Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-22 15:18:29 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 221330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22ND OF JUNE 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 222200 TO 232200 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 WEST: S to SW 35 in the southern parts, moderating in the south-west from the morning, as well as south-east from the afternoon. 2. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the west and south-west. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST : N to NW 35 in the south-west from the morning. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 43s25w, High 1028 hPa 35s48e Low 969 hPa 58s13e 1. Cold Front: 32s06w 40s04e 45s09e 51s12e into 58s13e 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 : E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south at times. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south, spreading to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south at first, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south by the end of the period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the east and south-east, otherwise anti- cyclonic 05 to 15. It will become N to 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 north. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south and south-east, subsiding in the south from mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the eastern parts at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the southern parts, moderating in the south-west from the morning, as well as south-east from the afternoon. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain over the southern, central and eastern parts, clearing in the central in the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m (except in the north-east), reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the west and south-west, spreading to the south-east from the morning, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the west and south-west. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the west from late afternoon. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central parts, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-east at first, as well as west from mid-period, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east at first, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west and central parts, clearing in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north, south and east, with S to SE swell, but SW in the south. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the southern parts, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the north-west at first. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the north. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east at first, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west from the morning. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north, spreading to the west from the afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the east and southern parts at first, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/06/22 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 WAM, AMS, CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/22 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 24S/71E, 30S/73E, AND 37S/69E, AND WARM FRONT (WF) AXIS 37S/67E, 40S/73E, AND 41S/77E, ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 1004 HPA MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - COLD FRONT CG EXTENDING FROM 44S/70E, 45S/80E, 50S/83E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 1031 HPA NEAR 34S/45E, EXPECTED 1032 HPA NEAR 35S/53E BY THE END, WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/22 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/23 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN PART OF THE REGION, FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : SOUTHERLY 5 TO 6, 7 TO 8 IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE REGION WITH GUSTS, SHIFTING TO ANTICYCLONIC 3 TO 4 FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH WF AND CF. WIND : LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WINDS 5 TO 7; INCREASING SOUTH 6 TO 8 OVER WESTERN REGION. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. CLOCKWISE SWELL 3 TO 4 M, FOLLOWED BY A SOUTHWEST SWELL OF 3 TO 5 M OVER SOUTHERN REGION. VIS : VERY POOR DURING PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN REGION TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WIND : WEST AT 5 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO 8 OVER SOUTHERN REGION, WITH GUSTS BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVERNIGHT. SEA : ROUGH TO HIGHFROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 5 M, INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 M OVER SOUTHERN ZONE. VIS : GOOD, THEN POOR DURING PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHERN ZONE. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH COLD FRONT AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. SHOWERS, SOMETIMES SNOWY, OVER FAR SOUTHERN. WIND : WEST 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT; SHIFTING TO WEST 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8, OVER FAR SOUTHERN, THEN SETTING-UP SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8, BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OVER WESTERN PART OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS, INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 METERS LATER. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR DURING PRECIPITATION.