Charlie Straumeitis booted around his local turf to remind us that given the right conditions even the Eastern Beaches can pump. All photos by Charlie Straumeitis.

This morning it's two foot in Sydney, yet last Friday Cape Solander was off the hook as a fresh east swell unloaded triple-sucking compression chambers on the shallow sandstone shelf.  Charlie Straumeitis was there to film the carnage (and occasional moments of glory).

Mark Matthews follows the Noble Eightfold Path

Mark Matthews takes to Saturday's swell with gusto