FQZA30 FAPR 201300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

20th OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 202200 TO 212200 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 is expected in showers and rain in places and at

   times between Lamberts Bay and East London.



2. Very rough seas with wave heights of 4.0 to 4.5m are expected between

   Still Bay and Cape Agulhas, spreading East London towards 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     : S to SE 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0m to 2.5m, with S to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 between Hondeklip Bay and Alexander Bay,

            otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, spreading to Alexander Bay towards

            mid-period, while reaching 30 between Cape Point and Cape

            Agulhas. It will become W to SW 15 to 25 between Saldanha Bay

            and Cape Agulhas towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain between Lambert's Bay and

            Cape Agulhas.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m between Cape Point and Cape

            Agulhas until mid-period, with W to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : N to NE 15 to 25 between Port Alfred and East London,

           otherwise  W to NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30, becoming SW 20

           to 30 between Cape Agulhas and Still Bay from mid-period,

           spreading to East London by late Wednesday afternoon.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places and at times.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with S to SW, reaching 3.5 to 4.5m between Still

           Bay and Cape Agulhas, spreading to East London towards mid-

           period.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 between East London and

           Port Edward, becoming SW 10 to 20 between East London and Port

           St Johns on Wednesday morning, spreading to Mtunzini by the

           end of the period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m with S to SW swell becoming SE to E swell towards

           mid-period.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20 but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south-west at

           first.

VIS      : Good.