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 and rippable. Fun!
We’re still in the middle of recruiting our most senior position – the big cheese – Retail/Gallery Manager in Bondi for Aquabumps. If you can run/inspire/manage a team of 3-4 artwork sales consultants and oversee our e-commerce and production facility – you should read this job description and apply immediately! This is the first time in 13 years that this position has been available. We’re a tight family business, based right on Bondi Beach with 25 years experience – you know it!
adios, uge
Happy Mondays
At Bondi Beach, sets are rolling in at about 2 to 3 feet, with a primary swell of 0.9 meters from the south at an 8-second period. After such a long spell of crappy small waves, it’s nice to see swell breaking in the bay – even if it’s a bit onshore. The water temperature […]
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Friday Feels
It’s a picture-perfect day in Sydney. It’s a textbook summer combo—NE winds, small waves, warm water, and a muggy 30 degrees on the land. Exquisite weather coinciding with Friday celebrations made Bondi like a party at sunrise. People were everywhere—I’d call it the season’s peak. Go outside, you must. Especially seeing some showers is heading […]
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Vacant
In stark contrast to yesterday, the Bondi line-up was empty at sunrise. Where were you all? Did you sleep in thinking it was going to rain? Yeah, the weatherman got it a little wrong this morning, as it was beautiful and cloudless. Even a little wave at Bondaka – better than yesterday. The water is […]
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Frenzy
If you own a surfboard, there’s a fair chance you were out there this morning. Am I right? Typically, I arrive at the beach, and it is quiet, as you all sleep and slowly flow into the bay – but today – wow, it was a mass of humans as the sun rose around 6 […]
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Pastel Tide
It was nice to wake to a sky filled with colour as the sun rose. So many people were down at Bondi early, phones out, capturing the gold. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good one; today was great! But it didn’t last long. We’re in the middle of a small wave spell. […]
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Vitamin D
After a lot of grey and patchy weather, it was so nice to score an A-Grade, top-notch, exquisite Sunday beach day. The winds remained gentle all day, keeping it neat, and the high tides provided dreamy blue hues at most of Sydney’s bays. I visited most of the beaches of the East on Sunday, and […]
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Niña
La Niña is dominating the landscape with dark skies, sprinkles and onshore easterlies (Dammit). I’ll be honest: dark onshore mushy Bondi is not my favourite flavour of this neighbourhood – but hey – it’s Friday, and the party continues with scores of crew heading down for the sunrise rituals. Waves are sloppy 2 foot. I’d […]
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I’m Back…
Six weeks. That’s how long it’s been since my last Bondi post. I really enjoyed roaming the remote southwest of WA and the north coast of NSW – surfing remote beachies, dirt tracks and glorious hot days. After celebrating our 25 years of continuous shooting, blogging, and Bondi-ing, it was a much-needed reset. This morning, […]
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Dunghutti Country
G’day! I know – I know, Aquabumps posts have been lean this month, but our travels have been plentiful! Next week, we’ll return to the usual programming; don’t worry. We’ve been exploring Dunghutti country, the northern coast of NSW, where the water is like a bath, and the points provide fun waves. This season has […]
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Two-Oh-Two-Fiver
Welcome to my first post for 2025! Happy New Year to you all. Western Australia has many things, but exquisite beaches are plentiful, and most are empty, even during the peak holiday season. It’s refreshing to be on a beach with no one else after living in Bondi for so long. Space! The winds are […]
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G’day from WA
In the past few days, I’ve driven well over 1,000 km of West Oz. It’s such a beautiful state, especially in the southwest corner, where we currently reside. It’s hot here, but a fanning afternoon Seabreeze constantly cools it. The heat is different to the east, much dryer. From now on, they typically score 3 […]
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Off Grid in WA
I made the dash across the country, caught a direct flight from Sydney to Busselton, and fanged it further south to the remote town of Denmark (WA) —the land of the giant forests – the glorious Australia’s South West. This area has to be one of Australia’s most naturally gifted regions—there are so many stunning […]
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