FQDL70 DWHA 261100

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

26.02.2026, 1100 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1032 over western Russia to the Balkan States is moving 

eastwards with its northern part. A bridge of high pressure is 

extending across the Alps to the Azores high 1032. A deep low 971

southwest of Iceland is moving northeastwards across Iceland, 

weakening. A secondary low 994 northeast of the Shetlands is 

moving northwards. In the evening, a secondary low 999 will 

develop over the Gulf of Bothnia, which will move to central 

Finland while weakening. On Friday morning, another secondary low

1006 will form southwest of Cornwall, which will move to the 

western part of the English Channel by Friday evening. 



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: increasing 2,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

sea: 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwest to south 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility, fog.

sea: 2,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: partly very poor visibility.

sea: 2 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: partly poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest about 4.

visibility/weather: fog.

sea: 0,5 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Western Baltic:

wind: south to southwest about 4.

visibility/weather: later drizzle with poor visibility.

sea: 0,5 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: western part later drizzle with poor 

visibility.

sea: northeastern part first 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 6, decreasing 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: western part later moderate visibility.

sea: northern part 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest 5 to 6, later variable directions 3 to 5.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility, later fog.

sea: first 2,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest 5 to 6, later variable directions 3 to 

5.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

sea: first 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwest about 5, decreasing 3 to 4, shifting northwest to

north.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility, fog.

sea: first 2,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest 5 to 6, abating slowly.

visibility/weather: very poor visibility, rain or drizzle, later 

fog.

sea: first 2 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5, later abating.

visibility/weather: very poor visibility, rain or drizzle, later 

fog.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, later abating.

visibility/weather: rain or drizzle with poor visibility, later 

fog.

sea: 0,5 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Western Baltic:

wind: south to southwest about 4, light and variable winds later.



visibility/weather: rain or drizzle with poor visibility, later 

fog.

sea: eastern part for a time 1 meter, at the coast locally sea 

ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5, later about 3.

visibility/weather: rain or drizzle with poor visibility, fog at 

times.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: rain or drizzle with poor visibility, fog at 

times.

sea: northeastern part first 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.