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 OCTOBER 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. Moderate visibility in rain is expected over the northern part of the

   Mozambique Channel until mid-period.



2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected between

   Cape Columbine and Port Elizabeth for the first half of the

   period, spreading to Durban towards end of period.



WATCH:

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Nil.



SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES:

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1. A Gale force S to SW wind 35 to 40 is expected between East London and

   Sodwana Bay on Monday (19/10/2026).



ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS:

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Nil.





AREA FORECAST:

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CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 between Luderitz and Walvis Bay.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : NW 10 to 20, but S to SE 15 to 20 south of Table Bay spreading to

            Alexander Bay during the second half of the period.

VIS      : Good but moderate in rain and showers between Cape Columbine and

            Cape Agulhas in the first half of the period.

SEA STATE: 2.5m, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 between Port Elizabeth and East

           London until late morning, becoming variable 05 to 10 between

           Cape Agulhas and Mossel Bay towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers between

           Cape Agulhas and Port Elizabeth for the first half of the

           period, spreading to East London from the second half of the

           period.

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



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 between Durban and Kosi Bay. It

           will become S to SW 15 to 25 between East London and Coffee

           Bay early Saturday morning spreading to Kosi Bay by the

           end of period.

VIS      : Good. but moderate in showers and thundershowers between East

           London and Durban towards end of period.

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



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north for the first half of the

           period, otherwise variable 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain in places in the north until

           mid-period.