Actual ice reports 18/01/26 08:55

ESTONIAN ICE REPORT FC17

17.01.2026 ---

GULF OF FINLAND
FROM THE PORT OF SAINT PETERSBURG UP TO ISLAND KOTLIN IS 15-20 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE OF ISLAND SESKAR IS 10-15 CM THICK VERY CLOSE ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND MOTSHJNYJ THERE IS CLOSE LIGHT NILAS. WESTWARD UP IS ICE-FREE.

IN NARVA BAY NEAR THE COAST IS NEW ICE.

IN KUNDA BAY NEAR THE COAST IS NEW ICE. IN VAINAMERI ARE 5-15 CM THICK NILAS AND NEW ICE. IN EASTERN PART BETWEEN VORMSI AND HIIUMAA IS CLOSE ICE. FROM KUBARSAARE TO KESSELAID AND BETWEEN VIIRELAID AND CONTINENT IS CLOSE RIDGED ICE. IN MIDDLE OF BAY ARE OPEN WATER AND VERY OPEN ICE.

IN PARNU BAY UP TO LINE SOUTHERN POINT OF KIHNU TO HAADEMEESTE IS 5-15 CM THICK NILAS AND CLOSE ICE. IN NORTWEST PART FROM COAST 4 KM IS 5-15 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER IN EASTERN PART UP TO SALACGRIVA IS A NEW ICE. ALONG THE EASTERN COAST GULF OF RIGA IS NARROW BELT OF NILAS.

German Ice Report - No. 08

2026-01-17 North Sea In the harbours of Hamburg, up to close drifting brash ice is present.

Western Baltic Sea
In the Bodden waters south of Darss and Zingst, between Hiddensee and Ruegen and the northern approach to Stralsund, there is mainly close to very close ice, at places up to 15 cm thick.

Southern Baltic Sea
In the northern part of the Greifswalder Bodden, there is mainly close ice, at places up to 10 cm thick. In the southern approach to Stralsund and the fairway to Greifswald is close to very close, mostly up to 10 cm thick but at places thicker ice. On the Peenestrom from Peenemuende to Wolgast there is open water in the fairway with close ice in places at the coastline. Further south on the Peenestrom and in the Szczecin Lagoon, there is mostly 5 \x96 15 cm thick very close ice.

Outlook
With 2m air temperatures in general slightly above the freezing point, no larger change is expected. With light southeasterly winds the ice in the Greifswalder Bodden will stay in the northwestern part. BSH - Ice Service

LATVIAN ICE REPORT

2026-01-17

THE PORTS OF RIGA, LIEPAJA AND VENTSPILS VERY OPEN PACK ICE. THE FAIRWAY FROM PORT OF RIGA TO LITHUANIAN BORDER IS OPEN WATER.=

No report

POLISH ICE REPORT 17.01.26 No. 11

Vistula Lagoon - Tolkmicko - compact ice/ fast ice Bay of Puck - very open ice Gdansk harbour - open ice Ustka harbour - open water Darlowo harbour - close ice Kolobrzeg harbour - ice free Dziwnow harbour - close ice Firth of Szczecin - very close ice, compact ice, 10-20 cm thick Szczecin harbour - open ice Szczecin - Swinoujscie fairway - close ice Swinoujscie harbour - very open ice Restrictions to navigation Swinoujscie harbour - Shipping not available for units with wooden and laminate hulls Szczecin - Swinoujscie fairway - Shipping available only for ships with ice class PRS-L4 or equivalent, and with the power of machines more than 1800kW Szczecin harbour - Shipping available only for ships with ice class PRS-L4 or equivalent, and with the power of machines more than 1800kW Dziwnow harbour - Shipping not available for vessels without ice strengthening Kolobrzeg harbour - Shipping not available for units with wooden and laminate hulls and for vessels without ice strengthening Darlowo harbour - Shipping not available for units with wooden and laminate hulls Zalew Wislany - Tolkmicko - calkowicie zwarta kra/ lod staly Zatoka Pucka - bardzo luzna kra Port Gdansk - luzna kra Port Ustka - pojedyncze kry Port Darlowo - zwarta kra Port Kolobrzeg - wolny od lodu Port Dziwnow - zwarta kra Zalew Szczecinski - bardzo zwarta kra lub całkowicie zwarta kra Port Szczecin - luzna kra Tor wodny Szczecin - Swinoujscie - zwarta kra Port Swinoujscie - bardzo luzna kra Port Swinoujscie - zegluga niedostepna dla statkow o kadlubie drewnianym i z laminatow Tor wodny Szczecin-Swinoujscie - zegluga dostepna tylko dla statkow z klasa lodowa PRS-L4 lub rownowazna oraz z moca maszyn powyzej 1800kW Port Szczecin - zegluga dostepna tylko dla statkow z klasa lodowa PRS-L4 lub rownowazna oraz z moca maszyn powyzej 1800kW Port Dziwnow - zakaz zeglugi dla jednostek bez wzmocnien lodowych Port Kolobrzeg - zegluga niedostepna dla statkow o kadlubie drewnianym i z laminatow oraz dla jednostek nieposiadajacych wzmocnien lodowych Port Darlowo - zegluga niedostepna dla statkow o kadlubie drewnianym i z laminatow =

