Tubes
It was an all-star cast down at a local Sydney reef. Aren’t our best surfers meant to be in Fiji soon? Mick Fanning, Owen Wright, Bede Durbidge, Blake Thornton, Pama Davies, Phil Macca, Julian Wilson are all out enjoying this incredible day. Look outside…gentle offshores and a growing 4-5 foot south swell. Bingo! ::uge
Clean
The rain has gone and the wind has subsided. The swell has decreased (3ft) but is lining up a hell of a lot better than yesterday. Go surf! Today is shaping up to be a good one…in all aspects. How was that storm yesterday huh? Cheap way to wash all the salt off the car. […]
Funtimes
We are still reaping the benefits of past northern storms…its 3-4 foot today and fun! The sand banks around the east are lacking. Sets at Maroubra were closing out, Bondi was small neglecting the majority of the swell source and Tama, well…it was just being Tama (fools gold). I recommend packing up the whip and […]
G R E Y
She ain’t pretty this morning. Wet, grey and wobbly. The swell has tweaked around to the North but looking really unsettled and short period (windswell). You will still score a head high wave…but you’re not missing much. A good day to do your Christmas shopping as tomorrow the sun is back! Chrissy shopping? Yes kids, […]
W E D G E
This morning I swam with my camera for about 3 hours with 3 very talented surfers in some decent waves. Julian Wilson, Sam Mac and Blake Thornton charged a rare wedgey peak from sunrise…oh boy…what a day, unshackle from the desk for an hour or so and enjoy. I will let the images do all […]
P U M P I N G
Let’s not muck around. The waves have turned on and fields are full of clover! I saw so many good waves this morning. People getting barreled, nice tight pockets, wally sections, golden sunshine, warm water…think you get my drift. Most beaches had something fun to surf – seeya! :: uge
L a B r a
The conditions flipped and it seems most Bondi surfers headed to Maroubra this morning to reap the benefits. Good move if you did. Some fun ones out there in a weak NE wind swell. I saw a wave break overhead high! Just one. The winds are quite strong and from the SW. Protected corners essential. […]
D – B O W L
Good times to be had down the beach, the sunshine is back with plenty of south swell. Today I chose to shoot Maroubra as the banks at Bondi were a little patchy, plenty of waves in the North corner (with a big crew to match). I reckon Bondi was bigger though – with some sets […]
F I S H I N G
This morning I dug deep into the camera cupboard and pulled out my first lens – the 15mm Canon F2.8 Fisheye. For about 8 years it was my only lens to shoot in the water with. That’s all I could afford. It’s all hacked up now, the auto focus button is missing and Dave Kelly […]
T H A N K S ~ H U I
After a long flat spell we now have waves. No lie. Phew. Thanks Hui. The SSE swell has kicked in strong and Bondi was closing out at 7am (std). Get in the car and drive away from Bondi – you’ll score for sure! Winds are perfectly WSW offshore, the sunshine is out and today will […]
S H O R E Y
Goedemorgen! OK, it’s actually ‘afternoon as Aquabumps headquarters has been a little busy. The swell has slipped a few gears and Maroubra had a small shorey worth slaying. Not much else seemed up to scratch. The wind is hooooowwling, 30 knots of W/SW and it’s a nice day outside. Might be a wave at Bondi […]
N O R T H I E S
With all this north swell in town I felt compelled to shoot something different, something more exposed. I ventured over the ditch and ended up in Manly. Manly loves a bit of north swell. Did you know that Manly was named after the indigenous people that lived there? Captain Arthur Phillip said the “”their confidence […]
N E W
New government, new week, new (wind) swell and new season. It’s all changing right here. The sun was up super early and so was the heat. 22 degrees when I woke at 5 sumpin’ o’clock. There is some wind chop around from the north that you can ‘surf’. But it’s very small. You’ll need the […]
