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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:30PM2.78m
4:07AM2.74m
4:24PM2.72m
4:59AM2.83m
5:24PM2.67m
5:54AM2.94m
6:28PM2.65m
6:52AM3.06m
7:33PM2.66m
7:51AM3.19m
8:36PM2.69m
8:49AM3.28m
9:37PM2.77m
9:47AM3.38m
10:34PM2.85m
10:43AM3.44m
11:28PM2.91m
11:37AM3.44m
00:21AM2.94m
12:30PM3.38m
1:12AM2.94m
1:22PM3.26m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.31m
9:57PM0.08m
10:24AM0.26m
10:48PM0.11m
11:23AM0.19m
11:42PM0.12m
12:27PM0.09m
00:41AM0.13m
1:31PM-0.03m
1:41AM0.11m
2:33PM-0.17m
2:39AM0.10m
3:32PM-0.28m
3:38AM0.03m
4:29PM-0.38m
4:35AM-0.03m
5:22PM-0.44m
5:30AM-0.08m
6:15PM-0.44m
6:23AM-0.08m
7:05PM-0.38m
7:17AM-0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.1
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
25
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
30
SSE
15
SW
40
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
 mm 
3
8
9
1
max°C
-8
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
0
2
4
7
8
4
-3
-4
-3
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-2
0
3
1
-4
-9
-9
Moonrise
10:58
11:18
11:40
12:05
12:37
1:17
2:10
3:17
4:34
5:54
7:12
8:26
Moonset
11:10
12:21
1:36
2:55
4:16
5:36
6:47
7:46
8:30
9:04
9:30
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:23
4:24
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
6.7° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.4 max: 8.0 min: 4.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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