FQZA30 FAPR 211300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

21ST OF JULY 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 212200 TO 222200 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

   Fischersbrunn until 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     : Variable 05 to 10, becoming S to SE 05 to 15 towards mid-period,

           reaching 20 to 25 north of Mowe Bay towards the end of the

           period.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog until mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 north of Fischersbrunn until mid-period,

           otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog north of Fischersbrunn until mid-

           period.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 north of Hondeklip Bay, otherwise NW 05 to 15

           reaching 20 to 25 south of Cape Point towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0m south of Cape Point, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10, becoming W to SW 05 to 15 west of Algoa Bay

           towards mid-period, spreading to East London towards the end of

           the period.

VIS      : Good.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places. It will become S to SW 15

           to 25 south of Port St Johns towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15

           reaching 20 in the east.

VIS      : Good.