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 06:45 AM and sunset is at 07:06 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:34AM0.93m | 8:57PM0.82m | 9:20AM0.98m | 9:41PM0.92m | 10:03AM1.02m | 10:24PM1.03m | 10:46AM1.03m | 11:07PM1.12m | 11:30AM1.02m | 11:52PM1.20m | 12:17PM0.99m | 00:40AM1.23m | 1:07PM0.94m | 1:32AM1.22m | 2:00PM0.90m | 2:27AM1.17m | 2:56PM0.85m | 3:26AM1.10m | 3:55PM0.81m | 4:32AM1.02m | 4:59PM0.79m | 5:44AM0.95m | 6:09PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.05m | 3:09AM0.06m | 3:44PM-0.01m | 4:02AM-0.02m | 4:29PM-0.06m | 4:54AM-0.11m | 5:12PM-0.10m | 5:44AM-0.17m | 5:55PM-0.12m | 6:36AM-0.20m | 6:40PM-0.10m | 7:28AM-0.19m | 7:28PM-0.06m | 8:22AM-0.16m | 8:21PM-0.01m | 9:20AM-0.10m | 9:21PM0.05m | 10:21AM-0.03m | 10:27PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.03m | 11:35PM0.14m | 12:24PM0.07m | 00:42AM0.15m | |||||||||||||
WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | W 2 | WSW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | SE 9 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | S 3 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 2 | SE 8 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | N 4 | NE 2 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 10 | SSW 3 | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | mod rain | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | |
max°C | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Moonrise | 4:53 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 10:45 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — |
Moonset | 2:37 | — | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 11:52 | — | — | — | 1:07 | — | — | 2:11 | — | — | 3:02 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 4.7 °C (Statistics for 25 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 4.6 max: 6.3 min: 3.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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