It’s a very cool hello to everyone this morning as the winter westerly bites down hard on the city beaches. Just holding the camera and trying to feel the shutter button through locked up finger joints was quite difficult. Getting into your wetsuit for a surf a true test in itself, unless of course you were smart and changed at home in front of the heater. Either way, it will be worth it with a fresh new 4-6 foot + south swell hitting the coast. Bronte was the pick with some beautiful right handers breaking way out side, in line with the cemetery, with only 3 guys out before the sun popped up. Later the boys from Bronte paddled out and got some absolute bombs just like the one John Dwyer got in the main pic. Bondi had a couple of solid ones but was suffering on the low tide. However, it will improve later in the day. All in all an amazing winter morning out there with good conditions for the weekend. Some big calls going down on this next swell due Sunday. It could be the biggest, cleanest swell for decades but it's very south so we just have to wait to see whether it swings in or moves past.

From all of us here at Frothers, be careful out there in the ocean, enjoy and have a great weekend.

Gallery is open all weekend. We are selling flowers – so guys head in and grab a bunch for the Mrs! You're going to need them as you'll be surfing all weekend!

Cheers – Bill Morris