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Sardines Daily 25 June 2024 at 7AM by Adam Kamdar #sardinerun2024 #sardine #run #sardines

Sardines Daily 25 June 2024 at 7AM by Adam Kamdar

Sardines Daily 25 June 2024 at 7AM by Adam Kamdar #sardinerun2024 #sardine #run #sardines #2024

Sardines Daily 25 June 2024 at 7AM by Adam Kamdar: Sardines Daily is a new video and data format we have been working on. We hope you enjoy the information as laid out for you. Feedback is welcome at any time. For now, over to Adam!

Sardines Daily

Good morning, guys. It’s Tuesday, the 25th of June, just after 7 a. m. We had a sunrise at around 10 to 7, so the sun is up already. The last high tide was at around 6 a. m. The next low tide will be at 12 noon. The wind speed is currently 13 kilometers per hour from the west southwest. Temperature in Durban is 16 degrees.

Wind’s becoming fresh southwesterly. And temperatures will remain around 22 degrees today, partly cloudy, so a little chilly day in Durban today. Atmospheric pressure is sitting at 1, 028 hectopascals. And data from WaveNet shows a declining trend in the water temperature. Uh, still around 20 degrees, but looking like it’s gonna break.

Into the 19 something degrees today. Bodes well for the sardines off Durban next you’ll see the sunrise view.

And here we have another gorgeous sunrise off the Durban’s Golden Mile. Looking out to sea, I can’t see any signs of the sardines. By this time of the year we normally see dark patches indicating the shoals rising, but nothing today.

There’s been plenty activity in the Warner Beach, Winklespruit area yesterday. There was successful netting yesterday. The last few days have been quite active and the netters have been getting good catches. So Sardine Run is still in full swing, but we’re just waiting for those lovely shoals to reach our Durban shores, and it won’t be long.

Stay posted and watch the Sardine News for more information.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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Sunny Sardine Afternoon Report 24 June 2024 by Kevin in Qora

Sunny Sardine Afternoon Synopsis and Forecast 24 June 2024 Kevin in Qora

Sunny Sardine Afternoon Report 24 June 2024 by Kevin in Qora

Sunny Sardine Afternoon Report 24 June 2024 by Kevin in Qora: Kevin is back in studio with another highly sought after synopsis and forecast as to what the sardines are up to right now.

Sunny Sardine Afternoon

How’s it chaps? Yeah, this is Kevin at Qora Mouth, just north of Mazepa Bay in the southern Transkei. Thank you for all the messages wishing me well and that I get over the flu. I’ve been inundated with them today. since yesterday’s report, but thank you guys. Appreciate it. I’m feeling much better. But in the news today, yo, Winklespruit, huge net, huge net just came out, and that’s wonderful news that these sards are moving much closer to the coast again, and it’s about to be game on.

Yeah, it’s it’s going to get real now, guys. The water temperature still in Durban is hovering around the 20 degree mark. There’s some colder patches out there and that’s good news because that mixes in with the warm water and keeps the temperature stable. So yeah, let’s hope over the next couple of days these sards around the bluff, which I’m saying they’re going to do.

Winklespruit is not very far from the Bluff. It’s right there. And once they’re around the corner and they get onto the Durban beach front, then chaos, chaos. But as you guys can see in the video The public, you guys are getting a little bit too close to these nets and you know, it’s dangerous.

Really, it’s it’s not something you want to do. Keep away from these netters just because of predator activity. You guys are wading in deep into the water to get the sods that are escaping from the nets and that’s not safe. It’s not safe at all. So we don’t want any tragedies. We don’t want anybody bitten by sharks.

There’s a lot of predators around and yeah. So that’s all we can say about that Durban area.

Transkei Wild Coast

But let’s talk a little bit about what’s happening here down south in the Transkei. What we’re seeing here is a lot of birds, a lot of gannets, and the water inshore is actually quite warm right now. Which I’m gonna say is actually just that current that moved through Durban of about 24 25 degrees has now reached the Cape, the Eastern Cape, and our water’s sitting at about 22 degrees right now, which is quite warm for the Eastern Cape, but But what I can say is that there’s lots of gannets, and they’re not flying in formation as we discussed earlier.

They’re not traveling big distances. They’re single birds moving around, looking for the sods. And what I’m seeing out on the horizon is lots of whales breaching. And these whales that are breaching are Brydes whales, they’re not humpbacks. Humpbacks as we know are plankton feeders, they don’t feed on the sardines, even though they are very big.

Present during the sardine run because they’re on the wintertime migratory path, which takes them up to Mozambique, but out deep, I’m saying about five to six kilometers out, I’m seeing plenty big splashes and that’s all Brydes whales that are playing, having fun and just jumping right out of the water, breaching and landing.

And those are the Brydes whales are feeding on sods. So if they’re evident, you can know that there’s sods around. So yeah, let’s I think there’s a lot more sardines still coming through from the Eastern Cape but they’re way deep out here. But yeah. Time will tell. Anyway, that’s good news for the netters.

So yeah, guys, let’s just hold thumbs and hope that this is just a bumper crop this year, which I think it’s going to be still lots of sods coming through. Anyway, that’s all I got for now. Keep it real. Keep the beaches tidy. Guys that are fishing, please guys, we’re hearing some reports of really a lot of trash being left on the beach.

If you can pack it in, bring it to the beach, then take it out with you. Clean up your areas where you’re fishing especially nylon and line, which seabirds get tangled in and it’s a hazard, hazard to the public as well, if there’s hooks and stuff like that around. So yeah, keep it real, conserve and protect.

