Storm surges
Reports on storm surges and extreme water levels
North Sea
At the German North Sea coast, in Emden, Bremen and Hamburg, three levels of storm surges are distinguished:
- Storm surge: 1.5 to 2.5 m above mean high water (MHW)
- severe storm surge: 2.5 to 3.5 m above MHW
- Very severe storm surge: more than 3.5 m above MHW
Baltic Sea
At the German Baltic coast four level of storm surges are distinguished:
- Storm surge: 1.00-1.25 m above mean sea level
- medium storm surge: 1.25-1.50 m above mean sea level
- severe storm surge: 1.50-2.00 m above mean sea level
- very severe storm surge: more than 2.00 m above average water level
The reports on the storm surges are only available in German.