Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-28 19:10:19 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 281700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 28th OF AUGUST 2026 AT 17:00 UTC. FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW. NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. AREA 1: ======= FORECAST VALID FROM 282200 TO 292200 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: ==================== 1. CAPE EAST: N to NE 35 in places over the central and southern parts. 2. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in the central north and extreme south-west. 3. MADAGASCAR EAST: E to SE 35 in the extreme north-west. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to W 35 moderating in the south-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1039 hPa 36s46e. 1. Cold front: 27s01e 39s11e 44s15e 49s16e into 49s13e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with S swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east, otherwise but S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west, with SW swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to S 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m but subsiding in the south-west towards the end of the period, with SW to S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east at first, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.0m except in the extreme east, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 over the northern half, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but subsiding in the north-west towards the end of the period, with SW to W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SW to S 15 to 25, becoming SE 10 to 20 in the north-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east until towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in places in the south at times, with SW to S swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme west at first, but W to NW 05 to 15 in the East reaching 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places over the central and southern parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in places, with SW to W swell but otherwise N to NE over the central parts. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the central north and extreme south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m with NE swell in the western half, otherwise S. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 at times in the extreme south-east. It will become variable 05 to 10 over the central parts towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-east at first, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the extreme north-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0m at times, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to W 25 to 35 moderating in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain becoming poor to very power in showers and thundershowers in the north-west and central parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0m in places, with N to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/08/28 AT 0700UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Nil PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/28 AT 0000UTC - Front over north-east AMS leaving area in daytime .- High-pressure system at 1038 hPa near 38S/43E, expected to reach 1040 hPa near 34S/51E by the end. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/28 at 0600UTC to 26/08/29 at 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers becoming less frequent. WIND: southerly 5/6, decreasing 4/5 later, then becoming anticyclonic 2/4 at the end. SEA: very rough to rough, becoming rough to very rough at the end. Long south-westerly swell 4 to 6 m, abating in the west at the end. VIS: poor during rainfall. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and frontal showers in the north-east during the day. Showers, local thunderstorms elsewhere. WIND: South-westerly 5/6, locally reaching 7 in the south of the area later, settling southerly 5/6 in the west at the end; but North-westerly 5/6 in the far north-east at the start, ahead of the front. SEA: very rough, but high in the south-west zone. Long South-west swell 4 to 6 m. VIS: poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers, snow. WIND:South-westerly 6/7, decreasing to Westerly 5/6 from the west during the period. SEA: Very rough to high, becoming rough to very rough at the end. Long South-west swell 4 to 7 m, abating 2 to 4 m by south-west. VIS: poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Scattered showers and snow in the south. WIND: South-westerly 6/7, decreasing to 5/6 at the end, but Westerly 5/6 over the east at first. SEA: Very rough to high, becoming very rough at end. Long Westerly swell, 4 to 7 m, abating 4 to 5 m at end. VIS: Poor in precipitation.