FQZA30 FAPR 031300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

03RD OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 032200 to 042200 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 Walvis Bay and

   Fischersbrunn at first.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected

   in the north of the Mozambique Channel at first, as well as 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 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 north of Mowe Bay at

           times, as well as south of Henties Bay towards the end of the

           period.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 south of Luderitz.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Fischersbrunn at first.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Cape Point, otherwise S to SE 10 to

           20, reaching 25 between Table Bay and Lamberts at times.

VIS      : Good.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 between Algoa Bay and East

           London, moderating west of Port Alfred from the morning, as

           well as East London from mid-period. It will become light and

           variable west of Plettenberg Bay from tomorrow afternoon.

VIS      : Good.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 between Port St. Johns and

           Kosi Bay, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 south of Coffee Bay in the

           morning, spreading to Sodwana Bay by the end of the period

           whilst moderating to 10 to 20 south of Port Edward from

           tomorrow evening.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with E to NE swell, becoming SW south of Port St

           Johns.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, but variable 05 to 10 in

           the east, becoming W to NW 05 to 15 from mid-period, otherwise

           S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north

           at first, as well as by the end of the period.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and south-east, with S to SE swell.