FQZA30 FAPR 250800



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

25TH OF JUNE 2026 AT 08:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 251000 TO 261000 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 Hondeklip Bay and Witsand

   tomorrow morning.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers between Mossel Bay and

   Hamburg until mid-period, but in showers and rain in places between Port

   St Lucia and Maputo tomorrow morning.



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, but variable 05 to 10 south of Mowe Bay.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SE 15 to 25 south of Table Bay, otherwise NW to N 05 to 15. It

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

VIS      : Good, becoming very poor in fog between Hondeklip Bay and Cape

           Agulhas tomorrow morning.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, becoming SW 10 to 20 east of Port Alfred briefly

           in the morning, otherwise N to NW 5 to 10 throughout the area from

           the late morning.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers between Mossel

           Bay and Hamburg, clearing from the west from the late afternoon

           but very poor in fog west of Witsand tomorrow morning.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with S to SE swell



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 10 north of Cape St Lucia, otherwise N to NE 10 to

           15, reaching 20 to 25 south of Durban tomorrow morning spreading

           to Richards Bay by the evening.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places north of Port St

           Lucia tomorrow morning.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 to 10 in the north-east

           towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.