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 07:03 AM and sunset is at 04:08 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
4:37PM2.79m
5:20AM2.69m
5:40PM2.65m
6:17AM2.69m
6:42PM2.54m
7:10AM2.71m
7:41PM2.49m
8:00AM2.74m
8:35PM2.47m
8:46AM2.78m
9:24PM2.47m
9:29AM2.83m
10:09PM2.48m
10:08AM2.86m
10:49PM2.50m
10:45AM2.89m
11:27PM2.51m
11:22AM2.91m
00:04AM2.51m
11:58AM2.92m
00:40AM2.51m
12:35PM2.92m
1:16AM2.52m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.30m
11:07PM0.15m
11:37AM0.34m
00:04AM0.26m
12:40PM0.34m
1:00AM0.34m
1:40PM0.31m
1:52AM0.40m
2:34PM0.25m
2:40AM0.43m
3:22PM0.19m
3:24AM0.44m
4:06PM0.13m
4:05AM0.44m
4:46PM0.09m
4:43AM0.43m
5:24PM0.07m
5:20AM0.41m
6:00PM0.06m
5:56AM0.40m
6:35PM0.05m
6:33AM0.39m
7:11PM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSE
2
1.3
SSE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.6
SE
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
WNW
20
NW
25
S
30
SSE
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
5
W
25
S
30
SSW
15
W
 mm 
13
2
1
1
max°C
-2
-3
-4
-1
-1
-2
2
3
1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
0
0
0
5
5
4
7
9
8
11
4
-2
1
5
5
0
0
-2
6
7
7
Moonrise
11:51
12:54
1:57
3:00
4:04
5:08
6:11
7:10
8:01
8:45
9:21
Moonset
11:51
12:09
12:27
12:47
1:08
1:34
2:04
2:43
3:30
4:25
5:28
6:35
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:10
4:10
4:12
4:12
4:13
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
8.1° C
(Statistics for 11 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.9 max: 10.0 min: 6.0°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025
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