Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-06 15:47:39 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 061330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF AUGUST 2026 AT 13:30 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 062200 TO 072200 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. TRISTAN: W TO NW 35 IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL MID-PERIOD. 2. CAPE WEST: W TO NW 35 IN THE SOUTH, DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH-EAST FROM MID- PERIOD. 3. CAPE EAST: NW 35 IN THE EXTREME SOUTH-WEST FROM MID-PERIOD. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW TO W 35 IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== HIGH 1028 HPA 33S04E, HIGH 1036 HPA 39S67E. LOW 996 HPA 45S07W LOW 972 HPA 63S49E. 1. COLD FRONT: 40S35E 50S45E 60S55E 66S61E INTO 63S49E. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E TO SE 10 TO 20. VIS : GOOD. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S TO SE 05 TO 15 BUT SW 05 TO 15 IN THE EAST. VIS : GOOD. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S TO SE 05 TO 15 REACHING 20 IN THE NORTH-EAST, BUT ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE SOUTH. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN RAIN IN PLACES. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S TO SE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 TO 30 IN THE EAST, BUT ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE SOUTH-WEST. VIS : GOOD. SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH AND EAST, WITH SW SWELL. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W TO NW 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH REACHING 30 TO 35 IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL MID-PERIOD, OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PARTS. SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M, REACHING 4.5 TO 5.5M IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL MID- PERIOD, WITH W TO SW SWELL. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W TO NW 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH REACHING 30 TO 35, DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH-EAST FROM MID-PERIOD BUT SE 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH-EAST REACHING 25 AT TIMES OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-WEST FROM MID-PERIOD. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH, SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL PARTS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. SEA STATE: 3.5 TO 4.5M REACHING 5.5 TO 6.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH W TO SW SWELL. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : CYCLONIC 20 TO 30 IN THE CENTRAL PARTS UNTIL MID-PERIOD, OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15, BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARTS FROM MID-PERIOD BUT NW 20 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-WEST REACHING 35 IN THE EXTREME SOUTH-WEST FROM MID-PERIOD. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES. SEA STATE: 3.0M REACHING 3.5 TO 4.5M IN THE WEST, WITH SW SWELL. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE WEST, OTHERWISE N TO NE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 IN THE NORTH-EAST. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN THE EAST AND IN THE EXTREME WEST UNTIL MID-PERIOD. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE TO S 05 TO 15 REACHING 20 IN PLACES. VIS : GOOD. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E TO SE 15 TO 25, BUT NE 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN PLACES. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW TO W 15 TO 25 REACHING 25 TO 35 IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH, OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15. VIS : MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN PLACES, CLEARING FROM THE WEST FROM MID-PERIOD. SEA STATE: 3.5 TO 4.5M REACHING 5.0 TO 5.5M IN THE SOUTH-WEST, WITH W TO SW SWELL. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/08/06 AT 0600UTC 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, 26/08/06 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT, LOC STORMS, ARRIVING SOON OVER CRO BY SOUTH-WEST - HIGH 1036 HPA NEAR 38S/67E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/07 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE NORTH. WIND: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3/4, LOCALLY 5. SEA : MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN THE SOUTH. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS IN SOUTH. VIS : POOR DURING PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: EASTERLY 4/5 IN THE NORTH AND VARIABLE ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 IN THE SOUTH. SEA : ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN WEST. SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 3/4 METERS ABATING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHWEST 4/5, INCREASING SOON 5/6 WITH THE FRONT, REACHING LOCALLY 7 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS IN THE FAR SOUTH, BACKING BEHIND SOUTHERLY 4/5 IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST AT END. BUT VARIABLE 2/4 IN THE NORTHEAST AT START. SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3/5 METERS, ABATING, THEN WEST SWELL 2/4 METERS BEHIND THE FRONT. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN OR SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 7 FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST, BECOMING DURING THE DAY VARIABLE ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 IN THE NORTH AND SETTLING WESTERLY 5/6 IN THE SOUTH, REACHING LOCALLY 7 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWEST SWELL 4/6 METERS IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF AND 2/4 METERS IN THE NORTHWEST HALF. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. THE EMAIL MAY BELONG TO YOU, OTHERS, AND OR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND WHICH WE WILL PROCESS, WHICH PROCESSING WILL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRIVACY NOTICE ON OUR WEBSITE - HTTPS://WWW.WEATHERSA.CO.ZA/HOME/PRIVACYNOTICE=