FQDL70 DWHA 051700

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

05.11.2026, 1700 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A gale 979 Barents Sea moves south and weakens. An associated 

trough extends across northwestern Russia to the Baltic States 

and will slowly move to the Black Sea. An extensive high 1037 

Shetland Islands moves its centre to southern Sweden and weakens.

From this, a broad ridge extends across Poland to southeastern 

Europe and weakens. On Friday, a small-scale low 1024 will move 

from the English Channel to the Southwestern North Sea.





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.