Actual ice reports 01/03/26 17:55

ESTONIAN ICE REPORT FC60

01.03.2026 ---

GULF OF FINLAND
FROM THE PORTS OF SAINT PETERSBURG UP TO LONGITUDE OF LIGHTHOUSE TOLBUHIN IS 35-45 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE OF ISLAND VAINDLOO IS 10-30 CM THICK VERY CLOSE ICE. FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE OF ISLAND MOHNI IS OPEN AND VERY OPEN ICE FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE ISLAND NAISSAAR IS VERY OPEN ICE AND OPEN WATER. FURTHER UP THE FAIRWAY IS ICE-FREE.

IN NARVA BAY IS FAST ICE AND VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN KUNDA BAY NEAR THE COAST VERY CLOSE ICE, FURTHER OUT IS VERY OPEN ICE. IN MUUGA BAY IS OPEN WATER. IN TALLINN BAY IS OPEN WATER. IN VAINAMERI IS 30-50 CM THICK FAST ICE AND VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN PARNU BAY UP TO LINE LIU-SUURNA CAPE IS 40-60 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER ON THE FAIRWAY UP TO IRBE STRAIT IS VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN IRBE STRIGHT IS VERY CLOSE ICE AND OPEN WATER.

German Ice Report - No. 51

2026-03-01

Western Baltic Sea
In the Bodden waters south of Darss and Zingst there is close to very close ice with many, also larger areas of open water. Between Hiddensee and Ruegen and in the northern approach to Stralsund, there is close to very close ice at the eastern coasts and mostly open water in the west.

Southern Baltic Sea
In the eastern approach to Stralsund, the fairway to Greifswald and the Greifswalder Bodden there is very close, 10-30 cm thick, melting ice with many areas with open water in the west. Further out to east of Greifswalder Oie there is very open drifting ice. Stripes of close ice, about 5-20 cm thick are drifting in the area of the TSS Adler Grund. In the northern Peenestrom, there is open water. In the southern Peenestrom and in the Szczecin Lagoon, there is mostly very close ice or rotten fast ice, 10-25 cm thick with some smaller areas of open water.

LATVIAN ICE REPORT

2026-03-01

THE PORTS OF RIGA AND VENTSPILS ARE OPEN WATER, THE PORT OF LIEPAJA IS VERY OPEN PACK ICE. THE FAIRWAY FROM PORT OF RIGA TO IRBE STRAIT IS FROM CLOSE PACK ICE TO VERY OPEN PACK ICE, THERE ARE BIG ICE FLOES. FURTHER SEA FROM IRBE STRAIT TO LITHUANIAN BORDER IS OPEN WATER.

No report

POLISH ICE REPORT 01.03.26 No. 54

Vistula Lagoon - Tolkmicko - fast ice, 40 cm thick
Bay of Puck - close ice
Gdansk harbour - ice free
Sea in front of Gdansk harbour - ice free
Gdynia harbour - ice free
Sea in front of Gdynia harbour - ice free
Hel harbour - ice free
Wladyslawowo harbour - open water
Leba harbour - ice free
Ustka harbour - ice free
Darlowo harbour - very open ice
Kolobrzeg harbour - very open ice
Dziwnow harbour - very open ice
Firth of Szczecin - close ice
Szczecin harbour - open water
Szczecin - Swinoujscie fairway - open ice
Swinoujscie harbour - very open ice
Sea in front of the Swinoujscie harbour - ice free

RUSSIAN ICE REPORT 27.02.2026

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE HARBOURS OF THE PORT SAINT PETERSBURG AND UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE KRASNAYA GORKA THERE IS FAST ICE 40-50 CM THICK. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND SESCAR THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE WHITE ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND MOHNI THERE IS VERY CLOSE HUMMOCKED THE GREY-WHITE ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE TALLINN THERE IS THE STRIP LIGHT NILAS. WESTWARD UP IS ICE-FREE. IN THE TOP VYBORG BAY THERE IS FAST ICE 35-40 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE HUMMOCKED THE GREY-WHITE ICE. IN THE STRAIT BJERKESUND THERE IS FAST ICE 25-35 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE WHITE ICE.

