FQDL70 DWHA 051100

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

05.11.2026, 1100 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: easterly winds about 4, southwestern part first locally 6, 

northeastern part first light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: later coastal fog patches.

sea: southwestern part 1,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east about 5, later decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: humber 2 meter.

Fischer:

wind: variable directions 2 to 4, northern part later locally 5.

visibility/weather: later coastal fog patches.

sea: northern part first 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: northeasterly winds about 3.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: western part first 1 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: variable directions 1 to 3, shifting northeast to east.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: below 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, later northeast to east about 3.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: northwest 3 to 4, shifting northeast.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: eastern part 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: northwest 4 to 5, northeastern part in some areas 6, 

shifting north.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part increasing 2 meter.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: western part for a time 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east about 4, shifting slowly southeast and decreasing 

about 3, thames later variable directions 1 to 3.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches, thames later 

locally rain with moderate visibility.

sea: humber first 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southeasterly winds about 3, locally 5.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: southwestern part increasing 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: easterly winds about 3, for a time light and variable 

winds, shifting southwest later.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: western part 0,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: northeast to east about 3, veering slowly at south to 

southwest.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: for a time 0,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: northeast to east 2 to 3, shifting southeast and increasing

slowly 4, southern part later locally 5.

visibility/weather: fog patches.

sea: increasing 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east to northeast 2 to 3, increasing 4, western part later 

locally 5, shifting southeast.

visibility/weather: first fog patches.

sea: 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: northeasterly winds 3 to 4, later variable winds about 3.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: eastern part 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: north to northeast 4 to 5, northeastern part first in some 

areas 6, light and variable winds later.

visibility/weather: locally rain with moderate visibility.

sea: eastern part first 2 meter.