Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-08 09:53:17 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 080830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08TH 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 081000 TO 091000 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 south-eastern parts, spreading to the east from mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST : Cyclonic 35 in the central and southern parts during the first half of the period. 3. MARION-FORTIES EAST : E to SE 35 to 40 in the west and north-west until tomorrow morning. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 46s30e Low 999 hPa 44s01e, Low 998 hPa 36s33e 1. Cold Front: 32s19w 35s10w 39s02w into 44s01e 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 until mid-period, 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, with S to SE swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south at first, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, becoming moderate showers and rain in the extreme south- east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m except in the north until mid-period, with SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-east at first, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west drifting to the south-east tomorrow morning, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 in the southern parts from mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, but NW 20 to 30 in the east and north-east at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south and south-eastern parts, spreading to the east from mid-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, spreading to the south-east from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the west and southern parts. It will become SW 20 to 30 in the west and south-west from the evening. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west and south-west spreading to the central from mid-period, as well as south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in places in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell in the west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme west, otherwise cyclonic 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the central and southern parts during the first half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places in the west, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the central and western parts until tomorrow morning, with cyclonic swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the east, but W to SW 20 to 30 in the south and south-west until tomorrow morning, 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, subsiding in the east from mid-period, while reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 in the north, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, reaching 20 in the extreme south- west, otherwise 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, drifting to the central and east from mid-period, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the southern parts, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the west and north-west until tomorrow morning. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor moderate in showers and rain in the North, spreading to the central parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.5 to 6.5 in the north-east until tomorrow morning, 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