FQZA30 FAPR 221300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

22ND OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 222200 to 232200 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 to poor visibility in showers and thundershowers

   is expected in the northern and eastern parts of the Mozambique

   Channel, as well as in places between East London and Maputo.



2. Heavy SW swell in excess of 4m is expected between Cape Agulhas and

   East London 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: 2.0m, with S to SE swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 between Pomona and Fischersbrunn.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15 north of Hondeklip Bay spreading to Lamberts Bay

            by end of period, otherwise S to SW 10 to 15.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0 to 3.5m south of Cape Columbine with S

            to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 to 10 east of Still

           Bay towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m to 5.0m between Cape Agulhas and

           East London from mid-period, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 15 to 25 north of Mtunzini, otherwise S to SW 15 to

           25, spreading to Kosi Bay by mid-period. It will

           become SE to E 5 to 15 between East London and Maputo from the

           second half of the period.

VIS      : Good north of Durban at first, otherwise moderate in showers

           and thundershowers in places between East London and Maputo.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.0m between East London and

           Richards Bay from the second half of the period, with S to SW

           swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 15 in the south-west, but SE to S 10 to 20 in

           the south-eastern parts spreading to the southern parts from

           the second half of the period, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20 in

           the central and northern parts.

VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers

           in the northern and eastern parts.