RUSSIAN ICE REPORT 16.01.2026

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE HARBOURS OF THE PORT SAINT PETERSBURG AND UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE WESTERNMOST TIP ISLAND KOTLIN THERE IS FAST ICE 15-20 CM THICK. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND SESCAR THERE IS VERY CLOSE FLOATING DRIFT THE GREY ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND MOTSHJNYJ THERE IS VERY OPEN DRIFT THE LIGHT NILAS. WESTWARD UP IS ICE-FREE. IN THE TOP VYBORG BAY THERE IS FAST ICE 15-20 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE LIGHT NILAS. IN THE STRAIT BJERKESUND THERE IS FAST ICE 5-10 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY ICE.

IN THE LUGA BAY THERE IS VERY OPEN DRIFT THE LIGHT NILAS.

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

ISSUED: SATURDAY JAN 17,2026

BAY OF BOTHNIA
20-50 CM FAST ICE IN THE NORTHERN ARCHIPELAGOS. FURTHER OUT IN THE N, LEVEL ICE OR 5-20 CM RAFTED DRIFT ICE. IN THE S BAYS 10-30 CM FAST ICE. FURTHER OUT SOME DRIFT ICE. IN THE CENTRAL PART MAINLY ICE FREE. THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH AND NE ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
IN THE INNER PART OF VAASA ARCHIPELAGO AND IN BAYS ON THE SWEDISH SIDE 5-25 CM FAST ICE. OFF THE FAST ICE LEVEL ICE. FURTHER OUT SOME DRIFT ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOME NE ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
FAST ICE, LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS. ON NGERMANLVEN 5-20 CM FAST ICE OR LEVEL ICE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. SEA OF LAND NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE IN BAYS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

ARCHIPELAGO SEA
LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. LAKE MLAREN IN THE WESTERN PART, AND IN SOME BAYS, LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE EASTERNMOST PARTS FAST ICE, LEVEL ICE AND DRIFT ICE. OTHERWISE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOME ICE GROWTH AND NE ICE DRIFT.

GULF OF RIGA
NEW ICE, LEVEL ICE AND SOME DRIFT ICE IN BAYS AND INBETWEEN ISLANDS.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOME ICE GROWTH.

NORTHERN BALTIC
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND IN BAYS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

CENTRAL BALTIC
NEW ICE MAY BE FOUND IN INNER BAYS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC
IN THE LAGOONS IN THE SOUTHEAST LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. SOUTHERN BALTIC IN THE BLEKINGE ARCHIPELAGO AND IN THE LAGOONS IN THE SOUTH, NEW ICE OR LEVEL ICE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. WESTERN BALTIC IN THE SOUTHERN SHELTERED BAYS NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.

SKAGERRAK
NEW ICE IN THE IDE FJORD AND THE INNER OSLO FJORD. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED. LAKE VNERN IN INNER BAYS IN THE NORTH SOME LEVEL ICE. OTHERWISE IN BAYS AND IN BETWEEN ISLANDS NEW ICE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED.