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 MAY 2026 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. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. ALERTS: ======= WARNINGS: ========= 1. Very rough seas with wave heights from 4.0 to 5.0m are expected between Cape St Francis and Port St Johns at first. 2. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected over the southern parts of the Mozambique Channel until mid-period, as well as in places between East London and Maputo at first. 3. Moderate to poor visibility in showers and rain is expected between Cape St Francis and Port Alfred at first, as well as Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from tomorrow evening, spreading to Hondeklip Bay by the end of the period. 4. Very poor visibility in fog is expected between Cunene River and Mowe Bay tomorrow morning. WATCH: ------ Nil. SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES: -------------------- 1. A Gale Force W to NW wind of 35 to 40 knots is expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from Sunday morning, spreading to Port Alfred from the afternoon into Monday (10-11/05/2026). 2. A strong Gale of 40 to 47 knots is expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas on Monday (11/05/2026). 3. Very rough seas with wave heights from 4.0 to 6.0m are expected between Alexander Bay and Cape St Francis from Sunday afternoon, spreading to Port Alfred in the evening, as well as Port St Johns on Wednesday, while subsiding north of Cape Point from Tuesday evening (10-13/05/2026). 4. High seas with waves heights from 6.0 to 9.0m is expected between Columbine and Cape Agulhas on Monday (11/05/2026). ABNORMAL WAVE CONDITIONS: -------------- Nil. AREA FORECAST: -------------- CUNENE RIVER TO WALVIS BAY: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 north of Mowe Bay by the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming very poor in fog north of Mowe Bay tomorrow morning. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with S to SW swell. WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 south of Luderitz spreading to Fischersbrunn by the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, with S to SW swell. ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 north of Saldanha Bay, otherwise variable 05 to 10, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 south of Saldanha Bay from the morning, spreading to Alexander Bay by mid-period, reaching 25 to 30 south of Hondeklip Bay towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and rain south of Cape Columbine from tomorrow evening, spreading to Hondeklip Bay by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m reaching 3.5m south of Cape Point, with S to SW swell, but SE swell south of Cape Point. CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON: WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, but variable 05 to 10 west of Mossel Bay, becoming N to NE 05 to 15 from the morning, spreading to East London from the afternoon, while reaching 20 to 25 east of Cape St Francis by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain between Port Alfred and Cape St Francis at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m east of Cape St Francis at first, with S to SE swell. EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 between Durban and Mtunzini, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20. It will become N to NE 10 to 20 from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places at first, otherwise, good. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m south of Port St Johns at first, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern parts until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west at first, with S to SE swell.