According to § 49 1 of the Maritime Safety Act, the Estonian Environment Agency provides hydrometeorological services, including preparing ice forecasts and ice maps for Estonian marine areas. The Estonian Environment Agency represents Estonia’s national ice service in providing ice information for the Baltic Sea.

The tasks of the Estonian Environment Agency are to organise and manage a network of meteorological observations in Estonia, collect meteorological observation data and prepare weather forecasts for the territory of Estonia. The network of meteorological observations includes both in situ measurements and remote sensing measurements.