DAILY POSTS

One day last week (think it was Friday) I was ridding home into a strong northerly. The waves were small and onshore, terrible! Not the conditions that most of us would even look, let alone give it a second glance. All of a sudden this flash of blond catches my eye, scoots across a flat section…

Mondays are a mellow affair in Manly, especially when we have almost zero swell and just a puff of offshore wind. It was quiet from Queenscliff to Cabbage Tree Bay and everywhere it between. Quiet is a relative term…

A friend once pointed out that surfers are natural optimists. Even the grumpiest of die-hard old-salt has the deep-seated glimmer of optimism. There's always the hope of something coming…

Time to recalibrate the alarm. The sun's up at 5:47 and so there's ample ambient light from just after 5am to kick start the day. Dawn this morning had some high clouds catching the first light…

Morning! Apart from a the obvious lack of swell, it's a pretty amazing morning out there. Conditions on the water are perfect and there's plenty of spring sunshine warming the skin. Perfect day for…

Fun little waves out there for a Friday. Hard to say, but it feels like the east swell has ramped up a touch. I reckon it's gone from from 1-2 foot yesterday to perhaps a consistent shoulder-high…

The big bright ball is back in the sky this morning. While it might have been a little late to the scene, the sun is having an oversize impact on the mood of the place and, if you were like me…

How wild was that afternoon yesterday! I went out for lunch at 1:30 yesterday and thought, "come on, it's not that hot". By the time I walked back at 1:50 it was like walking through a hairdryer!

It's been a while! Seven weeks and a couple of days in fact. We've been in the baby bubble enjoying slow mornings and the change in routine since our little boy joined us on the last day…

Not exactly sunny this morning but hey, at least it's not raining. I've been a fair-weather photographer in recent times and with the run of rain we've had this August, it's fair to say…

Nice morning of light and fun little waves about too. I was a bit slow out the door with the threat of showers hanging over our heads again. But that threat seemed to dissipate at dawn...

Showers are lingering about the coast this morning making for a pretty drab start to your Monday.  The silver lining to these passing showers is that every now and then the clouds shift…

The east swell is hanging in and there's even some fresh south swell adding a little energy into the mix. The longevity of this swell is a testament to the vast area of ocean that this east coast low affected

The swell has settled somewhat and while there's more order to the energy it's still holding in at an imposing size. It's hard yakka paddling out from the beach and plenty of hard-breaking closeouts...

Heavy fog and heavy water out there today. The swell has found a little more order this morning but it's lost very little size, it's still big, too big for just about everywhere! Visibility was next to zero…

A lot can change in a week and this morning's post couldn't be more contrasted with the post I made last Tuesday. From dead flat and colourful, today's post is grey with a raw 4m east swell…

A perfectly still ocean and an array of clouds catching the dawn light painting the scene pink this morning. There was close to zero chance of getting a wave. No good for surfers but…

It's was a session for the grommets out there this morning. Yesterday's bump in east swell has faded into insignificance and an early high-tide has swallowed what remains of the energy. Clean offshore conditions…