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BIG Surprise Coming Tomorrow – Rain has Stopped Down South

Clearing Down South

Rain has Stopped Down South – BIG Surprise Coming Tomorrow

Rain has Stopped Down South: after pelting down all night, we finally have a reprieve from the seemingly endless rain this very wet season.

BIG Surprise coming in the Ocean Tomorrow

Thank you Noel of WOW Flying School in Scottburgh.

Speculation has it that the excess moisture in the atmosphere, causing worldwide flooding and devastation was injected up there by the Hunga Tunga volcanic eruption a few years back. It is reported that as much as 16% extra moisture went skyward with that humongous explosion from out of the ocean.

My camera played up this morning but instead of re-recording, I employed the services of Alfred E Neuman. Those who know who he is will reveal your length of time on this planet. Let’s see if the copyright witches let us get away with it and maybe he will make more news appearances.

We are also going back to our fully charged programming schedule. We will publish here in the morning. And then progressively add to that post as the day reveals our surfing, fishing and diving news.

This means that you will get the conditions data set (heads up display) in the morning when you need it. It will be a part of the featured image of the post – all the vital signs you need, easy and in one place.

Wet in Durban this morning early whilst it was clearing down south, we may be in for a great weather weekend
Wet in Durban this morning early whilst it was clearing down south, we may be in for a great weather weekend – pic by Adam Kamdar

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…

2025 Sardine Map

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 – log your municipalities transgressions here

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Searching for Sardines with The Sardine Airborne Unit

Searching for Sardines with The Sardine Airborne Unit

Taking to the skies in search of the sardines down Transkei way, thesardine.co.za team shot this rad video, of the trip from Margate Airport, to Port St. Johns and then around Mgazana and back home. Captain John Marshall provided the kite and the thrills – the landing strip experience at Port St. Johns features on the clip – overtaking a renegade VW Golf after negotiating a 200m cliff face, a troup of cows and the usual potholes we encounter in the Transkei.

What I am sure will impress surfing viewers, is the endless stream of right hand point breaks. Wave after wave, all turned on and cranking in the solid 3m ground swell. In fact, on the way back, in the middle of nowhere, a tow surf team was operating?! Wonders…a good 20kms into the Kei!

We flew over a number of whales, travelling in all directions, in groups of two or three, the odd solitary soul too.

Then the shoal of sardines appeared. Tightly packed and being marauded from all sides by dolphins and other predators. A tourist boat, presumably out of Port St. Johns, was close by, cameras rolling. There were many birds active at this spot, Lupitana, but as we went further south, the many birds were just sitting on the water, as if to be waiting. It did seem as though there must have been some sardine action in this area in the last day or so.

Enjoy…

The Sardine has teamed up with WOW and we might soon be offering sardine run trips from the air!

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…

2025 Sardine Map

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

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