FQDL70 DWHA 211100

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

21.10.2026, 1100 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

An extensive high 1040 western Russia moves slowly eastward. A 

ridge southern Norway will begin to retreat eastward from 

Thursday morning. The trough of a low 995 just west of Dogger 

swings northward across the German Bight and Fisher on Wednesday.

A low 997 English Channel moves northeastward while deepening and

will reach the coast of southern Norway on Thursday evening. Its 

trough will swing from northern France to southern Sweden. The 

ridge of the Azores High 1028 will build northeastward towards 

Poland by Thursday evening. 





Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: southerly winds about 5, southwestern part later shifting 

southwest to west and increasing 7.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: southwestern part increasing 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: humber first southeast to south about 5, otherwise shifting

southwest to west and increasing about 7.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with poor visibility.

sea: increasing 4 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southeast about 6, for a time shifting south and decreasing

4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: northwestern part first 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southeasterly winds 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with partly poor visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: southeasterly winds 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southeasterly winds about 4, shifting southwest later.

visibility/weather: rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: first 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southeasterly winds 3 to 4, shifting southwest later and 

locally 5.

visibility/weather: rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: eastern part first 1 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southeast about 4, western part shifting southwest later.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part first 2 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southeast 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: at times 2,5 meter.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southwesterly winds 6 to 7, decreasing slowly about 4.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with poor visibility, locally 

thunderstorms.

sea: for a time 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest to west about 7, decreasing about 4, later 

shifting south to southeast and increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with poor visibility.



sea: first 4 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southeast to south 6 to 7, for a time shifting west to 

southwest, later abating.

visibility/weather: shower with partly poor visibility.

sea: for a time 4 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southeast about 5, shifting southwest, later decreasing 

about 3.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: southerly winds 4 to 5, for a time locally 6, shifting 

southwest, later variable directions 2 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwesterly winds about 4, for a time in some areas 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds about 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: eastern part first southeast 4 to 5, otherwise 

southwesterly winds about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southeast 5 to 6, for a time locally 7, shifting west and 

decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: northern part for a time 3 meter.