FQZA30 FAPR 271300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

27th OF AUGUST 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 272200 TO 282200 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 NE to E wind of 35 knots is expected between Port Alfred

   and Cape St Lucia, at first.



2. Very poor visibility in fog is expected between Cunene River and

   Lambert's Bay, clearing north of Luderitz from mid-period but

   remaining between Cunene River and Walvis and again between Alexander

   Bay and Hondeklip Bay towards the end of the period. As well as in

   places between Cape Agulhas and Algoa Bay from the evening.



3. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected in

   places between Oyster Bay and East London from the afternoon.



4. Very rough seas with wave heights between 4 to 5m are expected between

   Port Alfred and Richards Bay, subsiding from the west overnight, as

   well as in the southern parts of the Mozambique Channel.



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, becoming NW to W 05 to 15 from mid-period.

VIS      : Very poor in fog.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Very poor in fog, clearing north of Luderitz from mid-period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW to W 05 to 15 south of Table Bay.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog north of Lambert's Bay until mid-

           period as well as north of Hondeklip Bay towards the end of

           the period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5m between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas

           for the first half of the period, with SW swell, but SE south

           of Cape Point.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20 in places west of Algoa Bay, otherwise E to

           NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 east of Algoa Bay in the

           morning and again in the evening.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers east of

           Oyster Bay from the afternoon. It will become very poor in fog

           west of Algoa Bay from the evening.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 5.0m east of Algoa Bay until mid-

           morning, with E to SE swell, but NE east of Cannon Rocks.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 20 to 30, reaching 35 south of Cape St Lucia at first.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m between East London and

           Richards Bay until mid-morning, S to SE swell north of Durban,

           otherwise E to NE, spreading Cape Vidal towards afternoon



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east and NW 15 in the

           central-east from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the central and southern parts reaching 5.0m in

           the south-east, with S swell.