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 DECEMBER 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. Very poor visibility is expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Columbine at first and by the end of the period.
2. Poor visibility is expected between Lamberts Bay and Alexander Bay until mid-period.
3. Moderate visibility in showers and thundershowers is expected in places over the Mozambique channel and between Cape St. Lucia and Maputo.



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 SW 05 to 15, becoming W 05 to 10 south of Henties Bay.
VIS      : Good.

WALVIS BAY TO ORANGE RIVER:
WIND     : S to SW 05 to 15, reaching 20 in places south of Lamberts Bay,
           but W to NW north of Fischersbrunn.
VIS      : Good, but poor in mist south of Lamberts Bay of Fischersbrunn
           until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 2.0m, with S to SW swell.

ORANGE RIVER TO CAPE AGULHAS:
WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 between Saldanha Bay and Hermanus
           moderating during the morning while becoming NW 05 to 15 north of
           Cape Columbine, spreading to Table Bay by mid-period, becoming SE
           20 to 30 south of Cape Columbine from the evening.
VIS      : Good, but very poor in fog between Alexander Bay and Cape
           Columbine at first and by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m reaching 3.0 to 3.5m between Saldanha Bay and
           Hermanus, with S to SE swell.

CAPE AGULHAS TO EAST LONDON:
WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25, becoming SE 10 to 20 in the Agulhas area
           towards the evening.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m, with S to SE swell east of Port Elizabeth otherwise,
           S to SW swell.

EAST LONDON TO MAPUTO:
WIND     : S to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 between Mtunzini and Maputo
           by mid-period. It will become E to NE 10 to 20 south of Coffee
           Bay towards the end of the period.
VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places between Cape St.
           Lucia and Maputo until mid-period, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 2.0 to 3.0m. E to SE swell.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : N to NW 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but E
           to SE 05 to 15 in the south.
VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers at times.