FLASH FLOODS and ZAMBEZI SHARKS

FLASH FLOODS and ZAMBEZI SHARKS: it’s all happening in the southern hemisphere! A huge circling low pressure, a warm and cold front duel, and a cut-off low pressure hatches in Upington. The cut-off low heads straight for the coast, but is hemmed off by the crazy ocean duel. For now…

Air flows in all directions at the moment and the weather is in one word – weird!

Flash Flood Warning

Mr. Bertie Strydom was on the scene this morning in Harding, at the bridge he has to cross to get to his farm each day. Built over the Umzimkulwana, this bridge cost a fortune and yet can hardly stand up to any water. Let a, alone this deluge that literally swallows the bridge whole.

The bridge disappeared in 5 minutes!

According to Bertie, this is not an unusual occurrence and says that floods have become a lot more common these days. Bertie, as a farmer, keeps logs of the weather and conditions and is well-qualified and situated to offer these kinds of observations.

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Depending on where you are, the weather is totally different. It has been blasting sun rays down through the low hanging clouds here in Port Sheptone. Yes a few clicks either way and it’s torrential.

Ocean Conditions

Well it should be really nice and playful but it’s not. It is full of holes and bumps and the wind is really not playing along. Maybe things will swing weird even more in the afternoon – it feels like one of those days when an afternoon offshore might pop in for a visit.

The water is warm but it is not clean. Many rivers flooded last night and some even broke through for the first time in a while. It will take a good few days of south wester and calm seas to clean the ocean up for diving.

Sardines and Sighting Maps

We have started the 2025 Sardine Run Map! Download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

2024 was a thrilling year for sardines. All the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. The 2024 map has been viewed 200 000 times and just keeps going.

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. Last year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! This year we have had two sailboat incidents already. PLUS, we have already logged some sardines!

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map