FQZA30 FAPR 131300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

13TH OF SEPTEMBER 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 132200 to 142200 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

   Fischersbrunn until mid-period and between Cunene River and Hondeklip

   Bay towards the end of the period.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected between

   East London and Maputo at first.



WATCH:

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1. Poor visibility in mist is expected between Orange River and Cape

   Columbine at first.



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, becoming W to NW 05 to 10 from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog until mid-period and again towards

           the end of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m south of Henties Bay towards mid-period, with S to SW

           swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but 15 to 25 south of Fischersbrunn becoming

           NW to W 05 to 10 north of Fischersbrunn towards mid-period.

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

           period and again towards the end of the period while spreading

           to Orange River.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0 to 3.5m between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz until mid-period, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming W to SW 05 to 15 south of Saldanha

           Bay from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but poor in mist north of Cape Columbine at first and

           very poor in fog north of Hondeklip Bay towards the end of the

           period.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NE to E 05 to 15 east of Still Bay reaching 20 to 25 east of

           Port Alfred towards the end of the period, otherwise SW 05 to

           10 spreading to Cape St Francis towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : NE to E 15 to 25 north of Cape St Lucia, otherwise S to SW 15

           to 25 spreading to Sodwana Bay towards mid-period, while

           becoming E to NE 05 to 15 south of Coffee Bay spreading to

           Maputo by the end of the period.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers at first, otherwise

           good.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but W to NW 05 to 15 in the east.

VIS      : Good.