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 JULY 2025 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. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. ALERTS: ======= WARNINGS: --------- 1. Moderate visibility is expected in showers and rain in places in the northern parts of the Mozambique Channel and between East London and Port Shepstone until mid-period, as well as between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas by the end of the period. 2. Very poor visibility is expected in fog between Mtunzini and Maputo in the morning. WATCH: ------ Nil. SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES: -------------------------- Nil. ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS: ------------------------- Nil. AREA FORECAST: -------------- CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 north of Mowe Bay at first and towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0m, reaching 2.5 to 3.0m from the afternoon, with S to SW swell. WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 between Fischersbrunn and Luderitz at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m south of Luderitz, spreading to Walvis Bay by mid-period, with S to SW swell. ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS: WIND : SE 05 to 15 north of Lamberts Bay, otherwise NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 south of Table Bay towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in rain and showers south of Saldanha Bay by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m south of Cape Point towards mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 at first, becoming NE 05 to 15 east of Port Alfred, otherwise N to NW 05 to 15, reaching 20 west of Still Bay towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m in the Cape Agulhas area at times, with W to SW swell. EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 south of Port St Johns at first, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 between Richards Bay and Kosi Bay from the afternoon, spreading to Maputo by the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain south Port Shepstone until mid- period, otherwise good, but very poor in morning fog between Mtunzini and Maputo. SEA STATE: 2.0m south of Richards Bay, reaching 2.5m south of Port St Johns from mid-period, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the northern parts until mid-period. Private Bag X097, Pretoria, 0001 Tel: + 27 (0) 12367 6000 www.weathersa.co.za USSD: *120*7297# Document Reference: Page 2 of 4 Private Bag X097, Pretoria, 0001 Tel: + 27 (0) 12367 6000 www.weathersa.co.za USSD: *120*7297#