FQZA30 FAPR 081300
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
08TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FROM 082200 to 092200 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 SW wind 35 knots is expected between Port Shepstone and Richards Bay from mid-period until in the evening.
2. Poor visibility is expected in mist between Lamberts Bay and Cape Point at first.
3. Moderate to poor visibility is expected in showers and thundershowers between Cape Agulhas and Port Shepstone, spreading to Richards Bay towards mid-period and to Maputo in the evening.
4. Moderate visibility is expected in showers and thundershowers in the north-east of Mozambique channel until mid-period.
5. Very poor visibility is expected in fog between Luderitz and Table Bay towards the end of the period.
6. Moderate to poor visibility is expected in showers and rain between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas 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 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 north of Mowe Bay at first.
VIS : Good.
WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 south of Luderitz from mid-
period.
VIS : Good, but very poor in fog between Luderitz and
Alexander Bay towards the end of the period.
ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 between Alexander Bay and Hondeklip Bay
until mid-period, spreading to Table Bay from mid-period,
otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 but N to NW 10 to 20 between Cape
Columbine and Cape Agulhas until tomorrow morning.
VIS : Poor in mist between Lamberts Bay and Cape Point at first,
becoming very poor in fog north of Table Bay towards the end
of the period, otherwise good but moderate to poor in showers
and rain between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas until
mid-period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, with S to SW
swell.
CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places becoming S to SE
05 to 15 west of Still Bay from mid-period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m east of Gqeberha from mid-period,
with S to SE swell, becoming SW east of Gqeberha.
EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 south of Port Shepstone,
becoming S to SW 15 to 25 south of Coffee Bay from early
morning, spreading to Richards Bay from mid-period where it
will reach 30 to 35 until in the evening and to Maputo towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers south
of Port Shepstone, spreading to Richards Bay towards mid-
period and to Maputo in the evening.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m south of Coffee Bay from mid-period,
spreading to Port Shepstone towards the end of the period,
with S to SE swell but SW south of Port Shepstone from mid-
period.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 but NE 10 to 15 in the south-west towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-
east until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m in the south until mid-period, with S to SE swell.