Essex Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 04:24 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
8:37AM1.15m
8:58PM0.78m
9:30AM1.17m
9:50PM0.81m
10:22AM1.17m
10:42PM0.84m
11:14AM1.14m
11:35PM0.85m
12:05PM1.09m
00:30AM0.86m
Low Tide
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
3:27PM-0.17m
3:21AM-0.08m
4:19PM-0.20m
4:16AM-0.11m
5:09PM-0.21m
5:08AM-0.12m
5:58PM-0.20m
6:02AM-0.10m
6:48PM-0.17m
6:57AM-0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
SW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
E
11
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
1.7
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
E
12
0.6
SW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SW
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
20
W
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
 mm 
13
1
2
3
max°C
6
4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
-3
0
0
7
7
8
1
-2
-3
-2
1
1
-1
-6
-5
2
1
-2
-8
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
0
2
3
2
Moonrise
10:42
11:04
11:25
11:48
12:15
12:47
1:29
2:23
3:29
4:46
6:05
7:22
Moonset
10:08
11:17
12:27
1:40
2:58
4:18
5:37
6:48
7:47
8:32
9:07
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
Sunset
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:29
4:30
4:30
4:31
4:32
4:34
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
6.2° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.8 max: 10.0 min: 5.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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