FQZA30 FAPR 161300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

16th OF JULY 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 162200 TO 172200 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

   Walvis Bay and between Luderitz and Lamberts Bay until tomorrow

   morning, clearing towards the end of the mid-period. It will become

   very poor between north of Mowe Bay 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     : Variable 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog until tomorrow morning, clearing

           towards mid-period and then again north of Mowe Bay towards

           the end of the period.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15 becoming N to NE 10 to 20

           north of Fischersbrunn from tomorrow morning.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog south of Luderitz clearing towards

           mid-period

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15 north of Table Bay, Cape Columbine, becoming

           variable 05 o 10 from mid-period, otherwise W to NW 05 to 10.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog north of Lamberts Bay first.

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



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : S to SW 10 to 20, becoming W to NW 05 to 10 west of

           Plettenburg Bay from mid-morning, spreading to Port Alfred

           from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NW 05 to 15, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 south of Coffee

           Bay from mid-morning, spreading to Richards Bay by late

           Afternoon. It will become NE 05 to 10 south of Port Shepstone

           towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : SE 10 to 15 in the south and central, spreading to the north

           towards mid-period. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the

           south-west towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.