by Franck Gazzola | Mar 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
What an awful start of the day today ! The rain has kept everyone off the beach, and the late sunrise does not allow many of us to stick around for long enough…so it seems that we head to work early, hoping to get out of work early as well, huh ?
It was pouring down at sunrise ! Cats & dogs ! Even to get that 1 shot, I struggled with the tripod in one hand, the umbrella in the other: it was messy…
The surf, however was looking alright, and unusually uncrowded. If you wanted to score ok waves with no one, then this morning was a good pick in Bondi ! I haven't been able to check Bronte and Tama, but I'd say the same thing…
I decided to show fresh images from yesterday. I took a little road trip with Joel ''Yeww-man'' Pilgrim, one of the key leaders of the OneWave crew, and we went up the coast to Avoca and Copacabana, homeland of local hero Matt Wilko. Copacabana got some nice waves, and the clearest water I've seen in a while, but I selfishly decided to leave the camera in the car and get a few myself.
Have a nice day. Work heaps. And don't think about this weather too much: it's gonna be average most of the week anyway…But if the forecast doesn't change as we get into this week, we could have another weekend of Summer weather this week ! Fingers crossed !
Franck (insta: @franckgazzola)
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 21, 2014 | Daily Updates
Throwback Sunday, when the swell was pumping and the rails were smoking !
But wait, this could be a reality soon again. We could be in for round 2 !
Sunday, choose the North protected corners or South East facing beaches, and you could score some nice little waves (15 sec period !). Monday could be quite something again ! But this time, go for the South protected corners.
This morning, they were waves in Bondi. Small but rideable. But the most impressive thing I saw was the Fluro Friday crew: hundreds of them ! Surfing, SUPing in business suits, doing fancy yogi moves on the beach, etc…This crew does put a big smile on everyone's face. Well done guys !
I wish I could have shown you some shots, but the cameras have been getting a necessary and long overdue cleaning (which is why there has not been any update in the last couple of days): they do not like the salt water sprays and the ocean mist. And rust is the camera's worst enemy.
If you like skateboarding, and even if you're not a big fan, watch this ! It could be called ''the bigger the merrier'', or something like that. It is insane !
Have a great weekend ! I hope you score…
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 18, 2014 | Daily Updates
Today is a lot cruisier than in the last couple of days. A good day to get some waves without risking to break your board. You just have to avoid the frequent close-outs (the tide might help a bit as the day goes)
And the little bonus: it's sunny, super warm. A very inviting day to roam around the beach…
Before sunrise, we're down to 15 degrees though. We can feel the season has changed, but if you can take the later shift, from 8am onwards, it's beautiful.
Have a great day, and keep an eye on the forecast for Sunday and Monday. We could be in for another nice swell.
Franck (insta: @franckgazzola)
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
We're under attack ! Bombs are dropping everywhere on our exposed shores !
Close-out explosions, rumbling noises, we're at war ! Weapons of boards destruction !
Seriously, the best swell we've seen in a loooong whiiiiile ! It's still a good overhead, sometimes double, on the East facing beaches. Tamarama had some smoking ones, but surprisingly, no one really tried to scored Bronte, even if there were some nuggets there. Just one lone wolf paddled away from the crowd to get the rights. They were less frequent, but he didn't have to share them with anyone else.
If you're not attracted by this kind of size, then try Bondi. It's the UN-managed area: no bombs there. Just some fair size waves.
The sun is out, the wind is blowing 0 knot/hour. It's got sickie written all over it !
Have a nice one !
Franck (insta: @franckgazzola)
by Franck Gazzola | Mar 14, 2014 | Daily Updates
Friday is a good day. Friday is a bright day. It's even more than that: it's a fluro day !
Small waves (still), warmer than yesterday for sure, it's not a bad day to hit the beach, and get a couple of small waves. With the lower tide, hopefully it'll improve.
Now the weekend forecast could be a real hit or a big miss. The reliability right now is pretty average, so let's see what happens, but this E ground swell and off-shore winds could give birth to the first decent autumn swell !
Now we have a special calling all Roosters Fans: the Eastern Suburbs Relay for Life Launch is on tomorrow Saturday 15th March, 5pm start at the Easts Club in Bondi Junction. Tickets are $50.00 and include a general admission ticket to the Roosters VS Parramatta Eels at Allianz Stadium, a generous food and beverage refreshments before and after the game at the The Easts Club and free transport to and from the game. And last but not least,a meet and greet with the players after the game back at The Easts Club !
100% of the money sold through tickets will be donated to the Eastern Suburbs Relay For Life.
Buy you tix here !
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