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FQZA30 FAPR 241300



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

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

24TH OF JULY 2025 AT 13:00 UTC.



FORECAST VALID FROM 242200 to 252200 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 south-westerly wind of 35 knots is expected between

   Plettenberg Bay and East London towards mid-period, moderating from the

   west by the evening (25/07/2025).



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

   Charlottenfelder until mid-period (25/07/2025).



3. Moderate visibility in showers and rain is expected between Cape

   Columbine and Cape Agulhas at first, spreading to East London while

   becoming poor in showers and thundershower by mid-period when it will be

   moderate in showers between Port Shepstone and Maputo by end of period

   (25/07/2025).



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

   Gansbaai and Coffee Bay, while reaching 4.5 to 5.5m between Mossel Bay

   and East London towards mid-period (25/07/2025).



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 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3.0m towards the end of the period, with S

           to SW swell.



WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 north of Luderitz but from mid-

           period reaching 25 to 30 south of Luderitz.

VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog north of Charlottenfelder until mid-

           period.

SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5 south of Luderitz from mid-

           period, with S to SW swell.



ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:

WIND     : SW 20 to 25 south of Cape Columbine moderating to 15 to 20

           towards mid-period, otherwise SE 15 to 20, reaching 25 to 30

           north of Lamberts Bay from mid-period, spreading to Cape

           Columbine towards the end of the period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in light rain south of Cape Columbine at

           first.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 south of Cape Columbine and 4.5m south

           of Gansbaai from mid-period, with SW swell.



CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:

WIND     : SW to W 20 to 30, becoming 35 between Plettenberg Bay and East

           London in the morning, moderating by the evening.

VIS      : Moderate in rain and thundershowers in places, clearing from

           the west by end of period.

SEA STATE: 3 to 4m, becoming 4.5 to 5.5m east of Mossel Bay from the

           morning.



EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 south of Coffee Bay

           while spreading to St Lucia by mid-period, it will reach 30 south

           of Port St Johns towards from mid-period.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers north of Port Shepstone by end of

           period.

SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m with SW swell south of Durban, while reaching 4.0m

           south of Coffee Bay.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 15 in the east.

VIS      : Good.