Stayin' Local

What a sensational day it is out there! Sun's out, swell's up from the SSE in the head-high-plus range and the wind's a light nor-wester. It's a textbook winter day in Sydney. If your colleague blanked their Zoom meeting…

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Murray Fraser
Persistence

Tough morning out and about. Man, that wind is cold! 20 knots of sou-wester stripping the body of warmth rendering my trigger finger almost so stiff I couldn't hold the barrel of the lens. A quick glance out the window…

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Murray Fraser
Morning...

Morning. How you doing?
Tough times in Sydney but we are so lucky we've still got access to the ocean. This morning it's more like a lake than the mighty Pacific…

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Murray Fraser
Dawn Hour

While Sydney was waking up to possibly the toughest week of restrictions since the rona hit our shores nature was putting on a light show to remind us there's beauty in the simple things; a walk on the sand, swim…

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Murray Fraser
Slow Wave

Nice to swim out into the sunrise and enjoy a little space and quiet. Feels like the ocean has calmed and the normal fast pace of city living has slowed to a point that aligns with the situation we're in. While health…

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Murray Fraser
T-Shirts

What a day it is outside! We've hit 23 degrees in Sydney, the sun is shining and blue sky abounds. The puffy jackets are off, ugg's have been left at home and the t-shirts and shorts are out in full force. Oh yeah, it feel nice to

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Murray Fraser
Before The Grey

Before the grey clouds and gloom set in this morning there was 10 or so glorious minutes of bright pinks and oranges as the sun burst its way over the horizon. You probably saw it too; feels like most of Manly was up…

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Murray Fraser
Social Distance

The sun's out, wind's offshore and there's still plenty of residual east-south-east corduroy lining up into our beaches. It's smaller but the sets are still nudging head-high and it's as clean as. The only thing gloomy is the…

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Murray Fraser
Continuity

Oh man, the waves just keep on coming! Yesterday swell's XL swell caught me off guard. Maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention but I certainly wasn't expecting to see triple overhead waves when I woke up…

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Murray Fraser
Extension

It's probably old news to you now but just in case you haven't left the house since Lockdown 3.0 began, the waves are pumping! Saturday was firing, Sunday was good, Monday was cooking and today it's pretty bloody…

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Murray Fraser
Imagine

It's probably old news to you now but just in case you haven't left the house since Lockdown 3.0 began, the waves are pumping! Saturday was firing, Sunday was good, Monday was cooking and today it's pretty bloody…

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Murray Fraser
Day Nine

I went for a swim as the dark clouds rolled in from the south this morning. It was dark and quiet at first light, as you'd expect it to be on a cold, rainy winter's morning day 2 of a citywide lockdown. It's prime time for a sleep in…

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Murray Fraser
Day Five

I went for a swim as the dark clouds rolled in from the south this morning. It was dark and quiet at first light, as you'd expect it to be on a cold, rainy winter's morning day 2 of a citywide lockdown. It's prime time for a sleep in…

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Murray Fraser
The Dark

I went for a swim as the dark clouds rolled in from the south this morning. It was dark and quiet at first light, as you'd expect it to be on a cold, rainy winter's morning day 2 of a citywide lockdown. It's prime time for a sleep in…

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Murray Fraser
Sea Level

The best place to watch the sunrise is floating at sea level and this morning's was a special one. Broad brushstrokes of vivid pinks and oranges against a cool blue northern sky created the most beautiful…

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Murray Fraser
Odd One

It's a cool and damp Tuesday morning out there. I spent the most of watching the rain radar on my phone before eventually heading out to duck and weave the passing showers. The good news is that the swell's still…

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Murray Fraser
Solstice

Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. Between sunrise and sunset we've got 9 hours and 53 minutes, plus our favourite moments of dawn and dusk. A quick glance outside your window…

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Murray Fraser
Tranquil

It's calm and quiet out there this morning. Hardly a breath of wind and just enough swell on the water for the odd longboard runner if you can find a bank shallow enough. It's a picture of tranquility.

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Murray Fraser