FQZA30 FAPR 281300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

28TH OF AUGUST 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 282200 to 292200 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 Henties Bay and

   Luderitz until mid-period.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected between

   Plettenberg Bay and Coffee Bay until mid-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 10 to 20 reaching 25 north of Mowe Bay.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog south of Henties Bay until mid-

           period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with S to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Luderitz until mid-

           period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but W to NW 05 to 15 south of Cape Point.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m south of Cape Point at first, with S

           to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 05 to

           15.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers between Plettenberg Bay and

           East London until mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Port St Johns, spreading to Durban

           from mid-period, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 north

           of Durban.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers south of

           Coffee Bay by mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with SW swell, but NE swell north of Durban.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-west, but SW 05 to

           10 in the south-east.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m in the south-east, with S to SE swell.