FQZA30 FAPR 021300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

02ND OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 022200 to 032200 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. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected

   in the south-eastern parts of the Mozambique Channel at first.



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     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Mowe Bay at first, otherwise 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     : Variable 05 to 10 until mid-period, otherwise S to SE 15 to

           25.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 north of Cape Columbine from mid-

            period.

VIS      : Good.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 east of Port Alfred from mid-

           period, becoming variable 05 to 10 west of Cape St Francis

           from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with SW swell but SE swell east of Gqeberha.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : SE 10 to 20 north of Cape St Lucia until mid-period, otherwise

           NE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 south of Durban by the end of the

           period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with S to SW swell but E to SE swell north of

           Port Shepstone.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-

           east at first.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m in the south, with S to SE swell.