FQZA30 FAPR 101300



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

10TH OF JULY 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 102200 to 112200 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. A gale force W to NW wind 35 knots is expected between Cape Point and

   Cape Agulhas at first.



2. A gale force W to SW wind 35 knots is expected between Mossel Bay and Algoa

   Bay by mid-period, spreading to East London from the afternoon until early

   evening.



3. Very poor visibility is expected in fog in places between Cunene River

   and Walvis Bay during the first half of the period, as well as Oyster Bay

   and Cannon Rocks in the morning.



4. Moderate visibility is expected in rain and showers in places in the

   west and north of the Mozambique Channel, as well as between Hondeklip

   Bay and Cape Agulhas until mid-period, spreading to Still Bay from the

   morning and George from mid-period as well as Port Shepstone by the end

   of the period.



5. Very rough seas with wave heights from 4.0 to 5.5m are expected

   between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas, spreading to Still Bay from the

   morning, as well as Hondeklip Bay and Cape St Francis from mid-period,

   while reaching East London by the end of the period.



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     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 at times in the south.

VIS      : Very poor in fog in places during the first half of the period,

           otherwise, good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m south of Mowe Bay from the morning, spreading to

           Cunene River from mid-period, with S to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in places between

           Fischersbrunn and Luderitz from mid-period, spreading to Orange

           River by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5m south of Luderitz towards the end of

           the period, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : W to NW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 south of Lamberts Bay, but 35 south of Cape Point at first, becoming SW 15 to 25 south of Cape Columbine towards mid-period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain south of Hondeklip Bay until mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m south of Saldanha Bay, spreading to Hondeklip Bay from mid-period, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 between Mossel Bay and Algoa Bay

           by mid-period, spreading to East London from the afternoon until

           early evening.

VIS      : Very poor in fog between Oyster Bay and Cannon Rocks in the

           morning, but moderate in showers and rain west of Still Bay from

           the morning, spreading to George from mid-period and East London

           in the evening, otherwise good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m west of Still Bay from the

           morning, spreading to Cape St Francis from mid-period, as well as

           East London by the end of the period, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 between Mtunzini and Kosi Bay

           until the evening, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 south of Coffee Bay

           from the morning, spreading to Richards Bay by the end of the

           period whilst reaching 30 south of Coffee Bay from the afternoon.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain south of Port

           Shepstone by the end of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Coffee Bay by the end

           of the period, with S to SW.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20,

           reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east and northern parts at times.

           It will become variable 05 to 10 in the central parts from mid-

           period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in place in the west

           and northern parts until mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the southern parts at first, with S to SE swell.