Kevin in Qora Checks in: with not much going on close in, Kevin is going to venture out to the horizon tomorrow and see what’s going on in the deep blue.
There has been a full moon through the last few days, and this, coupled with the big south south west swells running, are sure motivators for the wayward sardines to get a move on and head this way. Where we are far too to eager and early to be expecting too much sardine action.
But sardine fever has already firmly set in here at The Sardine News!
Sardines and Sightings
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North Coast From The Air by Rogan Brent: I was at school with a particularly mischievous chap going by the name of Rogan Brent. And he recently contacted me about contributing some aerial video footage of his beat – the north coast of KZN. We are so stoked that he did!
Enjoy the north coast in all her beauty…and thank you Rogan!
“I can’t believe you pulled a stunt like this I was so shocked and amazed unbelievable yes I never yes very well thank you Rogan wow so so we’re live from the air that’s the first for me we’re live from the air man that’s the first for me heading for Tugela ha ha ha ha as how’s the traffic hey $%(&^ all now it’s quiet OK now we talk to each other we are in controlled airspace here OK great Rogan unbelievable unbelievable lekka thank you lekka to be in touch with you buddy you too Rogan and thank you very much for making the effort this morning I’m using that now lekka dude okay take it easy bro Ciao Rogan ha ha ha ha ciao buddy thank you Rogan OK here we got Adam in the morning with a radical time lapse very cool stuff then we going down to Roosta on the south coast couple of waves there then we gonna go and check out the Block see what’s going on looks quite lekker and then he has the Umzimkulu in the afternoon looking quite cool we caught a nice perch last night I must get the photo for you still okay the fishing’s not too bad here’s a whole bunch of fish ous been catching the conditions are good especially on the north coast yowzer but it is cleaning up here on the south coast and ous are catching the odd shad the shad have not gone mad there are some kob around as you can see ah we got a stop press situation Rogan has just sent some more footage in for us right from the air he’s flying there right now this is incredible stuff Rogan and Noel thank you guys both for taking us for taking this seriously and sending us this aerial footage thank you Rogan we’re gonna play out with your stuff too thank you and all in all the next few days are gonna be real good so it matters just enjoy if you can if you can get out there you can best get out there but it even looks good through to the weekend and beyond there’s no more there’s the next cold front miles away okay don’t forget to like and subscribe join the channel if you want to catch those sardines out this year you might see there’s no sardine news here I’m just waiting for the GoDive Okes to report in Kevin in Qora I got his eyes peeled on the horizon too okay check back soon Ciao Ciao”
Sardines and Sightings
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You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
Sardine News From East London Today: The GoDive team is launching daily down in East London (Cintsa) and reporting to us as the 2025 sardine run unfolds.
And it is unfolding!
Elton reports huge numbers of Cape Gannets. And dolphin. They reported from the boat out at sea nice and early this morning, as they were about to get in. Gannets are the key to knowing that it’s sardines that these lethal birds of prey are after. And the sheer numbers of dolphin clearly mean something is happening under the waves.
Sunrise with Alan
And we have another golden voice clocking in with us…
Between Alan and The Bear, DJs watch out!
And then Ian at The Sheppy River Mouth
Thank you Ian!
Sardines and Sightings
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BIG West Coming Early In The Morning: The Bear, with the golden voice, describes today’s conditions and the imminent arrival of a BIG old west wind and an almost serious cold front.
