Kevin in Qora Sardine Report w GoDive Video TODAY #sardinerun2025 #sardinemigration #godive
Kevin in Qora Sardine Report w GoDive Video TODAY: Another blustery winters day here in KZN and the Eastern Cape. Where we are receiving news and reports of huge shoals of sardines heading our way.
This is quick compilation of this weeks confirmed sardine sightings, right up to 09h30 this morning with video from the boat by the GoDive Operators in the Cintsa area.
This video also announces our brand new meteorological partnership with Windy.com!
And then a few hours later…
Kevin in Qora Sardine Report w GoDive Video TODAY #sardinerun2025 #sardinemigration #godive
Sardine Aficianado and Transkei Local Kevin Touhy has been our go-to-guy for early sardine sightings for years now. Kevin has been rather reserved about joining the frey and succumbing to sardine fever. But today he relinquishes what with all the reports that came in this week. And now today, the GoDive team have found their second bait ball as of this report. Their clients are in the water and the video material from their boats was used in the making up of most of of this report. Thank You GoDive!
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Sardines and Sightings
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North Coast From The Air by Rogan Brent: I was at school with a particularly mischievous chap going by the name of Rogan Brent. And he recently contacted me about contributing some aerial video footage of his beat – the north coast of KZN. We are so stoked that he did!
Enjoy the north coast in all her beauty…and thank you Rogan!
“I can’t believe you pulled a stunt like this I was so shocked and amazed unbelievable yes I never yes very well thank you Rogan wow so so we’re live from the air that’s the first for me we’re live from the air man that’s the first for me heading for Tugela ha ha ha ha as how’s the traffic hey $%(&^ all now it’s quiet OK now we talk to each other we are in controlled airspace here OK great Rogan unbelievable unbelievable lekka thank you lekka to be in touch with you buddy you too Rogan and thank you very much for making the effort this morning I’m using that now lekka dude okay take it easy bro Ciao Rogan ha ha ha ha ciao buddy thank you Rogan OK here we got Adam in the morning with a radical time lapse very cool stuff then we going down to Roosta on the south coast couple of waves there then we gonna go and check out the Block see what’s going on looks quite lekker and then he has the Umzimkulu in the afternoon looking quite cool we caught a nice perch last night I must get the photo for you still okay the fishing’s not too bad here’s a whole bunch of fish ous been catching the conditions are good especially on the north coast yowzer but it is cleaning up here on the south coast and ous are catching the odd shad the shad have not gone mad there are some kob around as you can see ah we got a stop press situation Rogan has just sent some more footage in for us right from the air he’s flying there right now this is incredible stuff Rogan and Noel thank you guys both for taking us for taking this seriously and sending us this aerial footage thank you Rogan we’re gonna play out with your stuff too thank you and all in all the next few days are gonna be real good so it matters just enjoy if you can if you can get out there you can best get out there but it even looks good through to the weekend and beyond there’s no more there’s the next cold front miles away okay don’t forget to like and subscribe join the channel if you want to catch those sardines out this year you might see there’s no sardine news here I’m just waiting for the GoDive Okes to report in Kevin in Qora I got his eyes peeled on the horizon too okay check back soon Ciao Ciao”
Sardines and Sightings
Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN as a Member on YouTube, and receive all these perks too…
Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.
You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.
You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
Big South Swells on the March in May #kzn #ocean #conditions #sardinerun2025
BIG South Swells Marching In May: That was a really decent cold front – whipping up quite a big open ocean swell. That doesn’t ever really get in at Durban or even the north and south coasts.
This big old rolling swell is angled parallel to the coast. Not so good for surfers at all. But marvelous for the ‘Surfing Sardines’. You can watch that video by Kevin Touhy by following the thumbnail in the end screen section of the video.
Sardines and Sightings
Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN as a Member on YouTube, and receive all these perks too…
Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.
You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.
You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
Humpback Whales in Durban Already for Sardine Run 2025
Humpback Whales in Durban Already for Sardine Run 2025: after all the excitement of the Durban Skiboat Club Festival, we then had a brace of humpback whales enter the fray.
The following diagram I got whilst working with the erstwhile Dr. Oz Goffman, as he maps out the family trees and DNA sequences of these mighty ocean roamers. As you can see, there are distinct separate populations hanging down south. Dr. Oz knows most of these guys by name, and he has been tailing them around the southern and Indian oceans for decades.
What you can deduce from this diagram and its relevance today is that these whales do not necessarily have to go to Hermanus first to start their migration up north to Mozambique and Madagascar. Nope, they can hit the coast anywhere, coming in at a square ninety degrees to the coast.
Interestingly, Durban got them first this year! They must have been reading that Sardine News and getting way too excited way too early in the game!
Humpback Whales arriving Durban very early this 2025Durban Sunrise in April with Cold Front Clouds Looming as the Ocean RecoversHumpback Whales in Durban
These whales are on a migration up this way to give birth and nurture their young in the safety of the bland tropical waters as opposed to the predator-filled southern oceans where they normally hang out. Adults teaching their whale pups to smash the water with their fins and tails can be observed through the delightful wintertime time that the humpbacks are here for.
But they also eat sardines! Read all about that right here. Or watch the movie right here…featuring sardine aficionado Kevin Touhy right on the sardine scene down in the deep Transkei Wild Coast. Get in touch with Kevin to check in to his lovely cottages and rondavels over this coming sardine season. I am heading down there soon too!
Sardines and Sightings
Check out our annual Sardine Run Map! Download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…
Water Temp Drop 7am on this chilly 8 July 2024: big thanks to Adam for being up and at it for the arrival of this impressive cold front coming in strong from the south.
A radical water temperature is the big news today. Right down to 16 degrees Celsius. But this is right out at the buoy. The inshore water is still quite manageable at around 21.
There have been sightings of sardines in Port Edward this morning already. And netting boats are trying at Scottburgh. We will keep you updated right here all day today.
Berg Winds
Air temperatures are right up at this early KZN morning. As the first gusts of offshore winds prepare us for the big cold blow that is just around the corner. When the upper air here starts to move in the direction of the rotation of the impending front, it drops in altitude fast and it warms up. This is a Berg Wind. Not always toasty as today’s. And generally the warmer they are, the bigger the blow that is coming!
But tomorrow says east winds and conditions?!
So unless a big cold front does come through, we are in for these howling offshore winds all day long today!
Surfing Today
Obviously, the surf is cooking because it’s Monday. The Berg Winds predicted by the available weather models were put at up to 30 knots or so. I thought it was a typo or some other error. But these strong Berg Winds will paint an incredibly inviting ocean in the morning.
These are ultimate surfing conditions. And they normally don’t last long. But today the weather models say all day West winds!
Fishing
Well just about anybody could cast a spoon over the backline with this wind behind them. And with so many snoek and garrick around, this would be time well spent.
And once again, please shad fishermen, you guys need to be cleaning up after yourselves, right?
Tides
Tides are huge again today so be careful wherever and whenever you go near the ocean.
Gallery
These photographs were taken yesterday the 7 July 2024. Sardines were netted at Saints and at Shelley Base.
Shad off Durban nice and early
Sightings Map
Updated daily/hourly with every bona fide and useful sardine sighting each year. Beware of false sardine news.
