Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-30 11:25:37 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 300830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30TH OF JULY 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 301000 TO 311000 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: N to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west towards mid-period. It will become cyclonic 35 to 45 in the south-central after mid-period, where it will reach 50 towards the end of the period. 2. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the north-west and in places in the south-central from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1038 hPa 49s20e. Low 1020 hPa 30s33e, Low 954 hPa 59s43e 1. Cold front: 45s32e 51s42e 55s49e 60s52e into 59s43e 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 10 to 15 but variable 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 in the east and north, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west at first becoming N to NW 05 to 15 towards mid- period. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, it will become variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east after mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west towards mid- period. It will become cyclonic 35 to 45 in the south-central after mid-period, where it will reach 50 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west, spreading to the south-central after mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west after mid-period, with S to SW swell in the extreme south-west but W to NW over the central and south-central. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. it will become variable 05 to 10 over the central by mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the east and south-west, with S to SE swell but W to NW swell over the south-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to E 15 to 25 in the west and north-east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 over the central and south-eastern parts but variable 05 in the south-central. VIS : Good in the west, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m over the central and eastern parts, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 20 to 30 in the west reaching 35 to 40 in the north-west and in places in the south-central from mid-period, but cyclonic 05 to 15 over the central, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers except in the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m except in the east, while reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in west from mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-west from mid- period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but N to NE 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in southern parts, otherwise good. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 in the central and north in the first-half of the period, reaching 25 to 30 in the central-east at first, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east until mid-period, where it will reach 30 otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, spreading to the central by mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain over the west across the central to the south-east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/07/30 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale expected over CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/07/30 AT 0000UTC - High pressure area over WAM and AMS. - Disturbed westerly flow over southern CRO and KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/07/30 at 0600UTC to 26/07/31 at 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers. WIND : East 3 to 5 increasing Est 6 to 7 over southern. SEA : Rough. South-Westerly swell 2 m 50 to 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) WIND : Anticlockwise 2 to 4. SEA : Rough, locally very rough over far southeast. SW swell 3 to 4 m from north to south. VIS : Good. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Showers. WIND : Westerly or SW 6 over southern locally 8, elsewhere, variable 2 to 4 over northern area at first and increasing S 5 to 6 later. Gusts. SEA : Rough to high from north to south. SW swell 3 to 5 m from north to south. VIS : Poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Showers WIND : Westerly 5 to 6 , at times 7 over southern, W 3 to 5 over northern area. SEA : Very rough to locally high. south-westerly swell 2 to 4m. VIS : Poor in precipitation.