White Bikini
I read this great New York Times article that studied the actual physical demands of surfing…interestingly, only 8% of our total time spent out in the water is actually riding waves. 54% paddling and the rest just bobbing up and down like a tea bag. Well… looking at the conditions today, I’d dispute that study […]
Calm
All quiet’n’calm down the beach this morning. A small wave limped into Bronte, super weak and not really worth it in my mind. Bondi had knee to waist high dribblers. Handful of loggers out cruising. Unfortunately for the weekend it’s going to remain tiny, ankle to knee high. The next swell is due Tuesday where […]
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 […]
Solar deity
It’s official, today is one of the best days of the year so far… It’s a combination of warm water (24), 28 degrees on land and it’s Friday before a whole weekend of sunshine. Definitely time to hit the beach. Come see us in the Aquabumps gallery all weekend long if you’re down our way. […]
Manly
Manly is the place to be today. Not only does it have the only surfable wave in NSW (1-2ft), the Australian Open of Surfing is on and heating up. Some big names paddling out today, you can watch it live here. The setup is amazing with a huge skate bowl imported from the U.S., a […]
Groundhog
Each morning this week has been very similar. It all started out very grey and gloomy but now transformed in a glorious day outside – sunshine + 3 footers is the best way to sum it up. A good one to get down the beach (for now). The BOM says thunderstorms and rain forecasted – […]
Shoreline meanderings
Hurro. What a nice day (again). Yesterday’s healthy 3 foot increase in swell is still here and there’s some really fun waves in town. Bondi was 2-3 foot at sunrise, closing out a little, but multiple peaks doing their thing (it’s nice to have more options along the beach instead of the 1 peak we’ve […]
Wonky tonk
In any normal week I’d be excited to see some head high waves breaking locally. But this week is far from normal. We’ve had 7 days of swell (in a row)…and this morning is no exception….but it seems the ocean is very agitated…wobbly…ok, kinda crook. I wouldn’t bother. Sets broke around 5 foot in an […]
Morning Sparks
I sat on a rock this morning for a good hour watching 20 odd crew pick off some nice little waves. It’s only 2-3 foot and breaking tight in the corner amongst the morning glare – fun and consistent. There are more lefts than rights but I think that will change as the tide pushes […]
Chunky
Wow what a morning…The swell peaked at sunrise and is thumpin’ right now. One of the best days shooting in some time…my cards are full of golden light, big chunks and roaring offshore plumes. Most breaks in our area are max’ing out. Bronte had a fat (big) wave – breaking wide (6ft +), nothing special. […]
Rip Torrent
Conditions are looking favourable this morning with sunshine, offshores and neat, crispy little 2-3 footers in the southern corner. The rip is horrendous, one of the most powerful I’ve seen. I made the mistake of swimming with the camera…wow, I got dragged around the beach for a good part of an hour. Winds are west, […]
Potential
Today had the makings of a great surf day down at Bondi. Brand spankin’ new dead south swell, short swell period so it could hit the south bank in a good direction, winds we perfectly offshore (w) and no one around ’cause its chilly. BUT, it’s not happening. Its showing signs of morning sickness due […]
Chill
It’s pretty close to flat out there today. Towards the north end of Bondi there was a 0.5 to 1 foot peak every 15 minutes…if you’re into that type of thing. Super clean, super cold and perfectly sunny today. W/NW winds will howl 15-20 knots increasing later today to 25/33 knots (that’s a gale folks). […]
