Friday’s Mayhem
It was a beautiful sunny Friday morning with the masses, a great way to end the week. Oh boy, there are so many crew on Fridays. Bondi just feels like it’s gonna pop at the seams (lycra seams, of course). Fortunately, there’s a giant spa being installed in the middle to calm it all down. […]
Protected
The wind has been up since pretty early, and you’ll need to seek corners with protection from the ESE 10-knot breeze. Bondi looked fun (surf-wise) at sunrise, with ruffled surfaces, but there were definitely some peaky options. Not many crew were out. It is definitely staying darker longer as we drift into transitional seasons. Patchy […]
Surprise Rise
Last night, I thought this morning would be a sleep-in, forecasted dark grey skies and a rain dump. These La Nina patterns are unpredictable – I was surprised to see it shape into a cracker day with full sunshine. Waves were decent, and a pack of hyperactive groms were in turbo-mode. Shoulder high, semi-clean, peaky […]
Friday Feels
It’s a picture-perfect day in Sydney. It’s a textbook summer combo—NE winds, small waves, warm water, and a muggy 30 degrees on the land. Exquisite weather coinciding with Friday celebrations made Bondi like a party at sunrise. People were everywhere—I’d call it the season’s peak. Go outside, you must. Especially seeing some showers is heading […]
Vacant
In stark contrast to yesterday, the Bondi line-up was empty at sunrise. Where were you all? Did you sleep in thinking it was going to rain? Yeah, the weatherman got it a little wrong this morning, as it was beautiful and cloudless. Even a little wave at Bondaka – better than yesterday. The water is […]
Frenzy
If you own a surfboard, there’s a fair chance you were out there this morning. Am I right? Typically, I arrive at the beach, and it is quiet, as you all sleep and slowly flow into the bay – but today – wow, it was a mass of humans as the sun rose around 6 […]
Vitamin D
After a lot of grey and patchy weather, it was so nice to score an A-Grade, top-notch, exquisite Sunday beach day. The winds remained gentle all day, keeping it neat, and the high tides provided dreamy blue hues at most of Sydney’s bays. I visited most of the beaches of the East on Sunday, and […]
Niña
La Niña is dominating the landscape with dark skies, sprinkles and onshore easterlies (Dammit). I’ll be honest: dark onshore mushy Bondi is not my favourite flavour of this neighbourhood – but hey – it’s Friday, and the party continues with scores of crew heading down for the sunrise rituals. Waves are sloppy 2 foot. I’d […]
Mental Fridays
Fridays are getting crazy around here, especially from 5:30 a.m. Why? I reckon the ‘working-from-home’ post-COVID revolution revolves around a schedule of Monday & Tuesday in the office, Wednesday through Friday at home, cafes, beaches and golf courses. (just kidding – I won’t tell your boss don’t worry) The swell leapt from 1 foot to […]
Sunny-27
It was a sensational morning in Sydney; hit the beach! There are no waves, really. The surf is flat to 1 foot, and there is quite a bit of weed in the middle. Warm in, warm out (27). There is small surf on the forecast; tomorrow may be slightly bigger – but minimal days ahead. […]
Split
The day kicked off clean, golden, sunny & warm…with my favourite kind of light. It then evolved into quite dark, gloomy and onshore! Oh what a mess! The southerly was early and kicking up some chop. It’s a shame, as it was pretty fun surfing at sunrise. This weeks’ surfing forecast looks a little bleak […]
Gorillas in the Mist
It was a mysterious morning, and it still is. A weird, eerie sea fog shrouds Sydney. Cool water with very hot humid air above making it interesting. I bet there are a few delays at departures. The waves are tiny and unsurfable. The water remains murky green due to the upwelling, bringing nutrient-rich water to […]
Bland
It was a little boring down the beach this morning. The waves were pretty terrible, I’m talking onshore, 1-2 foot and a empty line up. The skies were cloudy, but dry. The beach had lots of activity on the sand…everybody working on the summer rigs. Quite a few tourists in Bondi, amazing how many languages […]