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 06:09 AM and sunset is at 07:30 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:47AM0.95m
11:04PM1.19m
11:29AM0.94m
11:46PM1.24m
12:15PM0.94m
00:33AM1.25m
1:04PM0.92m
1:24AM1.23m
1:57PM0.90m
2:21AM1.18m
2:53PM0.88m
3:23AM1.11m
3:54PM0.87m
4:29AM1.04m
5:00PM0.86m
5:39AM0.98m
6:10PM0.88m
6:49AM0.94m
7:19PM0.92m
7:52AM0.91m
8:19PM0.98m
8:47AM0.89m
9:09PM1.03m
9:34AM0.87m
9:52PM1.08m
10:16AM0.86m
10:31PM1.11m
10:57AM0.85m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.01m
5:48AM-0.12m
5:45PM-0.00m
6:36AM-0.15m
6:31PM0.01m
7:27AM-0.14m
7:20PM0.03m
8:20AM-0.10m
8:16PM0.07m
9:17AM-0.05m
9:19PM0.11m
10:17AM-0.00m
10:26PM0.13m
11:18AM0.04m
11:34PM0.15m
12:18PM0.07m
00:41AM0.16m
1:16PM0.08m
1:46AM0.15m
2:11PM0.09m
2:48AM0.13m
3:03PM0.09m
3:45AM0.10m
3:51PM0.10m
4:34AM0.06m
4:34PM0.12m
5:18AM0.04m
5:14PM0.15m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
E
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
NW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
SE
3
0.1
SE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
E
10
0.4
NW
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
W
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
E
11
0.4
NW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
2
0.2
ESE
2
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
15
W
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
10
W
10
E
15
NE
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
E
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
N
10
SE
10
SE
 mm 
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
max°C
24
26
18
21
24
17
12
13
9
11
7
5
5
7
5
5
7
9
15
17
13
10
14
11
7
11
9
9
12
8
11
14
11
11
13
13
15
17
13
12
16
13
11
15
13
11
13
Moonrise
5:24
5:50
6:21
6:59
7:47
8:47
9:57
11:12
12:27
1:39
2:47
3:53
4:58
6:02
7:06
8:11
Moonset
6:53
8:12
9:33
10:54
12:08
1:10
1:59
2:36
3:06
3:31
3:53
4:13
4:33
4:54
5:18
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
5.9° C
(Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 6.4 max: 8.2 min: 4.3°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026
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