FQZA30 FAPR 091300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

09th OF NOVEMBER 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 092200 TO 102200 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 showers and thundershowers is expected in the

   Mozambique Channel.



2. Very poor visibility in fog is expected between Walvis Bay and

   Cape Columbine until mid-period.



3. Very rough seas with wave heights from 4.0 to 5.0m is expected in the

   south-western parts of the Mozambique Channel until 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 at first, with S swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good becoming very poor in fog until mid-period.

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



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places becoming SW 05 to 15

           south of Cape Columbine from the afternoon.

VIS      : Good but very poor in fog north of Cape Columbine until mid-

           period.

SEA STATE: 2.0m, with SW swell but SE swell south of Table Bay at first.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : NE 15 to 25, but W to SW 10 to 20 west of Algoa Bay, spreading

           to East London by mid-morning. It will become variable 05 to

           10 west of Algoa Bay from mid-period, spreading to East London

           by late afternoon.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m east of Port Alfred at

           first, with E to NE swell.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 north of Sodwana Bay, otherwise NE 15 to 25

           reaching 30 south of Port St Johns at first. It will become

           variable 05 to 10 south of Coffee Bay towards mid-period.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m south of Port Shepstone

           until mid-morning, with E to SE swell, but NE south of Durban.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west, but variable

           05 to 10 in the extreme east. It will become E to NE 15 to 25

           in the extreme south-east towards end of the period.

VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-

           west until mid-period, with S swell.