FQDL70 DWHA 260500

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

26.08.2026, 0500 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1026 eastern part of the Norwegian Sea moves to Northern 

Finland while strengthening. A ridge extending to the Black Sea 

moves slightly eastwards. A low 1005 west of the Bay of Biscay 

deepens.



Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast about 4, increasing 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east to southeast about 4.

visibility/weather: thames locally shower or thunderstorms with 

poor visibility.

sea: humber 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: easterly winds 3 to 4, later locally 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: light and variable winds, locally east 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Kattegat:

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

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: easterly winds 3 to 4, locally 5.

visibility/weather: first locally coastal fog patches.

sea: increasing 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east 4, increasing 5, locally 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: for a time 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: easterly winds about 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: western part later 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: northeast 3 to 4, shifting east.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 0,5 meter.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast about 5.

visibility/weather: later thunderstorms with poor visibility and 

severe gale force gusts .

sea: 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, later variable directions 3 to 5.



visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: humber 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: easterly winds about 4, increasing slowly 6.

visibility/weather: later thunderstorms with poor visibility and 

severe gale force gusts.

sea: at times 2 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: easterly winds about 3, increasing 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: western part increasing 1 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east to southeast about 3, increasing 5 and locally 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: later 2 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: east to southeast 4, increasing 5 and locally 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part at times 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, locally 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: for a time 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: east about 4, shifting slowly southeast.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: easterly winds 3, increasing 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: western part later 1 meter.