Bring your air game 2 March 2017 Wow, from the very first heat this morning at he Australian Open of Surfing down at Manly, the air was the place to go to.  It has to be a part of every pro surfers’ kit bag if you want to make it on the tour.  There were plenty...

Shooting from cover 1 March 2017 This morning’s persistent rain squalls had me shooting from the cover of the North Steyne Surf Club.  It’s round 3 of the Women’s draw.  World Champ Tyler Wright was in the first heat.  Conditions were a tricky 3...

Good bye Summer 28 February 2017 It’s been very hot; It’s been wet; It’s been stormy; The surf has been….  fair to say, ordinary. Good bye Summer. Hello Autumn, for more stable weather and better surf conditions.  So for this last day of...

The AOS is in town. 27 February 2017 The Australian Open of Surfing commenced on Saturday with some fine junior surfing in the smallish conditions.  Today the swell has picked up considerably from the east but so has the wind.  It is powering at 20 knots from the...

Right bank 23 February 2017 It’s a spectacular morning…  There are waves and the water is a great temp as is the air.  There are smiles all round.  Lots of frothing…  Hopefully you have an image from my written words.  There is a nice right bank on...

Wobbly Wednesday 22 February 2017 The waves are not as clean as yesterday and there is considerable wobble to it.  This may be due to the early high tide.  It’s still around 2 foot from the south and the wind has now swung from offshore to the NNE.  It will...

20C 21 February 2017 Those cool starts are continuing this morning.  I even put on a jumper before the sun started it’s job.  Even the water has cooled down a little and is now a comfortable 20C.  There were even a few fun little 2 footers around and with the...

Cool early 20 February 2017 Did you feel the cool in the air this morning?  It’s almost jumper weather… not really.  Although before the sun started to warm things up it was good to feel the goosebumps on your skin.  Rather than sweat.  The waves have...

Ace 17 February 2017 There were plenty of waves on this morning.  It’s a good 4 foot with a nice NE wind swell on the go.  As an added bonus you had to keep a look out for the dreaded bluey.  Not just one, but thousands.  Occasionally you would hear the yell of...

One to two 16 February 2017 Just go for a no look surf.  As if you did check it out, the longer you look the less the chance of a surf.  Yes, it’s slow and week and one to two foot.  The water is so nice, clean and warm.  Tomorrow looks like the pick of the week...