7am 9 Oct 2024 Nobody in or on the Ocean Today as the East churns the Sea to Mush by Adam Kamdar

7am 9 Oct 2024 Nobody in or on the Ocean Today as the East churns the Sea to Mush by Adam Kamdar: The east winds are not very good for the state of the ocean. Sure, if they just blow lightly and behave themselves then, yes, we can handle that. But when they get unruly and angry…like they are today, the sea becomes a very uncomfortable place to be.

Over to Adam who is on the spot…

And dangerous…

There is a strong groundswell running today. Featuring a powerful primary southwest swell and a secondary east bump. These combine to form formidable surf conditions to anyone who dares go near this particularly dangerous set of conditions.

Superpositioning of waves is when two troughs, or peaks, of a swell, combine. This combination can double the height of the wave at that moment. Making for some serious waves and deep holes. That you can disappear into.

‘The ocean is not always your friend’ – said Vloei (Boland Spearo)

These are wise words and so when the east is blowing a gale like it will today, and an unorganised and powerful swell is moving right in shallow, rather don’t go anywhere near those waves.

The good news is that eventually the winds will run out of high pressure and the low-pressure south winds will come and paint the ocean pretty again. This is forecast for Friday. Leaving us a darling KZN weekend ahead.

We still have a few units available at the Umzimkulu Marina (Sheppy) where the estuary gamefish season is in full swing. Contact Sean on +27793269671 or umzimkulu@gmail.com anytime to talk about getting stuck into the garrick, kingfish, kob, rock salmon, perch, grunter and more that are waiting for your live bait. This last weekend we had angler Angus Gibson bag a proper garrick right at the jetty. Full story on umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za.

Sardines n 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 185,000 times and 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!

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.

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single  sardine or storm warning
masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
mydofishinglures.co.za – technical  sport fishing

Surfers Getting Wet Today But Its Clearing Fast by Adam Kamdar Durban Beachfront 7am 8 October 2024

Surfers Getting Wet Today But Its Clearing Fast by Adam Kamdar Durban Beachfront 7am 8 October 2024: Getting wet in the rain doesn’t work for some. But our readers love getting wet. Like the surfers out there in the rain. Loving life! There are ski-boats catching garrick off Blue Lagoon all morning today. And the divers, well let’s just say they are always wet!

Over to Adam Kamdar from the beach in Durban…

And for the cool Durban gallery this morning…

High Pressure

Fortunately for our sun worshippers, we are still in a prevailing high-pressure system sitting right along the entire coastline. We should clear up fast.

You might notice that we have been including a synoptic chart in our Heads Up Display on our daily video reports recently. If you can keep the image of the synoptic current in your head, you will be able to far more reliably see what’s coming.

It seems the weather forecasters recently have been resorting to manipulating forecasts in order to get more views (people are like 100x more inclined to click on bad news repeatedly). Then they change the model that they use (there are more than 6 commercially available weather models – all work slightly different and produce different results). Or more likely they simply choose the model that suits their revenue requirements for that week. Monitor this for yourselves, and then comment below after your have experienced it for a while.

There does seem to be some revenge being cooked up in the southwest way off of Cape Town. This is the time of the year that cold fronts can accelerate and join up with others. Check the synoptic for what is possibly headed our way. Should take about a week or so to hit Cape Town. And an other week to get to us.

Sardines n 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 185,000 times and 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!

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 chilly day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single  sardine or storm warning
masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
mydofishinglures.co.za – technical  sport fishing

Magical Monday South West Wind Conditions for Durban and KZN

Magical Monday South West Wind Conditions for Durban and KZN: The high-pressure induced northeast wind does its level best to trash the ocean each week. But the noble southwest low-pressure fights back and in turn paints the ocean pretty again. This endless cycle is at its most amplified right now. September and October are well known to be the windiest months of the year. And we are right in the thick of it!

Over to Adam as he unpacks the Durban and KZN day’s indicators for us…

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The south winds also warm and settle the ocean. And cleans it right up. So the spearos may be able to get in and take a look-see for us. The mid-south coast area like Kelso has been consistently clean recently. You can find out more about what has been lurking at The Master Watermen website at https://masterwatermen.co.za.

Now for some fishing…

Garrick

Luckily the garrick are here for the crazy conditions as they revel in the constantly changing weather and ocean patterns. They are at their keenest at the moment and just about any fishable point will have a garrick swimming past it today.

You can learn more about fishing the Umzimkulu Estuary, and get in touch with Sean at https://umzimkuluestuary.co.za.

Kob

The kob are also partial to the turbulent conditions as they come right in shallow to hunt. There have been a lot of kob caught recently. Both using live mullet and plastic paddletail. From Umgeni to Cape Town, these fish are active right now.

Sardines n 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 185,000 times and 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!

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 chilly day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single  sardine or storm warning
masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
mydofishinglures.co.za – technical  sport fishing