FQZA30 FAPR 091300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

09TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 092200 to 102200 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 rain is expected between Kosi Bay and

   Maputo towards the end of the period.



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

   places over the Mozambique Channel.



3. Very poor visibility in fog in places north of Mowe Bay 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.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog in places north of Mowe Bay at first.

SEA STATE: 2.0m north of Mowe Bay at first, with S to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15, but NW to W 05 to 15 until the afternoon.

VIS      : Good.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, but E to SE 25 to 30 south of Cape Point in the

           first half of the period. It will become N to NE 05 to 10 north of

           Lamberts Bay towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m south of Cape Point in the first half of

           the period, with SW swell but SE south of Cape Point.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 at times east of Cape St Francis from

           the evening.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with SW swell but with E swell west of Plettenberg Bay.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to SE 15 to 25 north of Durban, otherwise NE 10 to 20, reaching 25

           to 30 south of Port Edward from the afternoon.

VIS      : Good, but Moderate in showers and rain between Kosi Bay and Maputo

           towards the end of the period.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.

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

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with S to SE swell.