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 — and sunset is at 06:46 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:21PM2.34m | 9:29AM2.69m | 10:07PM2.49m | 10:16AM2.82m | 10:48PM2.66m | 10:59AM2.94m | 11:26PM2.84m | 11:41AM3.04m | 00:04AM3.01m | 12:23PM3.10m | 00:42AM3.16m | 1:06PM3.11m | 1:22AM3.26m | 1:51PM3.06m | 2:06AM3.29m | 2:40PM2.97m | 2:53AM3.27m | 3:33PM2.83m | 3:46AM3.19m | 4:32PM2.69m | 4:45AM3.07m | 5:38PM2.57m | 5:52AM2.95m | 6:50PM2.51m | 7:06AM2.89m | 8:03PM2.55m | 8:20AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:22AM0.50m | 4:03PM0.24m | 4:11AM0.35m | 4:45PM0.11m | 4:55AM0.18m | 5:23PM-0.01m | 5:37AM0.01m | 6:01PM-0.10m | 6:20AM-0.14m | 6:39PM-0.16m | 7:02AM-0.25m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 7:48AM-0.31m | 8:02PM-0.13m | 8:36AM-0.31m | 8:49PM-0.05m | 9:27AM-0.25m | 9:39PM0.07m | 10:24AM-0.15m | 10:36PM0.20m | 11:28AM-0.03m | 11:41PM0.32m | 12:39PM0.06m | 00:54AM0.37m | 1:51PM0.09m | 2:08AM0.34m | 2:58PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WNW 4 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 6 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Moonrise | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 11:55 | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 2:26 | — | — | — | 3:38 | — |
Moonset | — | — | — | 3:08 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 11:53 | — | — | — | 1:10 | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 3.7° C (Statistics for 14 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 3.3 max: 4.7 min: 1.4°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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