FQZA30 FAPR 290800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

29TH OF OCTOBER 2025 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 291000 to 301000 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. Poor visibility in mist is expected between Walvis Bay and Luderitz

   from mid-period.



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

   Maputo from mid-period.



3. Very rough seas with wave heights between 4.0 and 4.5m are expected

   between Hondeklip Bay and Cape Agulhas from 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.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 south of Fischersbrunn.

VIS      : Good, becoming poor in mist north of Luderitz from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 south of Hondeklip Bay.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m south of Hondeklip Bay from mid-

           period, with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 05 to 15, but S to SE 05 to 15 from the evening. It

          will become E to NE 10 to 20 from tomorrow mid-morning.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m reaching 4.0m in the Cape Agulhas area from

          mid-period, spreading to Algoa Bay tomorrow mid-morning,

          with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     :N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 between Richards Bay and Durban

           at first, but S to SW 10 to 20 south of Port St. Johns. It

           will become S to SE 10 to 20 from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers from mid-period.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S swell.