DAILY POSTS

Oh boy the waves were fun this morning! The swell's eased a touch in size and period but the slight angled of east that's been added to the south swell means just about everywhere's getting a slice of it. 

The south swell has jumped overnight, the wind's light and the sun's trying to break free of the clouds and smoke. Good news on three fronts, unless of course today's your first day back on the tools…

While the bushfire danger around the country continues, the one bright shinning beacon to emerge is the community support that's sprung in overwhelming gallons. Everything from mega-million dollar global funds

It was a little less smokey out there this morning. Apparently the smoke has blown through New Zealand and made it way right across the pacific to Chile and Argentina. Crazy huh!

Morning. Back on the tools? Or hanging out in holiday mode wondering whether work would be a better option right now? It's been something of a sombre summer; a far cry from the usual jovial summer vibe that Sydney steps into …

We're in for a hot one in Sydney today; a top of 41˚ with thick smoke in the air! I hope you managed to sneak a little refreshing ocean time this morning or maybe you convince your boss that you'll be far more…

Imagine waves on tap! The dream of a turquoise lagoon with mirrored waves peeling left and right under a bright blue summer sky in Melbourne. 8 wave sets dialled in every 2 minutes for 7 hours - do the math; that's…

I was really hoping for a light offshore this morning. I had my target bank all lined up from the water, alarm set. But the party spoiler arrived around 3am when the southerly busted through Sydney dropping the temps…

Pipe is off (too big!) and the Jaws Big Wave Challenge is running in mega Peahi, Maui. These guys are doing crazy stuff on waves that are so out of scale it's almost incomprehensible. I just watched Nathan Florence…

Morning! The best surfing today is (was) on your screen. The Pipe Masters has commenced and today the waves were classic, clean Pipeline perfection. The scene was straight out of a dream with blue sky, turquoise…

A cloudy, overcast sky never looked so good! We've got fresh-air again, at least that's the case on the beaches where the southerly has cleared the sky like an over powered leaf-blower. Breath it in! Ah yes, that…

Sydney's choked with smoke once again; eyes are sore, throats are scratchy, lungs are feeling it, and we're probably the lucky ones because our backyards aren't burning. I try and keep these posts on the positive side

Good afternoon. That light sea-breeze outside is refreshing. I don't think it's blown away all the smoke just yet but there's definitely been the occasional glimpse of blue sky.

Another day, another summery smoked filtered sunrise. Beautiful maybe but the scary reality of these sunrises and sunsets is starting to sink in. No matter which way the wind blows smoke is coming our way as fires burn…

The south swell has bumped up a notch or two this morning. Even the Manly stretch had a tiny wave at first light which is a big improvement on the lake-like conditions of the last couple of days.

Another beautiful smoke filtered sunrise over the sea this morning followed by some soft Californian-style sunlight flooding over the beaches. There's a little bit of south swell about but virtually none of it is getting into Manly.

Hope you caught a glimpse of the sunrise this morning; it was beautiful and apocalyptic all at once. One big red fireball rising out of the sea casting a pinkish hue across the sand. Amazing light at sunrise…

Good morning, happy Monday and welcome to Summer. The current weather situation has snow in the Australian Alps, bushfires threatening some of our favourite beaches on the South Coast and smoke haze…