Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-08 15:57:59 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 081330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08TH OF MAY 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. FORECAST VALID FROM 082200 TO 092200 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 : S to SW 35 in the south and eastern parts until in the evening. 2. CAPE WEST : SW 35 in the west and south-west. 3. CAPE EAST : W to NW 35 in the west by the end of the period. 4. MARION-FORTIES EAST : Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the west and north-west at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 49s33e Low 991 hPa 47s05e, Low 997 hPa 38s34e 1. Cold Front: 32s11w 36s03w 40s01e into 47s05e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the west, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south at first, with S to SE swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, becoming moderate showers and rain in the extreme south- east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 from the morning, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west from the morning, drifting to the south from mid-period, as well as south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north at first, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south and eastern parts until in the evening. It will become W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south and east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, but W to NW 20 to 30 in the central and southern parts, drifting to the eastern parts from mid-period, otherwise SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the west and south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west and central parts, spreading to the south-east from mid- period, as well as east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places in the south-west, spreading to the west from the morning, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme west at first, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the central and southern parts, but 35 in the west by the end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east at first, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the central and western parts at first, with cyclonic swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-western parts at first, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the Central, south-west and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, reaching 4.5m in the south-west at first, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern Parts until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west at first, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, eastern parts, drifting to the north from mid-period, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the southern parts at first, otherwise cyclonic 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the west and north-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor moderate in showers and rain in the north and central parts, spreading to the south by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0 in the north-west until mid- period, with E to NE swell, but SW in the south-west. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/08 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/05/08 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1024 NEAR 33S/58E EXTENDING BY SOUTHEASTWARD RIDGE. - COLD FRONT MOVING OVER WESTERN WAM AND CRO AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/08 AT 0600UTC TO 26/05/09 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE FAR WEST AT END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE, 3 TO 5, LOCALLY SW 5 TO 6 OVER SOUTHEASTERN A FIRST, INCREASING NORTHERLY 5 TO 6, VERY LOCALLY 7, OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTH SWELL OF 3 TO 4 METRES, SUBSIDING. VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERN. WIND : W 5 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN, SW TO S 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN, BECOMING SW 4 TO 7 FROM NW TO SE. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS, BECOMING MORE FREQUENT OVER NORTHWESTERN AT END. WIND : SW 4 TO 7 FROM NW TO SE, VERY LOCALLY 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER WESTERN LATER, THEN NE 5 TO 6 OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHEASTERN AT FIRST. SW SWELL, 3 TO 4 METERS. VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS BECOMING LESS FREQUENT AT END. WIND : SOUTH-WESTERLY 4 TO 7 FROM E TO W, INCREASING SW 6 TO 7, LOCALLY 8 LATER. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS. VIS : POOR TO VERY WITH PRECIPITATION