Look after our marine environment. That’s all we got. Cheers.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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7AM 24 June 2024 Sardines and Conditions by Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper

24 June 2024 Early Conditions and Sardines Synopsis

7AM 24 June 2024 Sardines and Conditions by Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper

7AM 24 June 2024 Sardines and Conditions by Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper: another beautiful day ushered in by Adam of Township Hyper.

?”Good morning, all. It’s Monday, the 24th of June, 7 a. m. Here’s your tides for today. We’ve passed the high tide already, which was at 5. 05. Next low tide is at 11. 17. Your wind guru forecast shows northwesterly winds in the morning, becoming north easterlies in the afternoon. According to tides for fishing, it’s now blowing 10 kilometers per hour from the north-northwest.

Temperature at the moment in Durban is 15 degrees. Humidity 76 degrees and the visibility is 15 kilometers. According to tides for fishing Here’s your best times for fishing during the day. The next slot will be at 8. 30 a. m. and thereafter, just after 1 p. m. And then at night again, uh, after 7 p. m. Next, we’ll have the view of Durban.

As you can see, the sun is up already. Nice conditions off Durban, not much of a wave for the surfers. We were fortunate to see a bait ball offshore yesterday, about four kilometers out to sea. Was an amazing sight with birds diving, dolphins jumping out of the water, and sardines scurrying for their lives.

It was great to see this off Durban. The lowest temperature I recorded off Durban was 17. 8 degrees but for the most part the water temperature was around 20 degrees. So there’s lots of pockets of sardines coming past at the moment.

Have a great day.”

Thank you Adam!

Gallery

Of last few days…

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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Afternoon Sardines Roundup by Kevin in Qora 23 June 2024 GOOD WATER TEMPS! #sardinerun2024 #sardine #run #2024 #sardines

Afternoon Sardines News 23 June 2024 by Kevin

Afternoon Sardines Roundup by Kevin in Qora 23 June 2024 GOOD WATER TEMPS! #sardinerun2024 #sardine #run #2024 #sardines

Afternoon Sardines Roundup by Kevin in Qora 23 June 2024 GOOD WATER TEMPS! #sardinerun2024 #sardine #run #2024 #sardines Kevin is back! It feels like an eternity since we have been on our own. Kevin got the seasonal Transkei flu bug. But is back already with this afternoon’s sardine report!

How’s it, chaps? This is Kevin at Cochemouth, just north of Mazepa Bay in the southern Transkei. Sorry you haven’t heard from me for a couple of days. I’ve been down with the flu, so you probably have got a bit of a croaky voice still, but let’s try and give you a summary of the last few days while I’ve been absent.

Not many nets, nets came out, prior to today, but we’ve now heard of two nets that have come out in the Shelley Beach area right by the Ski Boat Club. One this morning and one just now this afternoon. There’s also reporting of shoals around Issa Pingo and even up in Amanzimtoti side. There’s people reporting that there are sardines offshore.

So I think what we can attribute this to is the water temperature drop. Thank you Adam Kamdar for your update on the temperatures. I got a temperature from Durban this morning, the water was sitting at about 21 degrees. And Adam is saying that it’s now at about 20 generally. But he was finding some cold patches out offshore.

Of about 16 degrees. So this is exactly what we were waiting for. The sardines are now going to have lots of reason To move around the bluff and move on to the Durban beach front and keep moving northwards up the north coast This is what they need. They need water around the 20 degree mark or lower. So yeah, this is all good news chaps Uh, let’s see what the next couple days brings but All we can do is look at the current conditions and give our forecasts based on that, but this is what we’re going to say now is that we’re going to see a major movement of these shoals that have been lingering back sitting on the south coast because of the warmer water ahead of them and thankfully they didn’t move out into the They still hug the coast, but a couple of kilometres out, but they’re going to definitely move in closer now, and they’re going to have all those predators on their backs, which is going to push them towards the shore, and I expect they’ll move past the bluff and into the Durban area fairly soon, over the next day or so, and then they’ll start heading north.

As well. You know, their migratory instincts push them North no matter what happens. They want to go North. That’s just where they migrating to. So yeah, this is all good news. Good news for the netters. Good news for the public. Good news for the fishermen. So yeah, we’ll update you as things change.

Anyway, that’s all I got for now. Afternoon sardines! Cheers.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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Sardine Run 2024 Sunday 10 AM 23 June. Sardines in Durban and Shelley Beach

Sardines in Durban and Shelley Beach 11 am 23 June 2023

Sardine Run 2024 Sunday 10 AM 23 June. Sardines in Durban and Shelley Beach

Sardine Run 2024 Sunday 10 AM 23 June. Sardines in Durban and Shelley Beach: right through this lovely low tide we will be getting shoals caught on the inside. And within reach of both netters. And the public.

Sardines in Shelley Beach 10 AM

Hot Spots

For this type of situation to arise we need a long beach with a proper channel running along parallel to the backline. These are good examples:

  • Pumula
  • Hibberdene
  • Umzumbe Flats
  • Margate
  • Mgababa

As the waves and predators push the sardines in towards the shore, some of them make it over the backline sandbank and into the inside channel. These channels can be quite deep and can hold a lot of sardines. This is when the shad move in and annihilate the sards.

Sharks too! They are ever-present even if you can’t see them, they are there. Rather don’t take any chances and stay right in the shallows with your eyes peeled. These sharks get so crazy at times like this, that they inadvertently beach themselves.

Land Sharks

On a day like today when the sardine fever is running here, criminals come out to take advantage. Many rods and reels and all sorts go missing during the chaos of catching sardines. Take extra care and don’t leave anything unattended to.

Have a great Sardine Day!

Sardines off Durban 8 AM

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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