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Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

East vs West as the Winds Battle it Out in KZN

East vs West as the Winds Battle it Out in KZN

Adam Kamdar reports in from a blustery Durban morning down on the beach today. It is not a very inviting ocean out there at the moment as the east tries its level best to outblow the west that is coming tomorrow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y_cgsdUm7s?rel=0

This is the windy month of August and it doesn’t really get better until we are well into spring.

If you also don’t want to get out there today, but you are out and about, pop into Township Hyper and check out the new kit. Loomis reels are on special. The Warrior and the Shockwave. Okuma have a bunch of new rods on the showroom floor. And there is the practical Mebao range of tackle storage solutions.

You can learn more and get in touch easily on the Township Hyper Facebook Page. Click HERE to get there!

Surfing

We have been mentioning the onslaught of perfect conditions and waves at Jeffreys Bay recently. And here is some hard evidence of the good times.

More surfing at https://brucifire.co.za.

Mozambique

Tofo, Inhambane: The big high pressure sitting over the east of South Africa pushed our long-awaited cold front right out to sea. Where it turned into a powerful onshore wind here instead of the offshore we need.

The divers are out there but surfing and fishing are gonna be tough over the next few days. Luckily we have this report from Duarte further up in Vilanculos, to keep busy with for now.

FishBazaruto.com had some dates to shift around resulting in the 22 to 28 November becoming available. This is peak season big momma fishing, follow the link to learn more.

Peak Season Dates Available – 22nd to 28th November 2024 – FishBazaruto.com

If you happen to be in Inhambane and more specifically Tofo…Wednesday evenings are Timbila Evenings!

Sardine Maps

Having intel to make the right decisions can save you hours and hours of frivolous sardine hunting. We have taken great care to log the activity of each sardine run since 2021. These records are available for anyone to look at.

If you study the maps year to year, you will see that right now we are only just in the middle of good sardine conditions. And that in previous years catches were made right into the summer months.

Sardine Map 2024

Sardine Map 2023

Sardine Map 2021

Channels

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

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

https://youtube.com/@fishbazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

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

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

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

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

Posted on August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

Another stiff South Wester rips through KZN today 12 August 2024 by Adam Kamdar

Another stiff South Wester rips through KZN today 12 August 2024 by Adam Kamdar

Another stiff South Wester rips through KZN today 12 August 2024 by Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper: Finally, the east winds have been beaten back and the low-pressure systems are now dominating. Hoping that these conditions will prevail as we squeeze the last bit of juice out of winter that we can.

Spring is gonna spring in two weeks time!

Over to Adam…

Cold Front captured on Camera

Adam Kamdar captured the SW blow from earlier this moody KZN morning

Cold front comes over Durban for the 2nd time in 2 days — Adam Kamdar captured the SW blow from earlier this moody KZN morning

And not a half hour later…

Warm Water

KZN water refuses to cool down. Will not drop below 20 degrees Celsius, and has consistently stayed over 22 degrees Celsius for week after week. And now this cold front will calm the ocean and currents even more and the water may even get warmer.

Fishing

The garrick and kob are gonna be around for a while still. The shad might come back if the water cools. And there has been a good showing of Natal Snoek this year.

Spearfishing

Check out the annual Garrick and Snoek competition results and gallery at https://masterwatermen.co.za. Keeping an eye on the spearos really dials you in as to what is going out there. They also have an interesting YouTube Channel brimming with reports and things at https://youtube.com/@masterwatermen.