IN THE LUGA BAY IS FAST ICE 25-30 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY-WHITE ICE.

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

ISSUED: SUNDAY MAR 01,2026

BAY OF BOTHNIA
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. FAST ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS. IN THE N 30-80 CM, IN THE S 20-60 CM. AT SEA 10-50 CM VERY CLOSE, PARTLY RAFTED AND RIDGED ICE. THE HEAVIEST ICE IN THE NE. OFF THE FAST ICE ON THE FINNISH SIDE NEW ICE COVERED LEADS.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH AND S ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. IN THE VAASA ARCHIPELAGO, AROUND HOLMÖARNA AND IN BAYS ON THE SWEDISH SIDE 20-50 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA 10-40 CM CLOSE ICE.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH AND INCREASING SW-S ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COAST AND ON ÅNGERMANÄLVEN 20-50 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA IN THE N AND ON THE FINNISH SIDE 5-40 CM CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE ICE. IN THE CENTRAL PART NEW ICE FORMATION.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH AND INCREASING SW-S ICE DRIFT.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COAST 10-50 CM FAST OR LEVEL ICE, AT SEA SOME VERY OPEN ICE.
THE COMING DAYS ALMOST UNCHANGED ICE SITUATION, BUT SOME S ICE DRIFT. SEA OF ÅLAND 10-25 CM FAST AND LEVEL ICE CLOSE TO THE COASTS. FURTHER OUT AT SEA OPEN WATER.
THE COMING DAYS NO MAJOR CHANGE IS EXPECTED.

ARCHIPELAGO SEA
IN THE INNER ARCHIPELAGO 15-40 CM FAST ICE. OTHERWISE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE.
THE COMING DAYS NO MAJOR CHANGE IS EXPECTED. LAKE MÄLAREN ON LAKE MÄLAREN 20-40 CM FAST ICE.
THE COMING DAYS NO MAJOR CHANGE IS EXPECTED.

GULF OF FINLAND
IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 10-50 CM FAST ICE OR LEVEL ICE. AT SEA IN THE N AND E PART 10-40 CM CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE ICE. IN THE W PART PARTLY OPEN WATER.
THE COMING DAYS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS EXPECTED. NE-E ICE DRIFT.

GULF OF RIGA
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. IN THE BAYS OF VAINAMERI AND IN PÄRNU BAY, 25-50 CM FAST ICE. ELSE 10-30 CM VERY CLOSE ICE WITH A LEAD IN THE SW PART.
THE COMING DAYS SOME MELTING AND NE-E ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN BALTIC
FAST ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE IN THE ARCHIPELAGOS AND ALONG THE COAST.
THE COMING DAYS SOME MELTING.

CENTRAL BALTIC
THIN LEVEL ICE IN THE ARCHIPELAGOS AND ALONG THE COAST.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC
IN THE LAGOONS IN THE SOUTHEAST FAST ICE OR DRIFT ICE, 20-50 CM.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

SOUTHERN BALTIC
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE OCCUR ALONG THE COASTS. IN THE S BAYS 10-40 CM FAST ICE OR VERY CLOSE ICE. E OF RÜGEN 10-25 CM OPEN ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

WESTERN BALTIC
IN BAYS THIN LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE MAY BE FOUND.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS. THE SOUND MELTING ICE MAY BE FOUND CLOSE TO THE COAST.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

THE BELTS
MELTING ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND CLOSE TO THE COAST.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS. KATTEGAT MELTING ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE IN BAYS.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

SKAGERRAK
THIN LEVEL ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS AS WELL AS IN THE IDE FJORD.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED MELTING CONDITIONS.

LAKE VÄNERN
IN BAYS AND IN BETWEEN ISLANDS FAST ICE OR LEVEL ICE. AT SEA LEVEL ICE OR 5-25 CM OPEN TO VERY CLOSE ICE. IN THE CENTRAL PARTS OPEN WATER.
THE COMING DAYS SOME MELTING AND NE ICE DRIFT.