| * | 31 July 2026 | The July 2026 Edition of Monthly Notices to Mariners and Cumulative List Of South African Notices To Mariners 2026 are now available. |
Navigation Messages Currently in Force.
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Summary |
Complete Set of Messages |
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NB. This information is only updated
during
office
hours 0730 -1600 Mon - Fri.
2026 Series
013 Indian Ocean - SW Sector -
Offshore Capo Delgado - MEZ Established.
014 Indian Ocean - SW Sector - Port of Maputo - Buoy Missing.
038 AFMET ZSJ off the air.
187 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Angola - Seismic Survey.
201 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Port of Walvis Bay - Uncharted Buoys.
208 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Port of Walvis Bay - Buoy out of Position.
217 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Namibia - Offshore Orange River Mouth - Mining/Sampling/Exploration Operations.
218 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Rig List.
221 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Offshore Oranjemund - Buoy Adrift.
225 Message in Force.
226 South Atlantic Ocean - NE Sector - Towing.
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2026 Series
018 West Coast - Offshore
Lamberts Bay - Mooring Deployed.
019 South Coast - Offshore Port of Port Elizabeth - Buoy Deployed.
021 South Coast - Algoa Bay - Buoys Deployed.
051 Southwest Coast - Offshore Cape Town - Buoy Deployed.
052 AFMET ZSJ off the air.
074 East Coast - Durban - VHF and HF Sites out of Service.
184 South Coast - Offshore Cape St Francis - Oceanographic Research
Buoy.
349 South Coast - Offshore Cape St Blaze - Unlit Mooring Buoy.
373 Namibia - Port of Walvis Bay - Uncharted Buoys.
379 East Coast - East London - Light Unlit.
384 South Coast - Struisbaai Harbour - Light not Operational.
386 Namibia - Port of Walvis Bay - Buoy out of Position.
399 South Coast - Cape Agulhas - Munitions Firing Exercise.
401 Namibia - Offshore Orange River Mouth - Mining/Sampling/Exploration Operations.
406 South Coast - Arniston to Mossel Bay - Pelagic Survey Operations.
407 Message in Force.
410 East Coast - Bird Island -Lighthouse Unlit.
Reporting of Navigational Hazards
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Changes observed at Sea by Mariners navigating beyond Harbours Reporting Form.
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Changes observed by Mariners concerning Ports and Harbours Reporting Form.
Tide Tables for South Africa and Namibia
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This page allows you to select the current month's tidal information for any of the tidal ports listed. Please select a port from the drop-down list provided on the map below. Please ensure your pop-up blocker is deactivated to allow the file to open.
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Tide Theory (pdf 847.36 KB)
Heights of Chart Datum Relative to Land Levelling Datum in South Africa and Namibia
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Port |
Up to |
1 Jan 1997 to 31 Dec 1997 |
1 Jan 1998 to 31 Dec 2002 |
1 Jan 2003 |
| Walvis Bay | -0.913 | -0.900 | -0.966 | -0.966 |
| Lüderitz | -0.865* | -0.900 | -0.935 | -1.055 |
| Port Nolloth | -0.718* | -0.900 | -1.075 | -0.925 |
| Saldanha | -0.582 | -0.900 | -0.975 | -0.865 |
| Cape Town | -0.829 | -0.900 | -0.975 | -0.825 |
| Simon's Town | -0.651 | -0.900 | -1.003 | -0.843 |
| Hermanus | -0.619 | -0.900 | -0.978 | -0.788 |
| Mossel Bay | -0.761 | -0.900 | -1.163 | -0.933 |
| Knysna | -0.625 | -0.900 | -1.048 | -0.788 |
| Port Elizabeth | -0.838 | -0.900 | -1.026 | -0.836 |
| East London | -0.762 | -0.900 | -1.006 | -0.716 |
| Durban | -0.838 | -0.900 | -1.113 | -0.913 |
| Richards Bay | -0.900 | -0.900 | -1.205 | -1.015 |
* In use until 1 January 1994