Windy Week for KZN by Adam Kamdar 7am 15 Oct

Windy Week for KZN by Adam Kamdar 7am 15 Oct

Windy Week for KZN by Adam Kamdar, 7 am, 15 Oct: It’s the weekly October showdown between the north and south winds, the high-pressures vs. the low-pressures.

Over to Adam…

Durban

Thank you Adam! And also for the colourful gallery from this bright and breezy morning…

Synopsis

During October in KZN we are stuck in a battle zone between the north and south winds. High-pressures vs Low-pressures. An ongoing showdown that can result in some really weird and windy weather scenarios.

Like today!

We have a bona fide Monkey’s Wedding going on on the KZN South Coast. It is sunny skies, rain and rainbows right now. Spectacular. Complemented by the stiff south wind blowing in from the colder climes, and a lively south swell meant to be up to 5m out deep today.

Quite a show!

Durban misses these big open ocean swells. But from the beach, you can clearly see them out there. Marching past like elephants in a real hurry. Pitched against the prevailing south-to-north flowing Agulhas Current, these swells stand right up.

Today is not a day to be deep-sea fishing or anything of the sort.

These are inclement conditions for shipping too. And the main reason that Lloyds of London Shipping Insurance would not ever insure any ships out off the Wild Coast. These waters are where an inordinate amount of wind and swell energy winds up. Turning the ocean into one big pothole. It was on a day like today that the cruise ship the Oceanos succumbed. Read the full story right here: https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sunday-tribune-south-africa/20170226/281870118214303

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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 187,000 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! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!

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 out and 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