SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 5 APRIL 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS,
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6, BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST
LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 23 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.1 METRES
AT 10:51 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7 METRE
AT 5:23 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.04.2026