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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:22 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:04AM0.98m | 11:31PM0.75m | 11:45AM0.97m | 00:15AM0.74m | 12:25PM0.95m | 00:59AM0.74m | 1:04PM0.93m | 1:45AM0.74m | 1:43PM0.91m | 2:31AM0.76m | 2:24PM0.87m | 3:18AM0.79m | 3:09PM0.83m | 4:08AM0.84m | 4:03PM0.78m | 5:01AM0.91m | 5:05PM0.74m | 5:57AM0.98m | 6:10PM0.72m | 6:53AM1.05m | 7:11PM0.73m | 7:47AM1.11m | 8:05PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM-0.01m | 5:29AM0.13m | 6:16PM-0.01m | 6:09AM0.13m | 6:58PM-0.01m | 6:53AM0.14m | 7:41PM-0.01m | 7:43AM0.16m | 8:27PM-0.01m | 8:38AM0.16m | 9:13PM-0.01m | 9:37AM0.15m | 10:00PM-0.00m | 10:38AM0.12m | 10:48PM0.00m | 11:38AM0.06m | 11:38PM0.00m | 12:38PM0.00m | 00:32AM-0.00m | 1:37PM-0.06m | 1:28AM-0.02m | 2:34PM-0.12m | 2:24AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
NW 3 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 2 | SE 10 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SW 3 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | E 12 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 4 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | heavy rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Moonrise | 8:02 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:42 | — | — | 11:04 | — | — | 11:25 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:15 | — | — | 12:47 | — | — | 1:29 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 4:38 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 11:17 | — | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 1:40 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:29 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 6.5° C (Statistics for 20 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.3 max: 10.0 min: 6.9°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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