Essex Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 06:58 AM and sunset is at 06:57 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:43AM0.95m | 11:01PM0.96m | 11:19AM0.96m | 11:38PM1.03m | 11:57AM0.94m | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:38PM0.92m | 00:59AM1.12m | 1:23PM0.89m | 1:46AM1.12m | 2:12PM0.85m | 2:37AM1.10m | 3:05PM0.81m | 3:34AM1.05m | 4:03PM0.78m | 4:41AM1.00m | 5:09PM0.76m | 5:54AM0.95m | 6:21PM0.76m | 7:09AM0.93m | 7:32PM0.80m | 8:15AM0.93m | 8:34PM0.86m | 9:09AM0.94m | 9:27PM0.92m | 9:56AM0.94m | 10:13PM0.98m | 10:38AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM-0.03m | 5:23AM-0.06m | 5:38PM-0.06m | 6:08AM-0.10m | 6:17PM-0.07m | 6:55AM-0.13m | 6:58PM-0.06m | 7:44AM-0.13m | 7:43PM-0.03m | 8:38AM-0.11m | 8:33PM0.02m | 9:35AM-0.07m | 9:32PM0.06m | 10:35AM-0.02m | 10:37PM0.09m | 11:37AM0.01m | 11:44PM0.11m | 12:39PM0.03m | 00:52AM0.10m | 1:40PM0.04m | 1:58AM0.09m | 2:38PM0.03m | 3:00AM0.05m | 3:32PM0.01m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:20PM-0.01m | 4:48AM-0.01m | 5:03PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | E 8 | SE 2 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SE 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | ESE 9 | SW 3 | S 3 | |
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clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | mod rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Moonrise | 6:16 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 10:57 | — | — | 12:07 | — | — | 1:22 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:47 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 7:08 |
Moonset | — | 5:38 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 9:18 | — | — | 10:36 | — | — | 11:55 | — | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 2:19 | — | — | 3:15 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 2.4° C (Statistics for 17 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 4.2 max: 6.2 min: 2.5°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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