FQDL70 DWHA 080300

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

08.08.2026, 0300 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A low 1002 northern Finland moves east and weakens. A trough 

stretching towards Gotland fills up. A high 1024 northern Germany

moves to western Belarus. A ridge extends as far as the Lofoten 

Islands and shifts southeast. Subsequently, a low 996 south of 

Iceland moves towards the western Norwegian Sea.



Forecast Saturday:

German Bight:

wind: west to southwest 3 to 4, backing southeasterly winds, 

northwestern part later locally 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: northern part 1 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southerly winds 3 to 4, humber locally 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: humber 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: west to southwest 4 to 5, shifting slowly south.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: west about 5, shifting southwest.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: west about 4, first locally 6, shifting southwest.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: northern part first 2 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: west 3 to 4, first locally 5, shifting south.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: westerly winds 4, for a time light and variable winds, 

later shifting south to southeast.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: northwest 4 to 5, shifting west to southwest, later 

decreasing 3.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part first 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: westerly winds 5, locally 6, decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 2 meter.



Forecast Sunday:

German Bight:

wind: southeasterly winds 3 to 4, locally 5, veering slowly at 

west.

visibility/weather: later locally shower with poor visibility.

sea: northern part 1 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: first south to southeast about 4, for a time light and 

variable winds, later westerly winds about 3.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: humber first 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southerly winds 4 to 5, shifting slowly west.

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

sea: 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, locally 6, for a time shifting south.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: at times 2 meter

Kattegat:

wind: southwest about 4, for a time shifting south to southeast.

visibility/weather: later locally rain with moderate visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southerly winds 3 to 4, locally 5, shifting west later.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southeast to south 3 to 4, shifting west later and locally 

5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 0,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 3 to 4, for a time shifting southeast, 

later locally 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part at times 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to southwest 3 to 4, backing south to southeast, later

increasing 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: at times 1 meter.