FQZA30 FAPR 141300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

14TH OF OCTOBER 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 142200 to 152200 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 S to SE 35 knots wind is expected between

   Fischersbrunn and Luderitz from mid-period.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Cape

   Agulhas and Richards Bay.



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 to 30 in places north of Mowe

           Bay at first. It will become variable 05 to 10 south of

           Henties Bay by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

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 to 35 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SW 10 to 20 south of Cape Columbine, reaching 25 south of Cape

           Point from tomorrow late afternoon, otherwise S to SE 15 to

           25, reaching 30 north of Hondeklip Bay from mid-period

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m north of Hondeklip Bay towards the

           end of the period, with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 west if Port Alfred from

           mid-period.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain in places.

SEA STATE: 2.0m to 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.0m east of Mossel Bay, with SW

           swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25 becoming SE 05 to 15 north of Richards Bay,

           but variable 05 to 10 between Coffee Bay and Richards Bay by

           mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain south of Richards Bay. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SW swell, but SE north of Richards Bay.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10, but SE to E 15 to 20 in the north until

           mid-period.

VIS      : Good.