FQDL70 DWHA 050800

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

05.11.2026, 0800 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A gale 976 east of Svalbard moves southeastwards across the 

Barents Sea. An associated trough extends across northwestern 

Russia to the Baltic States and will slowly swing to the Black 

Sea. An extensive high 1037 Shetland Islands moves to southern 

Norway while weakening. From this, a broad ridge extends across 

Poland towards southeastern Europe and weakens slowly. A low 1017

Iberian Peninsula will fill by Friday morning.





Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast about 4, southwestern part locally 6, 

northeastern part light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: southwestern part for a time 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east about 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 2 meter.

Fischer:

wind: northern part first northwesterly winds 4 to 5, otherwise 

variable directions 2 to 4.

visibility/weather: later coastal fog patches.

sea: northern part for a time 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southern part first southwest about 4, for a time variable 

directions 2 to 4, later shifting northwest to west.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: first 1 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: first southwest to west 3 to 4, otherwise light and 

variable winds.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: northern part first 0,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: fog at times.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: west to northwest about 3, shifting slowly north.

visibility/weather: locally fog patches.

sea: eastern part for a time 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to northwest 4 to 5, shifting slowly north, 

northeastern part later increasing 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part increasing 2 meter.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, for a time locally 6.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: western part for a time 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east 4 to 5, later abating.

visibility/weather: locally coastal fog patches.

sea: humber first 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southeast to east about 3, locally 5.

visibility/weather: locally fog patches.

sea: southwestern part increasing 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: westerly winds 3 to 4, for a time light and variable winds,

shifting southwest to south.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: first 0,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east about 3, slowly shifting south to southwest.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: first light and variable winds, otherwise southeasterly 

winds 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: first in some areas fog.

sea: southern part 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east to northeast 2 to 3, increasing 4, shifting southeast.



visibility/weather: first fog patches.

sea: 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: first north to northeast 3 to 4, otherwise variable winds 

about 3.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: eastern part at times 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: north 4 to 5, northeastern part first 6, light and variable

winds later.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part first 2 meter.