The Sardine News And Conditions Page
The Sardine News And Conditions Page: Welcome to our weather and ocean conditions page…starting with the news and then over to the fabulously talented Windy.com!
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23 June 2026 Sardine Update from Mdumbi
23 June 2026 Sardine Update from Mdumbi 23 June 2026 Sardine Update from Mdumbi: There are still many shoals of sardines swimming past us here, at the delightful Noliswe’s Homestay, where we have a spectacular view of the beautiful Indian Ocean, in top form. Sardines The ocean out front off Mdumbi started slow again this…
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Fisheries Complaint met with Silence: Has the DA Sold Out?
Fisheries Complaint met with Silence: Has the DA Sold Out? Fisheries Complaint met with Silence: Has the DA Sold Out?: If ever there was a department in serious need of a complete overhaul, Fisheries would be it. For many years, the department has been plagued by confirmed cases of serious corruptionand administrative inefficiency. The majority…
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Umzimkulu Bridge Work Resumes by Alan Carby
Umzimkulu Bridge Work Resumes by Alan Carby Umzimkulu Bridge Work Resumes by Alan Carby: Don’t hold your breaths, but Alan Carby today reports that it looks like the bridge works are being attended to again. Work on the Umzimkulu River Bridge in Port Shepstone is finally set to resume after months of delays, as the…
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Sardines at Coffee Bay 8am – 15 June 2026
Sardines at Coffee?Bay 8am – 15?June?2026 Sardines at Coffee?Bay 8am – 15?June?2026: By Sardine?News | #SardineRun2026 #SardineNews #coffeebay It’s just after 8?a.m. on the Wild?Coast, and Steve from Wild?View?Cottages is standing on the dunes at Coffee?Bay, watching the ocean explode with life. “Sardines are all over the place,” he says, his voice barely audible over…
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The Sardine Run 2026 has started
The Sardine Run 2026 has started The Sardine Run 2026 has started: it’s on! Yesterday was officially the start on the annual Sardine Run here in KZN, as nets hit the beach, some loaded with sardine! 30 Crates was the biggest haul of the day. And there were about 8 or so sardine netting boats…
Conditions by Windy.com
First up we have the wind and weather, then the fabulous depiction of the ever-important Agulhas Current. And even a satellite image makes Windy.com the go-to website for weather, every time.
Waves and Weather Forecast
A HUGE thanks to source: Windy.com for licensing these embedded maps for us to use.
Moon and Tides
Sardines and Sighting Maps
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. With instructions on how to install The Sardine News right on your phone, tablet, or even desktop.
Channels
Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining surf reporting
Master Watermen – news from way down deep
The Sardine News – neva miss a single sardine
FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus
MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical sport fishing
Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely
Water Woes – complain about your municipality here
