Swaddled
Last weekend was a great one for surfers. Solid swell on both days – if only it could be that good all the time. As predicted the swell has backed off this morning, but there are still super fun 3 footers. I don’t think it will hang around for long…dwindling fast. Tomorrow will be small […]
All Time
Ok ok, the surf’s not ‘all time’ but everything else this morning was working quite nicely. Let’s begin with the colour spray sunrise at 6:00am above Ben Buckler. One of its finest. Thin cloud lit up like a bomb fire…then how about the water…it’s 24 degrees and warmer in than out. No wetties required…spend hours […]
dark o
Quite a tricky morning to capture a decent image down at Bondi. The rain was coming and going, it was also so dark that you could barely get a decent shutter speed and most people were glued to bed. We’ve still got a dead south swell and north wind (which Bondi loves) but that’s about […]
Extinguish
The overnight south change has put out the fire of yesterday’s soaring temperatures (thankfully). How about that heat yesterday. Madness. Cooking. Like standing in an oven. There would have been a whole lotta sweaty, thirsty, frocked up Melbourne cup punters with massive-dehydrated hangovers today. Drink water. Plenty. With the cooling south change came wind and […]
Corner Lips
That swell arrived Saturday afternoon and is continuing to grow. Bondi was 3-4 foot today and a lil’ junky (gettin’ bigger). The left in the corner randomly threw a wide lip whilst most closed out on the bigger sets. Cold morning, brrr, and very few people out. The water remains a balmy 21 degrees though…quite […]
Settle
Plenty of swell still around. The ocean has settled a little from yesterday’s wind-blown agitation – but not settled enough… Still bumpy and lumpy out there. North Bondi had some 1-2 footers…mid Bondi 3 footers and south end 4-5 footers. Winds are 8-13 knots of South Easterly. Tomorrow the winds should swing more around to […]
Harbour Surfing
This ferocious storm is terrorizing Sydney with pelting rain and howling winds. Swell has come up to a rogue 8-10 foot solid at exposed breaks. Very limited options for surfing today – but – that one novelty wave in the harbour – the one that breaks annually is pumping out a little wall…I don’t know […]
Lake Bondi
There still isn’t a great deal going on with the surf. Bondi was really calm and flat this morning with a beautiful sunrise (again). A fat 31 degrees forecasted so it’s another great opportunity to hit the beach and go for a swim – even though the water has dropped to a frosty 18 degrees. […]
Back to summer
Sorry about the lack of updates this week. Went down to Melbourne to remind me what mid-winter is like. Nice 14 degrees and rainy down there (3 days straight). ANYWAY, back in paradise its a perfectly sunny 25 degrees, barely any wind and a small 2 footer, with the odd 3 footer in the corner […]
Two Fists
A brand new East ground swell has arrived at our shores and Bondi is breaking around 3-4 foot. The full moon is pushing big tides though, and Bondi was incredibly fat or closing out this morning. 10am Porky High tide, 4:15pm low tide. Best wait until the tide drops and the clouds part – should […]
Parko
With 10-15 knots of early easterly winds it’s pretty junkie out there. At least there are waves in the 2-3 foot range…nothing special. Maybe wait for tomorrows swell spike. Parko is Back! Joel Parkinson (AUS) has just won the Quiksilver Pro up at Superbank in style scoring a perfect 10 with a massive tube. Could […]
Depleted
After the weekend’s decent supply of south swell, its finally ran out of puff. Bondi was 1-2 foot this morning, clean, but exceptionally weak. Very low crowd numbers in the water early – gotta love Mondays. Just unbelievable about the 3rd shark attack on 15 year old Andrew Lindop up at Avalon yesterday. He’s now […]
grey
With a rainy start to the day Bondi was pretty much deserted. The storm drain in the south was pumping out all kinds of gooob…didn’t look that inviting. In the middle of the beach a lefthander was trying to work as two guys took it in turns, Wal and Luke Kennedy (Tracks editor). Swell is […]