Actual ice reports 14/02/26 22:55

ESTONIAN ICE REPORT FC45

14.02.2026 ---

GULF OF FINLAND
FROM THE PORT OF SAINT PETERSBURG UP TO LONGITUDE OF LIGHTHOUSE TOLBUHIN IS 35-40 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE OF ISLAND MOHNI IS VERY CLOSE AND CLOSE ICE. FURTHER UP TO TO THE LINE CAPE JUMINDA-ISLAND NAISSAAR-BENGTSKAR IS CLOSE, VERY CLOSE ICE AND NEW ICE. SOUTHWARDS IS VERY OPEN ICE.

IN NARVA BAY NEAR THE COAST IS FAST ICE, FURTHER OUT VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN KUNDA BAY NEAR THE COAST IS FAST ICE, FURTHER OUT VERY CLOSE ICE. IN TALLINN BAY AND IN MUUGA IS OPEN WATER AND NEW ICE. IN VAINAMERI 30-45 CM THICK FAST ICE. ON THE FAIRWAY IS VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN PARNU BAY UP TO LINE LIU-SUURNA CAPE IS 20-35 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER ON THE FAIRWAY UP TO LATITUDE HEINASTE IS CLOSE AND VERY CLOSE ICE FURTHER ON THE FAIRWAY IS CLOSE ICE UP TO LONGITUDE OF VENTSPILS IS CLOSE AND VERY CLOSE ICE.

IN IRBE STRAIT IS VERY CLOSE ICE. FROM 11.02.2026 ICEBREAKER TARMO ASSISTS TO PORTS OF TALLINN AND MUUGA.

German Ice Report - No. 36

2026-02-14

North Sea
In the harbours of Hamburg and in the Elbe estuary, there is very open drifting brash ice or open water, up to 10 cm thick in places. Thin ice may occur in harbours and at some sheltered places in the North Frisian Wadden Sea.

Western Baltic Sea
The Schlei is almost covered by open to close, up to 10 cm thick ice. Further east along the coast, thin ice may occur in sheltered places. In the southern Wismar Bay, there is close to very close, 5-10 cm thick ice. In the Bodden waters south of Darss and Zingst, between Hiddensee and Ruegen and the northern approach to Stralsund, there is very close, up to 20 cm thick ice. At the outer coast of Darss and Zingst, there is very close ice around Prerow.

Southern Baltic Sea
In the eastern approach to Stralsund, the fairway to Greifswald and the Greifswalder Bodden, there is very close, partly rafted, 15-30 cm thick ice. Further out, along the east coast of Ruegen and off Usedom is compacted brash ice or very close ice, partly thicker than 30 cm to about the sea marks Landtief A and Osttief. In the Peenestrom and in the Szczecin Lagoon, there is very close ice and fast ice, 15-30 cm thick, with thicker ice in places.

Outlook
With mostly light frost and a gentle northeasterly to northerly breeze, some ice formation in sheltered places is possible. The ice will drift in southerly directions. Restrictions Ice class E1 or higher is required in the northern approach to Stralsund from the sea mark Gellen to the port of Stralsund. Ice class E2 or higher is required in the eastern approach to Stralsund from the sea marks Landtief B or O 2 to the ports of the Bight of Greifswald, to the harbour Stralsund and to the ports of Peenestrom. Pilotage is only given with icebreaker assistance in the Greifswalder Bodden. Only daytime navigation is allowed in the northern approach to Stralsund, eastern approach to Stralsund from the sea mark Landtief B to the ports of the Bight of Greifswald and to the harbour Stralsund and to the ports of Peenestrom. Several buoys have been removed due to ice in different regions. BSH - Ice Service

LATVIAN ICE REPORT

2026-02-14

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

No report

POLISH ICE REPORT 14.02.26 No. 39

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

RUSSIAN ICE REPORT 13.02.2026

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE HARBOURS OF THE PORT SAINT PETERSBURG AND UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE TOLBUHIN THERE IS FAST ICE 35-40 CM THICK. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND HOGLAND THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY-WHITE ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE ISLAND MOHNI THERE IS CLOSE THE GREY ICE. UP TO LONGITUDE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE PAKRI THERE IS THE NEW ICE. WESTWARD UP IS ICE-FREE. IN THE TOP VYBORG BAY THERE IS FAST ICE 30-35 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY-WHITE ICE. IN THE STRAIT BJERKESUND THERE IS FAST ICE 20-30 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY-WHITE ICE.

