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 SEPTEMBER 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 Luderitz and Lamberts

   Bay from early morning, clearing towards the end of the period.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected

   between Alexander Bay and Table Bay, spreading to Port St. Johns from

   the evening.



WATCH:

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1. Moderate to poor visibility in mist is expected between Margate and

   Durban from mid-period until mid-morning.



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 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 near Cunene Mouth.

VIS      : Good.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : SW 10 to 20 becoming S to SE 05 to 15 from the evening

VIS      : Good becoming very poor in fog between Luderitz and Orange

           River from early morning, clearing towards the end of the

           period.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : NW 05 to 15 south of Cape Columbine, otherwise E to NE 05 to

           15, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 north of Cape Columbine by this

           evening, while spreading to Cape Point it will become NW 10 to

           20 north of Hondeklip Bay by mid-period and reaching Lambert's

           Bay end of period.

VIS      : Very poor in fog between Alexander Bay and Lambert's Bay from

           mid-period, but moderate visibility in showers and

           thundershowers are expected between Alexander Bay and Table

           Bay but otherwise good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0 to 3.5m south of Cape Point until

           mid-period, with S to SE swell but SW swell north of Cape

           Columbine.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NE 10 to 20 east of Cannon Rocks at first, otherwise W to SW

           10 to 20, reaching 25 in places west of Cape St Francis. It

           will become variable 05 to 10 west of Cape St Francis in the

           evening, spreading to East London in the morning.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers west of

           Algoa Bay, spreading to East London in the evening.

SEA STATE: 1.5 to 2.5m, with SW swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 15 to 25, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 towards mid-period

           south of Port Shepstone, but variable 05 south of Durban from

           mid-morning.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places between East

           London and Port St Johns from the evening, otherwise good, but

           moderate to poor in mist between Margate and Durban from mid-

           period until mid-morning.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east. It will

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

VIS      : Good.