FQZA30 FAPR 151300
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
15th OF AUGUST 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FROM 152200 TO 162200 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METRES. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 2M.
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 THAT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
THESE ESTIMATES OF WINDS AND WAVES DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENHANCING
EFFECTS OF THE AGULHAS CURRENT OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN EAST COAST.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
ALERTS:
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WARNINGS:
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1. Very poor visibility in fog is expected between Cunene River and Henties
Bay and between Fischersbrunn and Cape Point until mid-period.
2. Poor visibility in fog patches and mist is expected between Hermanus and
Cape St Francis until mid-morning.
3. Moderate visibility in showers is expected in places over the Mozambique
Channel.
WATCH:
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Nil.
SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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Nil.
ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS:
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Nil.
AREA FORECAST:
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CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 becoming SW 10 to 20 south of Henties Bay from
mid-period.
VIS : Good, but very poor in fog north of Henties Bay until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 2.0m, with S to SW swell.
WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places.
VIS : Good but very poor in fog south of Fischersbrunn until mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 2.0m, with S to SW swell.
ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND : E to NE 10 to 15 south of Cape Point at first, otherwise S to SW
05 to 15 becoming NW 10 to 20 south of Cape Columbine from mid-
morning.
VIS : Very poor in fog north of Cape Point until mid-period, otherwise
good but poor in mist between Hermanus and Cape Agulhas until
mid-morning.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with W to SW swell.
CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places becoming W to NW 05 to 15
west of Still Bay from mid-morning spreading to Cape St Francis
by mid-period and to Port Alfred from the evening.
VIS : Good, but poor in mist and fog patches in places between Cape
Agulhas and Cape St Francis until mid-morning.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell but SE swell east of Algoa Bay.
EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places south of Mtunzini
but SE 05 to 15 north of Sodwana Bay.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with E to NE swell but SE swell south Port St Johns
at first.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20, but cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers in places.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m in the south, with SE swell.