Recent excellent surf conditions in Sydney, Australia, have brought people out to enjoy some of Sydney’s dozens of beaches and surf spots. Several photographers have been out as well, capturing some of the dazzling light of the low sun on churning water, and some of the amazing encounters and rides experienced by surfers along the New South Wales coast. Gathered here: images from the past few years of the Sydney surf.
Scenes From the Sydney Surf
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Read moreSurfers look on as dolphins fly through the air off Tamarama Beach in Sydney, Australia, on July 9, 2019. Bottlenose dolphins are commonly seen all along the NSW coastline. #
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Read moreEwan Donnachie of Australia competes in the Shark Island Challenge Final at Shark Island, near Cronulla, in Sydney, on July 24, 2012. #
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Read moreA surfer flies from his board at Sydney's Bronte Beach on July 2, 2019. #
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Read moreA large swell is seen at sunrise at Bronte Beach on July 2, 2019. #
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Read moreThe rescued dogs Rama (front) and Millie ride a wave with their owner, the Australian dog trainer and former surfing champion Chris de Aboitiz (obscured), off Sydney's Palm Beach, on February 18, 2016. #
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Read moreChris de Aboitiz receives affection from his dog Millie as Rama watches while they wait for a wave off Sydney's Palm Beach on February 18, 2016. #
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Read moreSurfers paddle through a wave in the morning sunlight at Bronte Beach on May 31, 2019. #
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Read moreSurfers shelter from the spray off the back of a large wave at Tamarama on July 2, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. #
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Read moreA surfer takes advantage of a large swell at Bronte Beach on May 26, 2018. #
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Read moreA surfer paddles through a wave at Bronte Beach on May 31, 2019. #
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Read moreA surfer leaps from a wave at Bronte Beach on May 31, 2019. #
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Read moreSurfers prepare to enter the water at Bondi Beach on July 11, 2018. #
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Read moreA boy reacts as he is hit by a wave at the Ocean Pool at Bronte Beach on November 26, 2018. #
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Read moreA view of a surfer at North Steyne Beach from a blimp on April 28, 2016 #
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Read moreJadson Andre of Brazil competes in the men's semifinal of the Sydney Surf Pro at Manly Beach on March 24, 2019. #
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Read moreWaves crash off a Sydney beach. #
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Read moreVahine Fierro of France competes in the women's semifinal during the Sydney Surf Pro at Manly Beach on March 24, 2019. #
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Read moreAn overhead view of two paddleboarders in Manly Harbour on April 6, 2019 #
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Read moreAn over/under view of a wave photographed off Tamarama Beach on February 9, 2019 #
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Read moreA group of Ludericks swim in a breaking wave, off Sydney, Australia. #
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Read moreA man surges through a wave on a jet ski at Bronte Beach on July 2, 2019. #
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Read moreA surfer watches a group of dolphins leap in the waters of Bondi Beach on September 25, 2012. #
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Read moreDamian King of New South Wales rides a wave during the Shark Island Challenge off South Cronulla Point on June 8, 2016. #
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Read morePeople watch the large swell from Ben Buckler Point, North Bondi, on June 4, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. #
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Read moreA young surfer wipes out at Tamarama Beach on February 9, 2017. #
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