FQZA30 FAPR 061300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

06th OF NOVEMBER 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 062200 TO 072200 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 S to SE wind of 35 knots is expected between Cunene River

   and Mowe Bay at first, as well as Fischersbrunn and Luderitz

   from mid-period.



2. Moderate to poor visibility in showers and rain is expected between

   Cape Agulhas and Port Alfred, spreading to East London in the

   afternoon, while clearing west of Mossel Bay.



3. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected in

   places between East London and Kosi Bay, becoming moderate to poor

   in showers and rain from late afternoon and spreading to Maputo by the

   evening.



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 reaching 30 to 35 north of Mowe Bay at first.

VIS      : Good.

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



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 between Fischersbrunn and

           Luderitz from mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m north of Luderitz spreading to Alexander Bay from

           the afternoon, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : S to SW 10 to 20 south of Cape Columbine at first, otherwise S

           to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in places north of Cape

           Point from late afternoon.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Cape Point towards

           mid-period, spreading to Cape Columbine from the afternoon,

           with S to SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 west of Mossel Bay

           from mid-period, spreading to East London towards the end of

           the period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain west of Port Alfred,

           spreading to East London in the afternoon, becoming good west

           of Mossel Bay in the afternoon.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m west of Mossel Bay from the

           afternoon, spreading to Algoa Bay in the evening, with SW

           swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : SW 15 to 25 south of Durban, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20,

           reaching 25 by late afternoon and spreading to East London by

           the evening.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places

           between East London and Kosi Bay, becoming moderate to poor in

           showers and rain from late afternoon and spreading to Maputo

           by the evening.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Coffee Bay from the

           morning until the evening, with E to NE Swell north of Cape

           St. Lucia, otherwise S to SW, becoming SE north of Richards

           Bay from late afternoon.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and south-east, becoming S to SE

           05 to 15 from mid-period, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15 reaching

           20 to 25 in the west at times.

VIS      : Good.