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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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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Beautiful Wednesday morning! Bondi 6am

Abundance

Heaps of swell and sun. What a cracker day. It’s just perfect. Waves are breaking in the 3-4 foot range, better with the higher tides—the low was a bit straight. Low Tide 3pm, High Tide 8:30am. It was rare, but it was quite uncrowded, probably due to the bigger sets. Local goss: There was a […]

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Today? Nah, sorry. It was pouring this a.m.

The ‘Hood

There was so much rain this morning as the cold front set in. I opted not to shoot; it was just so damn ugly down the beach this morning with onshore winds and big puddles. The beach is deserted. Wait until the storm passes! Here are some recent Bondi shots; I take so many, yet […]

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Clement Piellard - the silent French Assassin blowing up

Fusion

Today is a weird combination—warm and sunny before 1 p.m. and now stormy with torrential rain in the afternoon. It’s definitely an indoor afternoon! It was eerily quiet down at Bondi this morning around 6 am; school hols end today, so I think everyone is freaking out, getting haircuts, polishing shoes or scurrying kids to […]

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This Viking is becoming the new pit boss. Bondi 7am

THIRTY.

30. It’s not my birthday; today will heat up to a balmy 30 degrees. Comfortable, isn’t it? It’s still chilly in the water—18 degrees. We’ve had a spike in the swell as the new stuff feeds in, but early low tides were quite horrible—they closed out along the beach. Right now, as I type this, […]

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5:30am at Bondi and hundreds of schoolies came to party

Class of ’24

I got down there super early as the sun rose, and The Class of 2024 littered the shoreline. Not many swam, but there were plenty of sunrise selfies to celebrate their last day of school. This year is flying! Unbelievably, there are still proper, fun three-footers breaking at Bondi. It’s been an incredible run of […]

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The blue corduroy, of Bondi in a south ground swell

Bondi Hacks

As we shift into Bondi’s busiest months, a few life hacks can help you cope with the crowds. Bondi Hack # 1 — Get your Waverley Council parking passes from the chilled environment at Bondi Pavilion on the beach. Go see Tammy seven days a week! Yes, even on Sunday. No more schlepping to the […]

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Twin Pipes, Bondaka

All Dressed Up

Surfing Bondi this week is a bit like being all dressed up with nowhere to go… We have heaps of supply, south swell galore, but the banks don’t seem to be handling it. There are lots of holes and fat sections that’ll ruin your flow down the line. It’s sunny offshore, cool start but warming […]

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Shredlord Felix Ettelson, ripping the pockets out

Refrigerated

Oh boy, it’s cold! Well, it was this morning at sunrise, especially for Spring time. The puffer jacket got a run. The winds have been howling, big time. Yesterday, gusts struck 40 knots. All that wind kicked up a thumper of a swell, which today is a shade smaller but still chunky. I saw sets […]

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It's much bigger today. Yep

Smotherly

We all got a bit excited with the recent hot, warm weather. Today, however, reminds us that we’re not clear of winter as the roaring southerlies smother Sydney. Strong winds have brought chunky swells and waves breaking 4-5 feet at Bondaka. A small crew is game to tackle a cold morning and large volumes of […]

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