FQZA30 FAPR 121300

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR COASTAL WATERS UP TO 50 NAUTICAL MILES SEAWARD.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
12TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:00 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FROM 122200 to 132200 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. Very rough seas with wave heights of between 4.0 to 5.0m are expected
   Between Port Shepstone and Durban at first.

2. Very poor visibility in fog patches is expected between Walvis Bay and
   Luderitz until mid-period.

3. Poor visibility in mist is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg
   Bay.

4. Moderate to poor visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected
   in the northern and eastern parts of the Mozambique Channel at times
   and in the southern parts by end of period, as well as in places
   between east London and Durban and Richards Bay and Maputo 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 10 to 20.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0m, with S to SW swell.

WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 between Fischersbrunn and Luderitz.
VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog patches between Walvis Bay and
           Luderitz until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with S to SW swell.

ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 south of Table Bay at first, otherwise S to SE
           05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 north of Cape Columbine towards the
           end of the period.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m with S to SW swell.

CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND     : W to SW 5 to 15, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 east of Knysna.
VIS      : Poor in mist east of Plettenberg Bay, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, with NE swell east of Port Alfred, otherwise 2.5 to
           3.5m, S to SE swell.

EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 between Port Shepstone and
           Richards Bay this evening, but S to SW 10 to 20 south of Port St
           Johns spreading to Durban by mid-period.
VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places south of
           Durban and north of Richards Bay until mid-period, otherwise
           good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, reaching 3.5m south of Durban but 4.0 to 4.5 between
           Port Shepstone and Durban at first, with SE swell in the north,
           otherwise, E to NE swell.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north and south, otherwise E
           to NE 10 to 20.
VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
           north and east at times and in the south by end of the period.