When was Cyclone Gezani?

6 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026, in the South-West Indian Ocean.

How strong did Cyclone Gezani get?

Its peak was Category 4, with maximum sustained winds of 114 kt and a central pressure of 953 hPa.

Tropical cyclones · South-West Indian Ocean

Cyclone Gezani tracker

Dissipated · last advisory 18 Feb, 12:00 UTC (RSMC)

Cyclone Gezani formed in the South-West Indian Ocean (6 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026). It peaked as Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 114 kt and 953 hPa. At its last advisory (18 Feb, 12:00 UTC) it was at 35.6°S 41.6°E with 46 kt. This page is kept as an archive: it no longer updates.

Category: tropical storm; TS
Max sustained wind: 46 kt; 85 km/h · 55 mph
Central pressure: 990 hPa
Position: 35.6°S 41.6°E
Movement: south, 12 kt (22 km/h)
Last advisory: 18 Feb, 12:00 UTC; RSMC
Peak: 114 kt; Category 4 · 953 hPa

Track

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Dots are the observed positions, coloured by the Saffir-Simpson category the storm had at each.

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Land and people Gezani threatened

GDACS estimates 10,209,488 people inside the forecast area of tropical-storm-force winds (63 km/h, 39 mph or more) and 1,491,877 inside hurricane-force winds (119 km/h, 74 mph or more).

Countries and territories on the track: Madagascar, Mozambique.

Track history

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Category
18 Feb, 12:00 UTC	35.6°S 41.6°E	46 kt	TS
18 Feb, 06:00 UTC	34.4°S 41.4°E	51 kt	TS
18 Feb, 00:00 UTC	33.1°S 41.6°E	57 kt	TS
17 Feb, 18:00 UTC	31.5°S 42.0°E	63 kt	TS
17 Feb, 12:00 UTC	30.3°S 42.5°E	63 kt	TS
17 Feb, 06:00 UTC	28.9°S 43.6°E	63 kt	TS
17 Feb, 00:00 UTC	27.1°S 44.4°E	63 kt	TS
16 Feb, 18:00 UTC	25.3°S 43.8°E	74 kt	Cat 1
16 Feb, 12:00 UTC	24.9°S 42.5°E	57 kt	TS
16 Feb, 06:00 UTC	25.0°S 41.9°E	51 kt	TS
16 Feb, 00:00 UTC	25.4°S 41.4°E	68 kt	Cat 1
15 Feb, 18:00 UTC	26.0°S 40.9°E	74 kt	Cat 1
15 Feb, 12:00 UTC	26.5°S 40.2°E	74 kt	Cat 1
15 Feb, 06:00 UTC	26.6°S 39.2°E	74 kt	Cat 1
15 Feb, 00:00 UTC	26.7°S 38.2°E	80 kt	Cat 1
14 Feb, 18:00 UTC	26.4°S 37.5°E	85 kt	Cat 2

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Questions

When was Cyclone Gezani?: 6 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026, in the South-West Indian Ocean.
How strong did Cyclone Gezani get?: Its peak was Category 4, with maximum sustained winds of 114 kt and a central pressure of 953 hPa.

Saffir-Simpson categories

Category	Wind (kt)	km/h	mph	Typical damage
TD tropical depression	< 34	< 63	< 39	Heavy rain and flooding are the main danger.
TS tropical storm	34–63	63–118	39–73	Damaging gusts, heavy rain, flooding, dangerous seas.
Cat 1 Category 1	64–82	119–153	74–95	Very dangerous winds: damage to roofs, trees and power lines.
Cat 2 Category 2	83–95	154–177	96–110	Extremely dangerous winds: extensive damage, power cuts for days.
Cat 3 Category 3	96–112	178–208	111–129	Major hurricane: devastating damage, homes lose roofs, weeks without power.
Cat 4 Category 4	113–136	209–251	130–156	Catastrophic damage: most trees and power poles down, areas uninhabitable for weeks.
Cat 5 Category 5	≥ 137	≥ 252	≥ 157	Catastrophic damage: a high share of homes destroyed, areas uninhabitable for months.

How to read the cone

The cone is drawn through circles that contain the true centre position about two times out of three, based on the past five years of forecast errors. It widens with time because the forecast gets less certain. It is not the size of the storm: damaging wind, rain and surge often extend hundreds of kilometres outside it.

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