FQZA30 FAPR 030800 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03RD OF JUNE 2026 AT 08:00 UTC. FORECAST VALID FROM 031000 TO 041000 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. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. ALERTS: ======= WARNINGS: --------- 1. A gale force SE winds of 35 to 40 knots is expected between Saldanha Bay and East London, but between East London and Port St Johns from this evening until Thursday mid-morning. 2. Very rough seas with wave heights of 4.0 to 6.0m are expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape St Francis, spreading to Coffee Bay by mid-period. 3. Very poor visibility in fog is expected between Mowe Bay and Fischersbrunn from mid-period. 4. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas until Thursday morning. 5. Moderate to poor visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected between Cape Agulhas and Durban. WATCH: ------ Nil. SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES: -------------------------- Nil. ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS: ------------------------- Nil. AREA FORECAST: -------------- CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 north of Mowe Bay until towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming very poor in fog south of Mowe Bay from mid- period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SW swell. WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, becoming very poor in fog north of Fischersbrunn from mid- period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m south of Luderitz, with S to SW swell. ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 35 south of Saldanha Bay. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain south of Table Bay until Thursday morning. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m north of Cape Columbine, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m south of Table Bay, with S to SE swell. CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON: WIND : SE 20 to 30, reaching 35 west of Mossel Bay, spreading to East London by mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m west of Cape St Francis, spreading to East London by mid-period, with SE swell. EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO: WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 north of Coffee Bay at first, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 south of Port St Johns from this evening until Thursday mid-morning. It will become S to SW 15 to 25 by Thursday morning but N to NE 20 to 30 north of Port Edward. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, but good north of Durban. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 4.0 to 5.0m south of Coffee Bay from mid- period, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but SW 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid-period. It will become N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good.