The Sardine News And Conditions Page
The Sardine News And Conditions Page: Welcome to our weather and ocean conditions page…starting with the news and then over to the fabulously talented Windy.com!
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The Toxic Tide: A Global Warning from South Australia
The Toxic Tide: A Global Warning from South Australia The Toxic Tide: A Global Warning from South Australia: A devastating environmental disaster is currently unfolding along the South Australian coastline, transforming pristine waters into a murky, foamy, and toxic landscape. What was initially predicted to be a brief occurrence has now persisted for a year,…
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NSRI Pink Buoy Strikes Again – Kleinmond
NSRI Pink Buoy Strikes Again – Kleinmond NSRI Pink Buoy Strikes Again – Kleinmond: NSRI – Kleinmond – Sunday, 22 March. A man rescued from rip currents by Good Samaritans, using a body board and an NSRI rescue buoy – for flotation, and assisted by an NSRI rescue swimmer: Michael Markovina, NSRI Kleinmond coxswain, said:…
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BIG Couta Time in KZN – 2026
BIG Couta Time in KZN – 2026 BIG Couta Time in KZN: moving into the dry season (two months or so away), the clean and clear Agulhas Current pushes right up against the KZN coastline. It replaces the prevailing inshore brown water produced by the summer rains of KZN, with this warm, couta lights-studded universe.…
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The Heartbeat of the uMzimkhulu River
The Heartbeat of the uMzimkhulu River by Professor Turton The Heartbeat of the uMzimkhulu River: The 20th Century was one of rapid industrialisation on a global scale. This has seen the large-scale destruction of habitat on almost all continents. One of the key elements of that habitat loss has been the alteration of streamflow by…
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Dawn Patrol KZN South Coast Beaches 13 March 2026
Dawn Patrol KZN South Coast Beaches 13 March 2026 Dawn Patrol KZN South Coast Beaches 13 March 2026: Good morning from The Sardine News! Two dawn patrols in a row have proven that summer mornings in Natal and the Eastern Cape are simply unbeatable. Cape Town may be warm, but the conditions here are peach-perfect.…
Conditions by Windy.com
First up we have the wind and weather, then the fabulous depiction of the ever-important Agulhas Current. And even a satellite image makes Windy.com the go-to website for weather, every time.
Waves and Weather Forecast
A HUGE thanks to source: Windy.com for licensing these embedded maps for us to use.
Moon and Tides
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