North Sea weather: Calm conditions prevail across most of the North Sea

A frontal trough will cross the North Sea on Tuesday, likely bringing the strongest winds and highest waves of the week to the southern and central North Sea on that day. Southwesterly winds will range between 20 and 30 knots across the entire North Sea, while significant wave heights will vary from 1.0 to 2.0 metres in Thames to between 4.0 and 5.0 meters in Viking.

High pressure begins to build over England on Wednesday, moving northeast across the central North Sea on Thursday and settling over Scandinavia by Friday. As low-pressure systems continue to affect Iceland and the Norwegian Sea, strong southerly winds will persist over Viking and the northern part of Forties. Calm conditions are expected over the central and southern North Sea. However, attention should be given to the potential development of east-northeasterly winds, which may strengthen in the southern North Sea.

Significant wave heights are expected to remain below 2.5 meters in the southern and central North Sea from Wednesday onward, while waves in the north will range between 3.5 and 4.5 meters.