East is gonna BLOW in KZN Today by Adam Kamdar in Durban
East is gonna BLOW in KZN Today by Adam Kamdar in Durban: Although these big east winds might wreck the ocean completely, they do make for really lekker summer weather. KZN is gonna bask in typical Natal summer conditions all day today. With a welcome sea breeze as the day heats up.
Over to Adam, on the spot in Durban…
Thank you Adam! Check out Township Hyper’s Black November promotions right HERE on their Facebook page.
Surfing
Unless you want to go surfing of course. The waves completely break down when this wind blows. Durban in particular gets shut down fast with it’s north facing beaches. The south and north coasts are much the same although there are some places you can find a nook or cranny to hide away in. And catch some unruly waves leftover from the last few days big ocean.
Fishing
Same story…we are right at the end of the winter gamefish season. Garrick, kob, brusher and snoek still hanging around and enjoying the somewhat stable conditions we are in right now.
Nothing to report at the moment but The Bear will be checking in with his Friday weekend dive and conditions report later this afternoon.
Synoptic
Aside from an ominous-looking low pressure sneaking across the landmass from the west, we seem to be ok for weather and wind for the weekend. That low is hemmed in on both sides by 1024 grade high-pressures indicating some stability to rely on.
The next cold front will hit Cape Town tomorrow and over the weekend. So we look to be clear of moisture-rich air until that front reaches us next week. It looks to be quite a serious front with a long reach right up to the continent this time. And should arrive Wednesday or so. The little South West puff we are gonna get on Saturday afternoon is a result of the little low-pressure hanging about. This is gonna make for a magnificent Sunday.
And of course – Monday!
Sardines and Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
Surf City Delivers Again by Adam Kamdar in Durban: October and November months are not known for their propensity to bring waves worth surfing.
But this year…yoh!
And especially Durban with its spread of north-facing beaches – the waves just keep on coming! And today, the 7 November 2024, features a chunky little leftover swell from the huge seas of yesterday. Brushed clean by unseasonal offshore winds. Surfers all over the place. Kayakers. All sorts…
A sight to behold!
Over to Adam who is right there…
Thank you to Adam Kmadar of Township Hyper. Check their Black November promotions on their Facebook page right HERE.
Surfing
All the good spots will be firing today. Not just Surf City! From the high tide points to the low tide sandbanks and everything in between. The wind is gonna hold off. The ocean is glassy and smooth. The tide starts lekker high and drops to a decent low at midday.
Today’s surfing gallery shot in Durban at around 6am paints a pretty picture. Loads of ocean users getting their dose of saltwater before work or school. Summer months in the city can be so much fun. With the sun coming up so early – first light is at around or before 4:30 am these days the dawn patrol is a real thing.
We are just off the back of the spring tides with the low just reaching half a metre. Just under a metre difference between high and low today. We gonna have a nice gentle neap tide over the weekend. It’s gonna be windy though. And might even rain a tad in places.
Fishing
The backline off Durban City looks rather pleasant and the fine conditions will surely tempt a few boats out today. It is an extended garrick season after all. These fish are still around and game to take a live bait at the usual spots like the Containers and Blue Lagoon.
North and south will have bigger surf conditions which the garrick also revel in.
If you are into estuary gamefish then this is probably your last-gasp chance at getting a garrick, kingfish, perch or rock salmon this year. Luckily some of these fish stay when the water goes brown. Like perch, rock salmon and kob. But the others head back down south to where they can see better, when the rains come.
Check out Umzimkulu Adrenalin for more details.
Shad season opens in three weeks time. You can kit up for shad right here, with the all-new MYDO Shad Trace. Catch shad on a moving fillet bait – hooks up every time!
Synoptic Chart
Those big old cold fronts marching like soldiers across the southern seas look mighty impressive. But they have been held at bay by the trusty high-pressure systems that gather to ward off the bad weather that the cold fronts usually bring at this time of the year.
Without tempting fate, we are having a peachy time here without the arrival of the impending rains. Sometimes the good times last right into December, but once again, we need to refer to what happened last year. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption.
The layout of the volcano enabled a vaste amount of seawater to boil and evaporate and head straight up into the stratosphere. The highest recorded vapour injection up there ever recorded by NASA. 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools went skyward.
As can be expected, the ANC-run municipalities here in KZN have not cleared the stormwater systems from last year’s floods. Take a drive through any little coastal village or town to see the neglect of these basic duties. If water cannot cleanly run off when it rains hard, it will flood badly.
Sardines and Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 November 2024 by Adam Kamdar in Durban
Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 November 2024 by Adam Kamdar in Durban: Another day of surfiing perfection for KZN and the Eastern Cape. The Transkei Wild Coast must be pure magic this morning. Aswell as the some of the north and south coast spots in KZN.
Luckily we have Adam Kamdar right in the centre of our favourite surf city – Durban. Adam has a bird’s eye view of the whole scene so let’s swithch on over to Adam and watch the report…
Thank you Adam
Surfing Today
Fishing
Well, the big swell is gonna make fishing in most places and in most forms, tricky. It is true that fish like the swell big and waves breaking hard and aerating the water. But just be careful out there on days like today.
