Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-23 12:09:46 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 230830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23rd OF JULY 2026 AT 08:30 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 231000 TO 241000 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: Cyclonic 35 to 40 places in the west, drifting to the east from mid-period 2. DURBAN EAST: SW to S 35 in the west from mid-period. 5. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 in the south-east at first, but SE to S reaching 35 in the extreme north-west from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 30s11w, High 1035 hPa 40s57e 1. Cold Front: 35s18e 38s27e 43s35e 49s42e 57s49e 64s43e 67s26e into 66s17e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW to S 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise SE 15 to 20. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 15 to 20. VIS : Moderate in light rain in the central and western parts, otherwise good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south until mid-period, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m from mid-period, with SW swell but SE in the north. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west drifting to the south-east from mid-period until mid-morning. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west spreading to the south-east and north-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-west, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, but S to SW 15 to 20 in the south-east at first, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the extreme south from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east until mid- period as well as south-west drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-east subsiding by the end of the period, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to N 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise cyclonic 25 to 35 reaching 40 in places in the west, drifting to the east from mid-period. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the western and central parts, drifting to the east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the west from mid-period spreading to the central parts towards the end of the period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25, but SW to S 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 35 from mid-period. VIS : Good becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-west towards mid-period spreading to the north-western and central parts by mid-period but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east and 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west from mid-period reaching 5.0m towards the end of the period, with S to SE swell, but SW in the south-west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the central parts. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south and extreme north at first, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise NW to N 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east at first, but SE to S 15 to 25 in the north-west spreading to the south-east from mid-period while reaching 35 in the extreme north-west. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west and south-east drifting to the north-east from mid-period while clearing in the south-east SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW swell, but NW swell in the south and west. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/07/23 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale force 8 over KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/07/23 AT 0000UTC - Cold front (CG) axis 36S/54E, 35S/60E, 37S/68E moving Eastward 15kt. - High 1032 near 41S/66E moving slowly Eastward. - Cold front (CH) axe 38S/24E, 42S/31E, 48S/39E moving Eastward 15kt. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/07/23 at 0600UTC to 26/07/24 at 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Frontal rain and showers (CG) over Southern area but scattered showers over Northern area. WIND: anticlockwise 3/4 at times 5. SEA: moderate to rough. SW swell 2 to 3 meters. VIS: poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain and showers (CG) then scattered showers. WIND: Backing S to SE 5 to 6 behind CG. Gusts. SEA: Rough to very rough from North to South. SW swell 3 to 4 meters. VIS: poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers then frontal rain and showers (CH) at end by South-Western area. WIND: anticlockwise 3/4 at times 5 increasing NW 6/7 with gusts behind CH. SEA: rough to very rough. SW swell 3 to 4 meters. VIS: poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain and showers (CG). Scattered showers behind. WIND : Backing S to SW 6/7 behind CG at times 8. Gusts. Becoming anticlockwise 3/4 by Westerne area at end. SEA: rough to very rough. SW swell 3 to 5 meters. VIS: poor in precipitation.