FQDL70 DWHA 270500

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

27.08.2026, 0500 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1030 over northern Scandinavia moves southeastward. A 

ridge extending towards Ukraine moves slightly eastwards. A low 

1003 west of the English Channel moves via the Irish Sea to the 

northern part of the North Sea. A trough extends towards Austria 

another to the Faroe Islands. On Friday new lows are approaching 

on the northern Atlantic.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast about 5, later thundery gusts 10.

visibility/weather: later shower or thunderstorms with poor.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: east to southeast about 4, shifting slowly southwest.

visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with poor visibility.



sea: humber at times 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, later increasing 6, later 

thundery gusts 10.

visibility/weather: later shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: increasing 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 slowly 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

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

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

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

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: east 4 to 5, shifting slowly southeast.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: east 3 to 4, shifting southeast later.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: western part later 1 meter.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, at times 6, shifting south to 

southwest, thundery gusts 10.

visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with poor visibility.



sea: southwestern part later 2,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest about 4, increasing 5 to 6, shifting west later.

visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with poor visibility.



sea: increasing 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: east about 6, shifting south to southwest 4 to 5, thundery 

gusts 10.

visibility/weather: at times shower or thunderstorms with very 

poor visibility.

sea: northwestern part for a time 4 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: east to southeast about 4, increasing about 6, later 

variable directions 3 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east to southeast about 6, slowly shifting south to 

southwest, decreasing 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: for a time 2 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: east to southeast about 5, slowly shifting south to 

southwest, decreasing 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southeast about 5, decreasing 3 to 4, shifting slowly 

southwest.

visibility/weather: for a time shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: east to southeast 4 to 5, for a time 6, slowly shifting 

south to southwest.

visibility/weather: at times shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: northeastern part for a time 2 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southeast 4 to 5, increasing 6.

visibility/weather: later shower or thunderstorms with poor 

visibility.

sea: northern part for a time 2,5 meter.