IN THE LUGA BAY IS FAST ICE 15-25 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE THERE IS VERY CLOSE THE GREY-WHITE ICE.

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

ISSUED: SATURDAY FEB 14,2026

BAY OF BOTHNIA
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. FAST ICE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS. IN THE N 30-70 CM, IN THE S 15-45 CM. AT SEA 10-45 CM VERY CLOSE, PARTLY RAFTED AND RIDGED ICE. HEAVIEST ICE IN THE NE. ALONG THE SWEDISH SIDE A LEAD WITH THIN LEVEL ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

THE QUARK
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. IN VAASA ARCHIPELAGO, AROUND HOLMÖARNA AND IN BAYS ON THE SWEDISH SIDE 15-40 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA LEVEL ICE AND VERY CLOSE ICE UP TO 30 CM THICK.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COAST AND ON ÅNGERMANÄLVEN 10-45 CM FAST ICE. OFF THE COASTS AND AT SEA LEVEL ICE OR DRIFT ICE, UP TO 30 CM THICK.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH AND E ICE DRIFT.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COAST 10-35 CM FAST OR LEVEL ICE. FURTHER OUT NEW ICE OR DRIFT ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH AND E ICE DRIFT. SEA OF ÅLAND THIN LEVEL ICE CLOSE TO THE COASTS. FURTHER OUT NEW ICE OR BELTS WITH THIN DRIFT ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

ARCHIPELAGO SEA
IN INNER ARCHIPELAGO 10-35 CM FAST ICE. OTHERWISE IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS LEVEL ICE OR NEW ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH. LAKE MÄLAREN IN THE WESTERN PART 10-30 CM FAST ICE. OTHERWISE LEVEL ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

GULF OF FINLAND
IN BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 10-40 CM FAST ICE OR LEVEL ICE. OFF THIS NEW ICE FORMATION. AT SEA IN THE N AND E PART 10-30 CM CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

GULF OF RIGA
THE ENTIRE AREA IS ICE COVERED. IN THE BAYS OF VAINAMERI AND IN PÄRNU BAY, 20-40 CM FAST ICE. OTHERWISE 5-20 CM VERY CLOSE ICE, AND NEW ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

NORTHERN BALTIC
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE IN THE ARCHIPELAGOS AND ALONG THE COAST. IN THE N SOME DRIFT ICE.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST.

CENTRAL BALTIC
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE ALONG THE COASTS.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC
IN THE LAGOONS IN THE SOUTHEAST FAST ICE OR DRIFT ICE, 20-40 CM.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTHERN BALTIC
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE IN KARLSKRONA ARCHIPELAGO. IN THE S BAYS FAST ICE OR VERY CLOSE ICE.
THE COMING DAYS UNCHANGED ICE SITUATION.

WESTERN BALTIC
IN BAYS NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST. THE SOUND NEW ICE MAY BE FOUND IN BAYS.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST.

THE BELTS
NEW ICE MAY BE FOUND IN BAYS.
THE COMING DAYS SOME ICE GROWTH ALONG THE COAST. KATTEGAT NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND IN BAYS. AT SEA IN THE N, NEW ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

SKAGERRAK
NEW ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE MAY BE FOUND IN INNER BAYS, AS WELL AS IN THE IDE FJORD AND THE INNER OSLO FJORD. AT SEA NEW ICE.
THE COMING DAYS CONTINUED ICE GROWTH.

LAKE VÄNERN
IN BAYS AND IN BETWEEN ISLANDS FAST ICE OR LEVEL ICE. FURTHER OUT NEW ICE AND SOME DRIFT ICE.
THE COMING DAYS ICE GROWTH.