Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-27 10:33:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 270830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 27TH OF JUNE 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 271000 TO 281000 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: SW to S 35 in places in the east at first. 2. CAPE WEST : W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-east, but SW 35 in the south- west until mid-period. 3. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the west from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 29s11w, High 1034 hPa 41s54e Low 1022 hPa 44s01e, low 948 hPa 64s17e 1. Cold Front: 33S16w 35s06w 45s18e 52s28e 62s44e into 64s15e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in places in the south, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the central south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-west and extreme south with E to SE swell, but with SW swell in the south. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SW to W 10 to 20 in the extreme south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 in but 35 in places in the east at first, becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the south-east, but SW 20 to 30 in the south-west reaching 35 until mid-period, while spreading to the west, and east by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and extreme south-east, spreading to the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m,except in the extreme north-east, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the east reaching 30, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but 35 to 40 in the west from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south, spreading to the west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the west from mid-period, but 6.5m in the south-west by the end of the period, with W to SW swell, but NW swell in places in the central parts. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places, but SE 10 to 20 in the extreme east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places over the north and eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east, with SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-west, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain over the west, spreading to the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the southern parts, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/06/27 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING NIL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/27 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT AXIS 31S/53E, 35S/65E, 45S/80E, 52S/90E MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1036 HPA NEAR 42S/51E EXPECTED 1040 HPA NEAR 40S/62E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/27 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/28 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: SSE 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6 SOON, BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 2 OR 4 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. ARRIVAL OF A LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M.. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: OVER NORTHERN : VARIABLE 2 TO 3, BECOMING SE 4 OR 5 BY WESTERN SOON THEN INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. ELSEWHERE, NW 4 TO 6 WITH GUSTS, AT TIMES 7 OVER SOUTHEASTERN AT FIRST AHEAD THE COLD FRONT, BECOMING SSE 4 TO 5 BEHIND. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M OVER SOUTHWESTERN. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT END. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN AND W 5 OR 6 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN THEN NW 5 OR 6 LATER FROM THE W WITH TEMPORARILY FORCE 7 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN AT FIRST. WIND: SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND, DECREASING 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHWESTERN AND BECOMING W 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHERN AND ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTHERN SOON. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.