Update 4th October 2013

Great to see some waves again, right in time for the weekend too! A bit of a disjointed southerly swell pushing in but hey, beggars can’t be chooser’s.

The banks are quite good too. Well, better then they have been anyway, with Bondi having a couple of options along it’s golden stretch, instead of one huge straight hander like it has been the last few weeks.

Swell should drop a bit over the next two days but remain big enough to keep the short board in the line up. Weather looks excellent as well, with the winds swinging back to the NE.

That means a dry track for the NRL Grand Final, which will make for an exciting finish to what’s been a great season of Rugby League.

Go the Roosters! I hate saying that as I’m a South’s supporter, but there is no way I’m going for that other mob.

Have a good one!

Billy
 

Up-date 02nd October 2013

Spring is in full blast again, after a hot windy day yesterday…

Small waves are even back in the bay, at Bondi, and whales came for a stroll. 2.5ft is what you should expect, but it's clean and the South corner looked to be the best option, if you want to avoid the close-outs.

But, it should not be all about the surf. Running or boot-camping is the best in this season. It's not too cold, not too warm, and with the early sunrise, you can even score a relaxing moment with a coffee in hand, after exercising.

Soon, we'll be in the DST mode, which means: after-work surf !

Keep an eye on the Quiky Pro France today, from 4pm our time. It's gonna be epic: 6 to 9 foot at La Graviere, this will put on a great show !

Have a nice day !

Franck

Update 1st October 2013

The cloud has returned and the swell has gone, but the predicted cyclonic winds have fortunately not arrived yet. They are on their way though, so batten down the hatches and hold onto your hat. Maybe even take the dog off the chain and stick him under the bed, because it could get a little nasty out there later.

Being a surfing photographer, it’s always nice to have a pro surfer to shoot, except when there are no waves. After checking a non existent Bondi, Perth and I drove to The Bra where it wasn’t quite as non existent, but it was damn close!

I’ve shot some pretty bad sessions in my time and this was definitely up there amongst them. I’m sure if Perth wasn’t frothing so hard on his brand new board, we would’t have been out there today.

Still, you never know until you go and in the words of legendary Parramatta Rugby League coach, Jack Gibson, we ‘Played strong, done good!’

Billy