5 PM 3 State of the Ocean Address Kwazulu Natal

5 PM 3 August 2024 State of the Ocean Address Kwazulu Natal

5 PM 3 August 2024 State of the Ocean Address Kwazulu Natal and the good weather just keeps on giving as we start this magical Saturday with mild offshore winds. Some swell running. And the onshore building into the afternoon.

The clean and glassy ocean reveals plenty of action out off of Durban today. Baitballs can be clearly seen rising with the sun. There have been mixed nets of mackerel and sardines past few days and with today’s water temperature having finally dropped a degree – down to 21, maybe more Natal sardines will sneak into the bay.

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7 AM Kwazulu Natal Conditions

Over to Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper and today’s Kwazulu Natal Conditions Report…

7:11 am

5 PM State of the Ocean Address by Adam

5PM 3 Aug 2024 State of the Ocean Address by Adam Kamdar in the KZN South Coast (youtube.com)

Surfing

With a dropping tide and an offshore breeze, by low things should, or could, be looking up in some places. August is actually a great month for surfing if you can avoid the winds. Getting out there early is best bet.

Fishing

A bit of swell aerates the water and makes the fish a bit more enthusiastic. And gamefish come right in when it is like this.

Diving

Yesterdays report by The Bear, today…

Sardine Maps

Having intel to make the right decisions can save you hours and hours of frivolous  sardine hunting. We have taken great care to log the activity of each sardine run since 2021. These records are available for anyone to look at.

If you study the maps year to year, you will see that right now we are only just in the middle of good sardine conditions. And that in previous years catches were made right into the summer months.

Sardine Map 2024

Sardine Map 2023

Sardine Map 2021

Channels

https://youtube.com/@Brucifire – highly entertaining  surf reporting

https://youtube.com/@thesardinenews – neva miss a single  sardine

https://youtube.com/@fishbazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

https://youtube.com/@masterwatermen – the deep perspective

https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk – highly technical   sport fishing

https://youtube.com/@surflaunchingsouthernafrica – getting out there safely

https://youtube.com/@waterwoes – complain here

Websites

https://umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –   sardine run coming up
https://thesardine.co.za – never miss a single   sardine
https://masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
https://brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
https://fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
https://mydofishinglures.co.za – technical   sport fishing