The tide will start coming back in at around midday. This would be a good time to find a hole to pop a bait into. There are still plenty of garrick hanging around so late in the year since the main rains have not pelted down on us yet.
Duarte is back from the Great Barrier Reef and has already been posting. Starting with his trilogy of experiences out off Cairns for really big fish. Click HERE to go to his website.
Sardine bait up with the MYDO Shad Trace. You can get up to 8 baits from a single sardine fishing like this.
Diving
The Bear of The Master Watermen website delivers his weekly report on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Looking forward to today’s instalment. Once we’ve all seen that we will all know exactly what fish to be targeting.
The big rains are coming, there is no stopping them this year since we have about 20% extra moisture in the atmosphere from the Hunga Tunga volcano eruption that occurred last year. This fantastic eruption injected vaste concentrations of moisture-rich air into the skies.
And it’s got to come back down.
Realistically, and you can bear witness to this issue in the States and in Europe right now, you can expect that storms and rain could be 20% more extreme this season, which in KZN could mean an added metre or two to our normal flood levels.
Add to this the simple fact that the ANC in its pure incompetence, has not cleared the waterways of debris from last year’s floods. Literally, nothing has been done since then. I drove through Margate yesterday, on the KZN South Coast, and will tell you unequivocally, that this place is not prepared for what is coming next. Repairs, under the ANC government, take years longer than they should.
And are ineffective.
Got to start taking precautions for extra-flooding yourself, NOW!
Sardines and Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
Wet Wintery Weather for KZN this week by Adam in Durban KZN
Wet Wintery Weather for KZN this week by Adam in Durban KZN: Snow on the mountains again! Bringing a chill to the air as it breezes in from the south west.
Over to Adam on the spot in Durban…
Thank you Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper. Check out their Black November promotions right HERE.
Synoptic
There is a strong high pressure coming right in behind the current set of low pressures – that are causing the current wet and cold conditions over southern Africa. This high looks to be big enough to bring some sunny skies to the Cape areas as the week unfolds. As for us here in KZN and the Eastern Cape, we have these low pressures sitting right over us at the moment. And we are counting on that same high pressure moving across to us and bringing us some sunny skies too.
Expect the cold and the wet for a few more days in KZN and EC though.
Surfing
This is has been a remarkable run of waves for Durban and the rest of KZN. For about a month now the waves have been rideable, if not cooking!
Check out today’s Durban gallery as shot by Adam earlier this morning…
Wet wintery weather for KZN does not stop the surfers and kayakers
Today is another cool day to be a surfer. And not just in Durban. Up and down the coast, before the wind gets up too much, you will find some waves to be a part of.
Fishing
The tides are moving away from spring tides, and the sea should settle nicely as the low pressure moves along. Shad season opens in three weeks.
The Bear of The Master Watermen website delivers his weekly report on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Looking forward to today’s instalment. Once we’ve all seen that we will all know exactly what fish to be targeting.
Sardines and Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
Typical Monday Conditions for KZN Today 4 Nov 2024 by Adam Kamdar from the Durban Beachfront
Typical Monday Conditions for KZN Today 4 Nov 2024 by Adam Kamdar from the Durban Beachfront: The cycle of great Monday’s might be firing up again as today unfolds dreamily. The last two Mondays were absolutely terrible. The week ahead looks to be rather interesting as the low-pressure systems are dominating southern Africa right now.
Over to Adam on the Durban Beachfront with an in-depth analysis of current conditions…
Thank you Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper. Check out their Black November promotions right HERE.
Synoptic
You can see on the synoptic chart here, that there is a huge high-pressure off to the west and sitting pretty over the Atlantic Ocean. Moving towards the east and over the landmass of Africa, we have a bunch of convoluted low-pressures trying to team up and maintain dominance for the week.
Further across towards Australia and over the vaste Indian Ocean, there is another large high-pressure concentration. This is keeping all the low pressures working together.
The next cold front, due in about a week or less, looks to be dominated and thrust south by the massive high pressures on either side. This means good weather and maybe even some decent swell from the east.
Surfing
Well, we got summer mornings and insides to ride as we move into the summer and rainy season. This is a challenging time of the year but if you are early enough, you gonna get the waves.
Fishing
It’s a beautiful fishing ocean right now. The tide is backing off and the weather seems to be holding dry for now. There is gonna be some wet coming later tomorrow and during the week. You may have to take an umbrella fishing with you!
This garrick was caught this very morning! Margate Pier.
Taking full advantage of the lekker Monday conditions for KZN. Margate Pier, KZN Lowewr South Coast.
The kingfish below was caught on an artificial in the Umzimkulu Estuary recently. A helluva fight on light tackle. And a real treat for the budding angler. Come and join us for this type of easy and comfortable fishing at https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za anytime.
Great Estuary Fishing conditions for KZN the next few weeks until the rains start. Got to get in before the rain!
Diving
Well, let’s wait for The Bear of The Master Watermen website, for his comprehensive dive report for the weekend. This should pop later today, stay tuned to stay tuned in.
Sardines and Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
