Brass Monkeys

Yesterday was the coldest day in 21 years. It only reached 11.7 degrees. Today is warmer, can still feel it biting deep into the bones. Some people don’t feel the cold. Just take a look at Lee in the photo above. Stickers…morning stroll before sunrise at the North end where it was really windy. Wind […]

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F I C K L E

Some days it can bit hard to sit on the beach and take photos of everyone scoring good waves when I want to be out there myself. (no violins please…my turn comes when you all go to work) Bondi was looking great this morning with 2 peaks in operation. The newly formed and very popular […]

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Bondeye

There is swell but it’s horribly onshore. Bondi was a frothing mess at sunrise today. Pass. There is quite a bit more East in the swell today, but the nemesis SSE wind is flanking, roughening up anything that you’d want to ride. Tomorrow the winds will lighten and the swell increase. But Wednesday onwards we […]

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4 to 5

Good morning…it’s neatened up a little out there and the size has held – 4-5 foot sets, not such a bad idea to slip out and score a few for yourself. The winds are fortunately a westerly and only 5 knots. Cloudy cold day, 11. Water still chilly 18. Corona Some good news, if you […]

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EEEs

Hard day to get any decent shots of surfing. The winds are still howling (E), like the past 3 days. Only 2-3 guys out at North Bondi – man they’re keen. It was a junkyard out there. Everywhere else was deserted. The best wave I saw all morning was caught by body surfer, Lee with […]

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Easterly Chunks

Finally the rain has stopped. How about that torrential down pour on dark last night – gave the streets a good hosing down. That new east swell kicked in late as well – with plenty of grunt. I was out there when it hit, and oh boy, some chunky fun ones… Bondi has fun 2-3 […]

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