FQZA30 FAPR 111300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

11TH OF AUGUST 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 112200 TO 122200 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 expected between Cunene River and Walvis Bay

   for the first half of the period as well as between Walvis Bay and

   Luderitz from the second half of the period.



2. Very rough seas with wave heights from 4.0 to 6.0m are expected between

   Kosi Bay and Maputo for the first half of the period and between Cape

   Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay from Wednesday evening as well as the

   southern part of the Mozambique Channel.



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

   between Port Alfred and Maputo as well as the southern parts of the

   Mozambique Channel.



4. A Gale force E to NE wind of 35 knots is expected between Still Bay and

   Cape St Francis from Wednesday afternoon.





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 becoming very poor in fog for the first half of the period.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : E to SE 10  to 20 becoming W to NW 05 to 15 during the first half

           of the period.

VIS      : Good, becoming very poor in fog between Walvis Bay and Luderitz

           from the second half of the period.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 south of Cape Point becoming

           variable 05 to 10 north of Kleinzee during the second half of the

           period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m, but 3.5m south of Table Bay, with S to SE swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : E to NE 20 to 30, reaching 35 between Still Bay and Cape St

           Francis from Wednesday afternoon.

VIS      : Good, But moderate in showers and rain between Port Alfred and

           East London.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5, reaching 4.0 to 5.0m west of Plettenberg Bay from

           Wednesday evening, with SE/E swell



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 north of Cape St. Lucia for the

           first half of the period but E to NE 15 to 25 south of Port St.

           Johns, spreading to Margate by the end of the period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain between East London and

           Maputo.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 5.0m north of Kosi Bay for the first

           half of the period, with S to SE swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in places in the south.

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

           over the southern parts.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts reaching 4.5 to 5.0m from

           mid-period, with S to SE swell.