WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
01ST OF JULY 2026 AT 17:00 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2
BELOW.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 012200 TO 022200 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.
INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. NIL.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1029 hPa 28s17w, High 1031 hPa 50s17e
Low 1016 41s06e hPa Low 968 hPa 63s13w, Low 1012 hPa 31s30e.
1. Cold Front: 34s2e 37s08e into 41s06e
2. Cold Front: 35s19w 42s08w 50s07w into 63s13w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in rain and showers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with SE swell.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25
in the south and west for the first half of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except the north-east, with S to SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places in the northern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the northern parts, with S to SE swell, but SW in the
south-east.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and north-eastern parts, with S to SW
swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the north,
central and south-east but S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west and
south drifting to the south-east towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-east
and north-west, drifting to the north and east from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west and southern parts, with S to SW
swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in places, with SW swell.