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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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…
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Buffels Bay Surfer Rescue by NSRI
Buffels Bay Surfer Rescue by NSRI Buffels Bay Surfer Rescue by NSRI: NSRI – STATION 12, Knysna NSRI – Buffels Bay – Sunday, 14 June. A surfer who went missing while surfing has been safely rescued: Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 12h17, Saturday, 13 June, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following…
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Sardines at Port Edward 13 June 2026
Sardines at Port Edward 13 June 2026 Every winter, the South Coast of KwaZulu?Natal becomes the stage for one of nature’s most spectacular events — the sardine run. And nowhere is the excitement more palpable than at the sardines at Port Edward scene right now (10?AM), the seaside town perched at the southern tip of…
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
