FQZA30 FAPR 151300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

15TH OF MAY 2026 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 152200 TO 162200 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 Cunene River and

   Henties Bay, and between Fischersbrunn and Orange River at first.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Coffee Bay

   and Maputo, clearing 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 reaching 25 north of Mowe Bay at first.

VIS      : Good, becoming very poor in fog at first.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 south of Luderitz in the first

           half of the period.

VIS      : Good, becoming very poor in fog between Fischersbrunn and

           Orange river 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 at first, otherwise S to

           SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 north of Hondeklip Bay at first.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Cape Columbine at

           first, with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NW to W 05 to 15 east of Plettenberg Bay, otherwise variable

           05 to 10, becoming NE to E 15 to 25 west of Still Bay in the

           morning spreading to East London by mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with SW to S swell



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : S to SW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 north of Richards Bay at

           first, but E to SE 05 to 15 south Durban, becoming NE 15 to 25

           south of Port St. Johns towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain north of Coffee

           Bay, clearing from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, with S to SW swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east.

VIS      : Good but becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in

           the south-west towards mid-period.

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