FQZA30 FAPR 251300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

25TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 252200 TO 262200 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. Poor visibility in mist is expected between Cunene River and Mowe Bay at

   first and then between Walvis Bay and Luderitz and between Alexander Bay

   and Port Nolloth by mid-period.



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

   and thundershowers in the East London area at times, as well as in the

   north of the Mozambique Channel.



3. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Richards Bay

   and Maputo towards 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 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but poor in mist at Mowe Bay at first, and then at Walvis

           Bay by end of period.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 south of Fischersbrunn.

VIS      : Good, but poor in mist between Walvis Bay and Luderitz

           by mid-period.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : NW to W 10 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 north of Saldanha Bay and

           S to SE 05 to 15 north of Port Nolloth spreading to Cape

           Columbine by mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but poor in mist north of Port Nolloth towards end of

           period.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20, becoming light and variable between Witsand and

           Port Alfred towards midday. It will become E to NE 05 to 15 from

           afternoon.

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

           London area at times.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 north of Port Shepstone otherwise SW 10 to 20

           spreading to Mtunzini by mid-period and NE south of Coffee Bay by

           end of period.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain between Richards Bay

           and Maputo towards the end of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m. S to SE swell between Richards Bay and Maputo,

           Otherwise, E to NE.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but NE to N 05

           to 10 in the north.

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