Extremes
Today is an interesting one. All media channels are reporting the storm from hell…it’s coming… But at 6:30am I witnessed beautifully groomed head high sets at Maroubra baked in morning light. At 7:00am the westerly winds blew dark, sinister storm clouds over my head. It rained. It rained some more. Then they disappeared and as […]
Bras N Things
For a change of scenery I dragged myself away from The Bondi Left and headed down to Maroubra to take a few frames of local shredder Blake Thornton. Some nice little waves down there…a little infrequent…shoulder high with head high sets. Huge crowd up early at all beaches. At the moment you can surf 2 […]
16 secs
Some really good surfing went down at Bondi this morning on our left. I think it’s hard to ride with unpredictable sections and back wash…but fun. The swell period leaps to 16 seconds today. That should bring some power and size (hopefully). Also the winds should calm down and swing more to the SW. That […]
1dx
Hey there. Bondi loves these days. A wiff of dead south swell and we have a little peak on a couple of sand banks. It’s small and long period swell, translating to infrequent waves, but when they roll in, you may get one around shoulder high. Could take 15 – 20 minutes though, but it’s […]
EOFY
Today it’s all about surfing as the waves are pretty good (but the light not so good). This week’s south swell had dissipated and a new, clean, fresh ENE swell arrived switching on joints like The Bra. It’s around head high on sets, predominantly chest high. Winds are offshore, so it’s lining up nicely. My […]
2 8 6 0
I just worked out that I’ve filed around 2,860 of these photo updates. That’s thirteen years worth of morning light. I feel tired just writing that. ‘Gotta say, I still really enjoy these mornings. East swell, loads of golden rays and small but fun 2-3 footers. The water temperature is holding onto its summer warmth […]
Clover fields
Monday morning and I’ve just been through all the weather and swell charts for the week. I can confidently say you’ll get a surf in every day this week and fun ones over Easter. This week is dominated with East swell, so you’d best go to beaches that face the source to get the most […]
The Goods
Today has a lot going for it… We have waves, a little gutless, but fun 3 footers. They’re coming in from the East-Nor-East which neglects Bondi so a drive in the car is imperative. Bondi was only 1-2 foot. The skies are clear…yep, we have sunshine and a forecast of 26 degrees. Sadly, by the […]
Cryogenic
Absolutely freezing morning… The radio was calling it 4 degrees as I drove around checking a few nooks and crannies. Didn’t really find much in my travels. This pumping south swell is pathetically closing out at Bondi. We need banks full stop. Anything above 2-3 foot and Bondi just can’t handle it (just like some […]
The Blake Show
Meet Blake, Blake Thornton. He’s a good surfer and good bloke from Maroubra who’s doin’ well on the WQS at the moment. Like a 5th in The Margaret River Masters, 25th in the Quiky Pro (Durban) and a 3rd in the O’Neill Highland Open in Scotland. 24 year old Blake’s dream is to make the […]
