Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Germany

Warnemuende Baltic fishing forecast

Warnemünde

50 Good of 100

Warnemuende Baltic is a saltwater fishing spot in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Anglers here target Atlantic Herring, Atlantic Cod, Garfish, European Flounder. The most productive months are typically March, April, May, September, October, November.

Quick answer

Best monthsMarch, April, May, September

Top speciesAtlantic Herring, Atlantic Cod, Garfish

Score now50/100

Local rulesMecklenburg-Vorpommern

Today’s verdict

Ranks #614 of 644 spots FishRadar scored worldwide today

Trending down — 24 points below this spot’s 7-day average

Score confidence ±4 points, from 8 live signals

The statistical model disagrees with the physics model here today — treat this score with extra caution.

Helping the score most

Water temperature+25.0Waves+9.0Current+6.0

Pressure trend

Pressure stable — fish feeding on their usual rhythm

Next solunar peak

major 08:02

Current conditions

Sea surface temp	18.6 °C
Wind	38 km/h from WNW, gusting 46 km/h
Wave height	0.9 m at 4 s
Current	0.06 m/s toward ENE
Pressure	1020 hPa
Cloud cover	5%
Chlorophyll	7.11 mg/m³
Salinity	10.3 PSU
Mixed-layer depth	12 m
UV index	0
Precipitation (24h)	0.6 mm
Wind sea	0.8 m at 3 s
Ground swell	0.3 m at 4 s from WSW
Current shear (surface vs 50 m)	0.06 → 0.00 m/s

The water here is 4.7 °C warmer than the August average of 13.9 °C. Warmer-than-normal water pushes cool-water species deeper and brings warm-water species in earlier than the calendar suggests. The water is mixed to about 30.0 m, with the thermocline below that.

Updated 1 h ago.

What the score means at Warnemuende Baltic

Warnemuende Baltic currently scores 50 out of 100 (Good). Water temperature is 18.6 °C. 8 forecast signals are active in this score.

Water temperature +25.0: how close the water is to this species mix’s comfort band
Waves +9.0: swell energy stirring the water column
Current +6.0: moving water concentrates bait
Chlorophyll +5.4: plankton density — the base of the food chain
Chlorophyll front +5.0: a plankton edge — classic feeding line
Barometric pressure +3.3: falling pressure often triggers feeding

What’s biting now

The model expects today: sea-trout, garfish, atlantic-halibut, grey-gurnard, atlantic-wolffish, atlantic-salmon, atlantic-mackerel, greenland-halibut

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Bite windows

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit

Solunar day rating

50 / 100

Best months for Warnemuende Baltic:

Score history at this spot

13 days tracked at this exact location

Best recent day: 2026-08-18, 81/100

9 day(s) at 70+ in the tracked period

16 points below the same day last week

About this spot

Water type

Sea · Saltwater

Open coastal saltwater — conditions and safety depend heavily on the live wind, wave, and tide forecast, so check them before you head out.

Access & shore

Fishable from shore · pier

What you can catch

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus
Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua
Garfish

Belone belone
European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Best months by species at Warnemuende Baltic

Atlantic HerringClupea harengus
Atlantic CodGadus morhua
GarfishBelone belone
European FlounderPlatichthys flesus

Typical months; local seasons and closures apply.

Local regulations

Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LALLF M-V), obere Fischereibehörde

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Species	Bag limit	Min size	Open season
Atlantic Cod§ 4 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V (35 cm), superseded for 2026 by Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2454 Art. 10(1)	PROHIBITED — retention banned — Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2454, Article 10(1): "Recreational fisheries of cod shall be prohibited in subdivisions 22 to 32. Any specimen of cod caught accidentally shall be immediately released back into the sea." The German Baltic is ICES subdivisions 22–24; the by-catch retention allowed by Article 10(2) applies only in subdivisions 27 to 32 and therefore NOT in M-V.
RECREATIONAL COD FISHING IS BANNED IN THE WHOLE BALTIC FOR 2026 — this is the single most expensive rule to get wrong on the M-V coast. Regulation (EU) 2025/2454 applies from 1 January to 31 December 2026 and is directly applicable; no German implementing act is needed. § 4 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V still prints a 35 cm minimum size for Dorsch and the LALLF table still prints a 15.01.–31.03. closed season, but both are superseded for 2026 by the EU ban, which LALLF itself flags with footnote ****. A cod taken accidentally must go straight back. The rule is annual: re-check before the 2027 season.
European Flounder§ 4 Nr. 4 KüFVO M-V	—	min 25 cm	Jan 1 – Dec 31
25 cm in the Küstengewässer. No closed season and no daily cap in the KüFVO. Flounder is absent from the BiFVO inland lists.

Licensing:

combined — residents Fischereischein auf Lebenszeit, issued by the local Ordnungsbehörde after passing the Fischereischeinprüfung (exam fee 15 EUR under 18, 25 EUR over 18; licence issue 8 EUR). It is only valid for a given year once the annual Fischereiabgabemarke (10 EUR) is affixed. Compulsory from the completed 14th year of age. On the Küstengewässer an Angelerlaubnis is additionally required: 30 EUR/year (10 EUR under 18), 12 EUR/week, 6 EUR/day. On Binnengewässer the Angelerlaubnis comes from whoever holds the fishing right for that water and its Gewässerordnung can be stricter than this pack., non-residents Touristenfischereischein — a time-limited exception from the exam requirement, valid up to 28 days and renewable within the same calendar year. 24 EUR on paper including the mandatory briefing brochure and the Fischereiabgabemarke, 23 EUR digital, 13 EUR for a renewal certificate. Available from local Ordnungsbehörden and online at erlaubnis.angeln-mv.de. Holders of a valid Fischereischein from another Bundesland or state are exempt from the M-V Fischereiabgabe if they can show the abgabe paid at home.
combined — residents A Fischereischein is required to fish, and it is issued only after passing the Fischerprüfung. In addition, a Fischereierlaubnisschein for the specific water is required — the Fischereischein alone does not entitle you to fish anywhere. Both must be carried. Rules, fees and the minimum age are set by each Bundesland., non-residents Visitors need the same two documents. Several Bundesländer issue a short-term Touristenfischereischein or Urlauberfischereischein without the examination — Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg among them — but not all do, and the conditions differ. Check the Land you intend to fish in before travelling.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has TWO rulebooks and they disagree: the Küstenfischereiverordnung governs the Baltic coast, the Bodden and the Haff, the Binnenfischereiverordnung governs lakes and rivers, and the same fish can carry different minimum sizes and different closed seasons in each. Where they differ FishRadar shows the stricter figure and states the other one in the notes. On top of both, whoever holds the fishing right for the water sets its own Gewässerordnung, which is stricter again and is what your Angelerlaubnis is issued under — that document is the binding one. Cod, salmon and eel are additionally governed by EU regulations that change every year; for 2026 all three are closed to recreational fishers on the coast. You need a Fischereischein (or a Touristenfischereischein) plus an Angelerlaubnis. Always verify with LALLF M-V before you fish.