FQZA30 FAPR 051300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

05TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 052200 to 062200 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 rough seas with wave heights of 4.0 to 4.5m are expected between

   Cape Agulhas and Port Alfred from Tuesday afternoon.



2. Poor to very poor visibility in mist or fog patches is expected between

   Luderitz and Cape Columbine until mid-period.



3. Moderate to poor visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected

   over the northern parts of the Mozambique Channel, but moderate in rain

   and showers between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas until 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 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but poor to very poor in mist or fog patches south of

           Luderitz until mid-period.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SW 05 to 15, but W to NW 05 to 15 south of Cape Columbine,

           reaching 20 to 25 south of Cape Point towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but poor to very poor in mist or fog patches north of Cape

           Columbine until mid-period, but moderate in rain and showers

           south of Cape Columbine.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m south of Cape Point during the second

           half of the period, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NE 05 to 15 east of Algoa Bay at first, otherwise W to SW 10 to

           20 reaching 25 to 30 west of Still Bay towards mid-period,

           spreading to East London by the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.5m between Cape Agulhas and Port

           Alfred from Tuesday afternoon, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

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

           at times from Tuesday afternoon. It will become S to SW 10 to 20

           south of Port St Johns from mid-morning, spreading to Mtunzini by

           the end of the period, whilst reaching 25 to 30 south of Coffee

           Bay.

VIS      : Good.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the north.

VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the

           northern parts.