FQZA30 FAPR 071300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

07TH OF OCTOBER 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 072200 to 082200 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 patches is expected between Henties Bay

   and Luderitz 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, becoming variable 05 to 10 from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog patches south of Henties Bay by the

           end of the period.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, becoming variable 05

           to 10 north of Fischersbrunn from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog patches north of Luderitz by the

           end of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SW 05 to 15 south of Cape Point, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20,

           reaching 25 north of Lamberts Bay.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     :  W to SW 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 to 10 west of Still Bay

           by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, subsiding by the end of the period, mainly SW

           swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Durban, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell but SE swell north of Richards Bay.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : NE to N 10 to 20 in the east at first otherwise variable 10

           becoming SE 05 to 15 in the south from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.