Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-06 12:03:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 060830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF MAY 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. FORECAST VALID FROM 061000 TO 071000 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: S to SE 35 to 40 in the western parts, reaching 45 to 50 over the central west until mid-period, and over the central south towards the end of the period, otherwise, E to NE 35, reaching 40 to 50 until mid-period in the central parts. 2. DURBAN EAST: N to NE 35 over the central-east from mid-period, becoming W to NW 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 39s01w, High 1032 hPa 46s28e, High 1016 hPa 27s55e Low 1004 hPa 34s29e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and central parts, with S to SE swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NE 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate showers and rain in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, spreading to the central and northern parts with S to SE swell in the north-east, otherwise S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west until the evening. It will become W to SW 10 to 15 from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate showers and thundershowers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the western and central parts except in the north- east at first and north-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m until mid- period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 05 to 15 over the extreme north-eastern parts until mid- period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the east and south-east until evening. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south- east. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m in the east with SE swell, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0m with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 30 to 40 in the western parts, reaching 45 to 50 over the central west until mid-period, and over the central south towards the end of the period, otherwise, E to NE 25 to 35, reaching 40 to 50 until mid-period in the central parts. VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the east with S to SW swell, otherwise, 5.0 to 7.0m, reaching 8.0 to 9.0 over the central west, with SE to E swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the west, spreading to the central-east reaching 30 to 35 from mid-period becoming W to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west reaching 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the west and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the southern-half reaching 4.0m in the south-west, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m in the south-west towards mid-period, with SE to E swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east north-west becoming E to SE 05 to 10 towards the end of the period, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 in the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 but N to NE 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 to 45 in the east becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from evening, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the north-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in snow showers over the extreme southern parts and moderate in showers and rain in the north-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the central and east reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the east until mid-period but 7.0 to 7.5m in the extreme east until evening, with SW swell in the east otherwise S to SE swell. It will become 3.0 to 3.5m in the central towards the end of the period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/06 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STRONG GALE OVER CRO AND KER. - GALE OVER WAM AND AMS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/05/06 AT 0000UTC - LOW 1007 NEAR 33S/82E SLOW-MOVING. - LOW 954 NEAR 57S/72E. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AXIS 34S/43E, 43S/65E, 46S/71E, 50S/78E, MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/05/07 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN BEHIND. WIND: NW 6/7 AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT TIMES 8, BACKING SW 6/7 BEHIND THEN INCREASING SOON 7/8. SEVERE GUSTS. BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 OVER WESTERN AT END AT TIMES 5. SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BECOMING GRADUALLY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL SOON FROM SOUTH INCREASING 4 TO 6M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SHOWERS BEHIND. WIND: INCREASING NW 6/7 AT TIMES 8 AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BUT S 4/5 OVER FAR NORTH-EASTERN AT FIRST AT TIMES 6. BACKING SW 7/8 BEHIND. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OVER SOUTH-WESTERN LATER. SW SWELL AT END OVER SOUTH-WESTERN, INCREASING 4 TO 6M. VIS: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS AT FIRST OVER NORTH-EASTERN. SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND: INCREASING SW 7/8 AT TIMES 9 WITH SEVERE GUSTS, DECREASING AT END SW 4/5 OVER NORTH-WESTERN BUT W 6/7 OVER SOUTH-WESTERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW WELL INCREASING 5 TO 7M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SHOWERS BEHIND. WIND: NW 7/8 AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT TIMES 9, DECREASING W TO SW 5/6 BEHIND AT TIMES 7. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH AND CROSSED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT, LOCALLY HIGH. SW SWELL LATER OVER WESTERN, INCREASING 4 TO 6M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.