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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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
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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…
GoDive Reports Hundreds Of Gannet At Cintsa: Elton and crew checking in at lunchtime…
“dolphins swimming around excited clients hey guys just a update from the um go dive crew operating out of Sinza obviously we had those two tough weeks in um Port Elizabeth where although we saw a little bit of action it just wasn’t what we were hoping for uh moving on to Cintsa um the first day was pretty good we launched on the 4th and we did get a couple of um you know small little bait balls which were kind of dissipating as we arrived and then the next couple of days were really quiet um I think uh we had a spotter plane go up for us they saw four gannets the whole flight between East London and kind of Wavecrest area uh no dolphins no whales and nothing really really really look like a desert out there um and that was two days ago today luckily it looks like it’s turning a little bit uh the team just reported back um hundreds of gannets in the area uh and a lot of uh dolphins as well so as they sent me the last update they were approaching the first signs of a proper bait ball and they were gonna get in so yeah we will uh definitely report back to tonight or tomorrow um whether it’s a what the visibility water temperature and what if it was in fact sardines and not maybe mackerel or some sort of other bait fish but yeah looks like a sardine run 2025 is a coming into swing now so we were very excited I still got about five weeks of this so yeah really really um excited for what’s to come”
The gannet birds that have flown up here from the Cape are a sure sign that sardines are in the area…
Sardines and Sightings
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8 May 2025 Durban Conditions Sunrise Timelapse: Another Perfect Day…
Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper in Durban has been creating pieces of art recently. With his camera! If you have been watching The Sardine News show on YouTube, you will know and appreciate what I am talking about…
The timelapses!
Not only are these magnificent efforts portraying Durban for what it is – a paradise of some sort – but they also reveal far more than we ever thought. About the ocean and atmospheric conditions at that moment. The sped-up footage betrays all that the normal pace eye can not see at all.
A big thank you to Adam. You can show your appreciation by popping over to his Township Hyper Facebook page. This is also where Adam runs the promotional side of things at the huge shop and keeps his shoppers up-to-date with relevant goings-on in and around Durban.
Click on over to TownShip Hyper on Facebook, right HERE!
And watch the report right here…
Good morning aye shot Adam that was the best most prettiest time lapse we’ve done so far Durban is paradise really is the most wondrous place okay and the ocean is absolutely marvelous today if you can go you must go boy this is the conditions that we’ve been waiting for for so long these perfect days cheese keep us alive the dreams of these days so get out there if you can alright let’s start up with the moon there’s quite a big moon 84% that’s great news for the impending possible maybe sardine embarkation up the coast so with Gary Hook reckons they gotta have a full moon this is the first full moon that’s come along since the time that we’ve been talking about sardines way too early I acknowledge that way too early that we actually studying the conditions that the sardines need to come up here and that’s why I mentioned the hot water in the beginning because that Agulhas current is screaming again that will make the counter current stronger and we’re stepping closer to the sardines bit by bit there’s hardly any waves so surfing I’m not sure about but diving and fishing you gotta go eh 18 to 24 degrees stable atmosphere 1 0 1 8 light on shore in the off light offshore in the morning and light on shore in the afternoon as per usual low tide in the morning the tides are still moving quite a lot 92 minutes that is quite a big jump and then high tide 13 forty eight and low tide in the afternoon 19:41 again rad we’ll catch you in the next report don’t forget to like and subscribe and maybe even join Ciao Ciao
Ian at The Block – 9am
Good morning Sean Good Morning everyone Ian here coming from the Port Shepstone river mouth Umzimkulu what a beautiful day today we’re on the low tides going out I think it’s the first day of spring if I’m not mistaken um so we have a pretty much of a very low tide today uh this morning and then obviously tide turning towards the afternoon lunch time as you see it’s looking quite awesome little bit of a the swell here n there but more than like an ankle tapper but the fishing conditions are superb a little bit of a offshore blowing down here at The Block at the moment believe the wind kinda gusts about 10 Ks today during the course o the day I think it’ll make much difference on the sea conditions but yeah what a lovely lovely morning here at the block there’s some guys trying their luck believe the guys got better fish here last night and so yeah hoping for a epic day today I’m here at the office Guys tight lines and have an awesome day stay safe
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.
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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…
