FQZA30 FAPR 041300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

04th OF JUNE 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 042200 TO 052200 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. A gale force SE winds of 35 knots is expected between Algo Bay and

   and Port St Johns from tomorrow morning.



2. Very rough seas with wave heights of 4.0 to 5.0m are expected between

   Cape St Francis and Port St Johns until tomorrow afternoon.



3. Very poor visibility in fog is expected north of Henties Bay tomorrow

   morning.



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

   between Witsand and Maputo during the first half 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 10 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Henties Bay in the morning.

SEA STATE: 2.0 with S to SW swell.





WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz during at first. It will become variable 05 to 10 between

           Fischersbrunn and Luderitz from the afternoon.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, south of Luderitz in the first half of the period,

           with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 reaching 3.0 to 3.5 m south of Table Bay.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : S to SW 15 to 20 reaching 25 to 35kt east of Algoa Bay moderating

           towards end of the period. It will become variable 05 to 10 west

           of Mossel bay towards the end of period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain east of Still Bay. I will

           start to clear from the west towards the mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5m east of Cape St Francis during the

           first half of the period with S to SE swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : W to SW 20 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 between East London and

           Port St Johns otherwise N to NE 20 to 30 north of Mtunzini at

           first becoming SW 10 to 15 from the second half of the period.



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

           East London and Maputo during the first half of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 4.0 to 5.0m south of Coffee Bay, with S to SE

           swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     :NE 15 to 25 in the south-west otherwise variable 5 to 10kt

VIS      :Good.