“Quick weather update from the Bear Saturday midday aye was looking very messy two and a half m 2.3 m swell this morning hell but yoh that’s drop towards the high tide now we’re about 2 hours off high tide have a good full moon tomorrow springs on Monday hey east is blowing very light at the moment less than 10 knots oh and off umhlanga the blue water’s pulled in also off Westbrook it’s not quite inshore yet but looking lovely and purple out deeper by the ships eh Scottburgh it was looking very messy this morning so big swell low wave period still low wave period but it’s dropped to 1.6 meters at 6 seconds hey straight off uh Scottburgh Point you can see nice purple water out there by the shoal probably game on out there today currents dropped it’s going slightly offshore at the moment at half a knot uh sea temps 24.58 degrees on the shoal hey aweh aweh so yeah things are coming right that west is gonna come through early bells at 25 knots 3:00 tomorrow morning get your game on this afternoon don’t forget to like and subscribe please to the channel and also join the membership so you can become part of the 2025 Sardine Hotline as always dive safe and cold beers from the Bear”
Sardines and Sightings
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Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
Message from Sir David Attenborough: At 99 years young, we need to be listening to this fella…
David’s brother Richard also has a special place in my heart but for another reason completely…
“Capital Radio 604, the trailblazing South African station that broadcast from 1979 to 1996, shared a unique connection with London’s Capital Radio through Richard Attenborough. As revealed in the documentary Music Power: The Story of Capital Radio 604, Richard, the first broadcaster and lifetime president of London’s Capital Radio (originally Capital 194), granted permission for Capital Radio 604 to use their iconic graphics and jingles. These were re-sung and adapted to suit the South African station’s identity, enabling it to craft a vibrant, professional sound that resonated with listeners. This collaboration helped Capital Radio 604 deliver uncensored news and banned music during apartheid, leveraging the established branding of its London counterpart to become a cultural force in South Africa.”
State of the Ocean Report for Today
Starting with, the conditions, as usual…and visiting a handful of locations up and down the coast…
“Yeah Welcome back to the Sardine News we’re gonna start this show with our dear friend Sir David Attenborough the legend 99 years old and still in the game okay but he’s got a quite a serious message here for everybody the movie is called Ocean so you gonna have to go over to National Geographic or wherever you can find it and watch that movie you know that is very important that we need to listen to this guy after all the experience he’s got alright moving on to the conditions another pearl of a day day after day after day not complaining boy so if you can be out there you best be out there luckily the whole weekend looks good a bit of a blow on Sunday night from the west though luckily beautiful beautiful then the whole of next week is really good again things are really falling into place and uh yeah the tides are pretty cool low tide in the morning little bit later and then afternoon about mid afternoon we got a high tide the barometer’s falling yeah 1016 or something like that because of the the cold front that’s coming along and it’s gonna be lekker hot today up to 26 degrees and we’ve got a little light offshore in the morning and then this afternoon is gonna blow a bit of a east because that’s how the west gets its energy well basically you can think of the west is taking a breath that’s the east and then it’s gonna blow that air back up when it comes past here on Sunday night can’t wait um we’ve got a almost a full moon which is really cool for everything that happens especially even and including the sardines they like a full moon and a big swell JBay’s cooking Bruce is sending me clips non stop here they are here’s a couple not many takers freeday Vrydag jas coming around the corner you can watch him on his website brucefire.co za or his channel brucefire Ja surf retorts surf retorts uh the bear is also reporting today it’s Friday look forward to that don’t forget to like and subscribe on those guys channels they gotta get those channels going okay Lekker let’s go and check some other places yeah big thanks to Adam for that footage of Durban again wonderful place okay then we come down here to the Block in Port Shepstone this is the Block I know where there’s lots of okes fishing in ha ha ha ha this is nothing this is like maybe a 1% crowd but you are its lekka to see the okes down here again the construction people at the bridge are not interfering yet not sure what their plan is but there are workers on site okay this is Umhlanga next up there KC thank you for doing the clip for us beautiful hey yes I think anywhere you go today it’s just gonna be peach and absolutely beautiful so go out there if you can and enjoy it enjoy the weekend don’t forget to like and subscribe and I also wanna clarify if you wanna join the HOTLINE you have to join the YouTube channel membership some people are getting confused and asking to just to be put in the HOTLINE ha ha you gotta become a YouTube member alright Ciao ciao”
Sardines and Sightings
Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN as a Member on YouTube, and receive all these perks too…
Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.
You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.
You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
