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. […]
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 […]
V O T E – A B
At 5:50am it was shaping up quite nicely. Glassy conditions, small East swell and colours sprayed over the Buckler. Real pretty huh? By about 6:30am a small south change hit, messing the surf up and the skies filled grey. It’s now 11:38am as I write this and I can see sunshine baking through all windows. […]
F R E S H
After what feels like eternity we’ve finally got surf to talk about. The swell drought has broken with fresh waist to shoulder high waves this morning. The surf is trickling in from the East so beaches facing that way will attract more (i.e. not south facing Bondi) The wind is a gentle 7 knots NW […]
E a s t F e a s t
Today is the smallest day to surf for the week. There is a residual East swell in town and Maroubra was bleeding it dry. I saw sets around chest high at the Bra…looked fun but inconsistent. Of course I have to say this…the weather has been incredible…so warm for this time of year and the […]
B A C K L I T
We’ve had the best week of light. It makes such a difference shooting with crisp, golden, winter light. We’ve also had amazing waves with a solid batch of ENE swell all week long. Today is the smallest day of the swell so far – but still 3 foot’n’fun. From here on, it will go 1-2 […]
Beneath
We’re in for a feast of good weather… Here are the vital stats for this fine day. 27 degrees, 21 degree water, Northerly winds 10 knots now, 20 knots later. Surf : knee to waist high (not great), High tide 1:30pm. Half of Europe has moved into Bondi and the beach is packed, every day. […]
Wedgey
Been a lot of NE swell this week. No good around Bondi. Rolled down to Maroubra for a shoot in the drink…that place loves this direction of swell. There’s a terrific bank down there, super shallow close in then dramatically dropping off out to sea. Perfect bottom contour to put on some hollow wedges. Today […]
Sunrise Prize
Really promising start to the week. Clear skies, good sunrise and peaky 2 footers at the Bra (NE swell). Just looked at the weather forecast – 27 and perfectly sunny today. Nice. Hope the office cubicle has a window. It is going to rain Thursday and Friday this week – so drop tools and hit […]
Early Blow
It was windy early today. The cooling southerly arrived overnight. It’s around 20 knots which means you’ll need to seek protected corners. I went to the South Bra corner, which was ok. Blake was out there tearing it to shreds, but not many good ones came through. Limited options today, Manly could be good with […]
Fryday
Just too good down there this morning. The light, the warmth and them little shoulder high waves at Maroubra. Hard to drag yourself away from it… 29 degrees now. The best. Tomorrow looks amazing – hit the beach or come to the Aquabumps Gallery. With crazy rides and giant slides, homemade cakes and homegrown preserves, […]
Heavy Fog
No two mornings are the same. I guess that is what draws me back down there every day after so many years. Yesterday I couldn’t even get out of the car as the rain blanketed down. This morning a thick fog smothered Sydney, making it hard to see what’s going on out the back. One […]
