay. It’s gonna get big tomorrow. There were really small crowds for a […]

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Morning changes, Bondi 6am

Onshaw

The smothering southerly is here, and it’s making a mess. The rain will come later tonight (9-15mm), but until then, we have a much cooler day (23). I saw waves around waist to chest high, the gruesome onshore junkie variety. The water was pretty empty, but plenty of people were on the beach. Good day […]

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Slab! Bondi 7am

Superb

What a cracker day outside, as we creep up to 27 bangin’ degrees. There are still waves, sometimes head high and throwing hollow on some new sand at the south—lots of seaweed and bluebottles. With weird current movements, your cruisy paddle out in the corner has turned into a churning washing machine of rip currents—hence […]

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Clayton Blake’s ‘Odyssey’ about to blast off

Sculptures

It’s that time of year again when we get all arty along 2 km of our coast; the Sculpture by the Sea has landed, typically kicking off the warmer beach season. Loads of people were up early, enjoying the forecasted good weather and walking among the artworks. As the swell subsides, there are also a […]

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Bondi 6am, wow, what a colour blaze

Flame

The kids woke me up early because they saw a horizon of potential—a low cloud ceiling surrounding Ben Buckler with some subtle pink tints already seeping through. I raced down, 100-megapixel medium format in tow, ready to capture in 16-bit glory. Wow, wasn’t that an impressive morning? It was mind-blowing how intense the pinks and […]

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