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Sardine Netters on Durban Beach 7am 14 July 2024 by Adam Kamdar

Sardine Netters on Durban Beach 7am 14 July 2024 by Adam Kamdar

Sardine Netters on Durban Beach 7am 14 July 2024 by Adam Kamdar

7am Late Edition 14 July 2024 Sardine Netters on Durban Beachfront: another delightful Durban Beachfront KZN Conditions and Sardine Report by Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper. With sardine netters plying their trade right on the beach in front of the paddling pools.

Adam’s vantage point gives a comprehensive technical demonstration as to how the netters operate. The completely smooth and clear water demonstrates all the components of a netting exercise clearly.

Thank you and over to Adam…

.Sardine Netters on Durban Beach 7am 14 July 2024 by Adam Kamdar

Good morning, Durban, it’s. 7:34am just after sunrise. You can see the next high tide will be at 8. 39am and the low tide after that will be at 2:46pm.

Wind guru shows southwesterly winds today, moderate. Temperatures around 20 to 22 degrees. Wind final showing northwesterly winds. Offshore wind, southwesterly wind. Tides for fishing, the major period for fishing today is very high activity, from 4. 51am to 6. 51am. That’s shown in the graph, you can see it’s an exceptional time to be fishing.

The moon phase is the first quarter so it’s neap tides at the moment. Wave nets still not giving accurate readings, um, or reliable readings, but water temperature seems to be around 21 degrees. Next, we’ll have the sunrise view. And that’s the sun rising over the Durban beaches, and I’ll pan to the right and you’ll be able to see the sardine netters are in action already.

There’s one net dropped. You can see it clearly. You can see that arc. There’s one boat on the beach and one boat, uh, on the back line. Uh, the back line boat probably is trying to round up more sardines or, or round them up in the net. Maybe just push them closer to shore. Uh, we’ve got divers in the water.

You can see them splashing there. Let’s zoom in a bit more. You can see the two divers in the nets there. Creating a commotion to chase the sardines into the bag of the net. And there you have the crew on the beach, already hauling in the first net of sardines.

So the action is here on the Durban Beachfront guys, just opposite the paddling pools. If you want to see the action, come down. And stay tuned to thesardine.co.za.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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Water Temp Drop 7am on this chilly 8 July 2024

Water Temp Drop 7am this Chilly Monday 8 July 2024

Water Temp Drop 7am on this chilly 8 July 2024

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.

Sightings Map

Updated daily/hourly with every bona fide and useful sardine sighting each year. Beware of false sardine news.

2024 Sardine Sightings Map

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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7 am and 9 am Updates 5 July 2024 Ocean Conditions Report KZN

5 July 2024 at 7am Sardines and Conditions by The Sardine News

5 July 2024 Ocean Conditions Report KZN 7 am and 9 am updates

5 July 2024 Ocean Conditions Report KZN: Good morning and welcome to today’s Ocean Conditions Report prepared right from the beach.

9 am

This is the 9 am Report from Ajay in Mzamba in the Transkei…

7 am

And the first report of the day by Adam at 7 am this morning in Durban

Yesterday’s big buster southwest wind will have had a grand impact on the ocean conditions today. There is a rolling south swell and the morning will paint a very pretty picture.

More wind from the south all day. Getting quite feisty after noon.

Sardines

So if you are also on the hunt for sardines, things are looking quite ok. That rolling south swell is just what the sardines use to get mobile against the prevailing north-to-south Agulhas Current.

It has been an incredibly warm year for KZN water. It’s got to drop sometime soon!

Spearos

The warm water brings the couta. And the spearos are revelling in the same warm water. Here is a great story from this past week…

Ocean Conditions Report includes some spearing news today…

Plus a video report from The Bear of the Master Watermen website.

But ok stay tight to The Sardine News. We are also on the move today. We will be starting in the Umzumbe area since there was a large shoal being hammered to pieces of the Wild Coast Sun late yesterday afternoon.

Heading this way!

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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30 June 2024 7 AM Durban Beachfront Update by Adam

30 June 2024 Perfect Conditions Durban KZN update by Adam

30 June 2024 7 AM Durban Beachfront Update by Adam

30 June 2024 7 AM Durban Beachfront Update by Adam: over to Adam for today’s on-the-spot update broadcasted directly from the Durban Beachfront. Where it looks like it’s all happening.

Over to Adam for his comprehensive roundup and forecast for today…

Durban in the Morning

Morning guys, it’s Sunday the 30th of June 2024, time is just past 7. 30, as you can see we’ve passed a low tide just after 4am, we’ve got the incoming tide now, next high tide will be around 10. 30. Windguru shows settled conditions, very little wind, low swell, long swell period, so lovely fishing conditions.

Current wind is 10kmph. Northwest. Temperature is 17 degrees. Pressure is 102. 2 and stable. Wave net is showing water temperatures off Durban is dropping. Still a little too warm for the sardines but at least it’s in the right direction. Sardine action yesterday. There was netting at Pennington and Scottborough.

Still plenty of sardines around. Lots of shoals in the deep. Next, we’ll have our sunrise view. So these are the conditions off Durban. Beautiful settled conditions. Not much of a wave for the surfers but Lots of boats launched today. There are still about 10 boats out at the bait spot at the North Breakwater.

And I counted about 15 boats fishing at the Blue Lagoon, Virginia area. I don’t know if there’s Garrick action there, or if everyone’s trying for snook this morning, but lots of boats on the water. I’ll be heading out to sea later, and stay tuned for more updates. If we come across shoals of sardines out at sea, we’ll definitely post to thesardine.co.za.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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5 PM SARDINES Update by Kevin in Qora 19 June 2024 and it’s all GOOD NEWS

5 PM Sardines Update 19 June 2024 by Kevin in Qora

5 PM SARDINES Update by Kevin in Qora 19 June 2024 and it’s all GOOD NEWS

5 PM SARDINES Update by Kevin in Qora 19 June 2024 and it’s all GOOD NEWS: Kevin has analysed the day and comes up with only GOOD Sardine News this sunny KZN winter’s afternoon.

Over to Kevin…

?How’s it everyone? This is Kevin at Qora Mouth, just north of Mazepa Bay in the Southern Transkei. Oh, we’re getting some lovely reports of the sardines moving north. In case it in multiple reports – Manaba beach, Mtwalume, St. Mike’s this morning. So this shoal is actually moving, but it is a little bit off the coast.

So they’re not hugging the coast and not in netting distance right now. So there I would estimate about a kilometer to a kilometer and a half out. So obviously as we said before, they’ve found a little bit of cold water out there. And they’re just moving slowly northward. Which is good that they’re staying close.

They’re not going out into the deep. And all we can hope for now is that the south swell that’s really dominant right now down here is going to move them in closer. And what tends to happen on the KZN coast is that as they reach the warmer water, that little cold plume that they’re in will start coming closer and closer into the beach.

And it’ll kind of squeeze them into the beach where they get within a striking distance of everyone. So yeah, we have also just heard of a net that’s gone in right now at Hibberdene late afternoon It’s about just after 4 4 30pm. So net has just gone in and we’ll wait for confirmation whether they got anything or not But normally the guys don’t launch launch unless they see that they’re within netting distance So yeah, that’s all we got for today Let’s hope for better things tomorrow You But the sards are definitely on the move.

Cool guys. Talk to you soon. Cheers

THANK YOU KEVIN!

Affiliated YouTube Channels

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

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

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

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

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

Affiliated 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

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