Sydney's Eastern Beaches are often maligned for their lack of quality. With no marquee breaks in the region perfection habits have to be fed to the north or south. Perhaps the best you could say about them is that they are 'convenient'.

For the past week however, certain eastern suburbs reefs and banks have lit up under a flawless combination of swell and wind. 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. //STUART NETTLE