Tony Hawk @ Bondi
When I was a kid I was big into skating. Broke plenty of bones in my left leg. Back then Tony Hawk was a big name in skating. 20 years on…he’s still a big name in skating. He’s the Kelly Slater of the grind world. Well Hawk just rocked up to the Bondi bowl unannounced […]
Fughedaboutit
There are not many days in the year where Bondi beach is unsurfable. Well today is one of those days. It was barely breaking this morning…and yep…there were still people out there optimistically bobbing up and down in case of a freak 1 foot set. Fughedaboutit and crank out some work. Thick clouds coat the […]
Corner Bits
Even though there isn’t a great deal of wind around the 2 foot waves at Bondi were a bit all over the place. The current swell period is just 6.2 seconds. That pretty weak surf. The winds are currently variable and will kick around to the E/NE later today (5-10 knots). The great news is […]
Boomers
Yesterday was pretty special down at Bondi. Good times…this consistent new south swell is full of grunt and paired with a northerly wind – just perfect. Unfortunately it got too big for Bondi this morning and was predominantly closing out (and its still getting bigger). The peak in the middle was the better option. Its […]
Sloppage
The onshore marathon continues. Bondi had a small group of surfers out this morning – huddling close together – maybe closer together than normal. They weren’t really catching anything worth writing about…3 foot mush burgers – so you’re missing nothing down here at the beach. Tomorrow is a different story, these nemesis onshores are meant […]
Rayz
It’s rare to see Bondi deserted in the morning. Not a surfer in sight nor a soft sander bakin’ laps. Rain and dark clouds dominated the morning as the howling ESE onshores tore the surf to shreds. Is everyone spooked by Friday’s shark attacked? or are the conditions just plain disastrous? The latter I should […]
Shark Attack at Bondi
Obviously there is a massive amount of shark talk around Bondi this morning…At 7:30pm last night a shark bit a surfers arm as he was paddling out the back. The incident happened half way between the lifeguard tower and southern corner. This is the first shark attack in Bondi since 1929 and the second shark […]
heeeeeavin’
After a heeeeeavin’ beach weekend we have nothing to surf today. I repeat – nothing. It’s been some time now since the gods favoured us…TODAY: 1 foot weak NE wind chop hop – that’s it. There has been a few stealth wind swells pop up – but they’ve gone. The swell radar for this week […]
Cheap Tricks
Replica morning to yesterday. Micro waves, hot, plenty of activity on the beach and a little bit of fog as the hot air mixes will the cool. The wave situation is quite dire….1 foot dribbly bits. The swell radar shows little relief for the next 7 days. Head to Hawaii, Victoria or Margies where they’re […]
steamy
I was surprised to see a little wave in close to shore this morning. Sets would have been around 2 foot, breaking left and right. Nice morning to go for a surf as its currently 27 degrees (at 8am)….which is really hot for this time of day. Bondi Beach was packed by 7am … People […]
flimsy
You know the surf is bad when you see guys walking away from the beach with dry hair. (especially learners on those Chinese $200 mini mals). We’ve got a flimsy NE swell that is just breaking at Maroubra, but not really anywhere else. Bondi was pretty much flat apart from the solo shorey I capture […]
True North
Sorry about the late report – got distracted. Another magnificent start to the day – clear skies, warm(ish) water, north swell with north winds. Last night we saw a mini-spike in swell…but today it was 1 foot maybe 2 feet..best suited to large surfcraft. Perfect beach weather right now…enjoy it now as a late thunderstorm […]
Gridlock
The beach was packed yesterday…barely a scrap of sand spare… At 3pm yesterday thick clouds crawled across Bondi’s summery beachscape. Within minutes of the first thunder clap we had howling onshores and the beach was cleared in minutes. I was quite surprised to see clean conditions and the odd 2-3 footer this morning. It’s a […]
