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 — and sunset is at 04:22 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
00:59AM0.74m
1:04PM0.93m
1:45AM0.74m
1:43PM0.91m
2:31AM0.76m
2:24PM0.87m
3:18AM0.79m
3:09PM0.83m
4:08AM0.84m
4:03PM0.78m
5:01AM0.91m
5:05PM0.74m
5:57AM0.98m
6:10PM0.72m
6:53AM1.05m
7:11PM0.73m
7:47AM1.11m
8:05PM0.75m
8:37AM1.15m
8:58PM0.78m
9:30AM1.17m
9:50PM0.81m
10:22AM1.17m
Low Tide
6:58PM-0.01m
6:53AM0.14m
7:41PM-0.01m
7:43AM0.16m
8:27PM-0.01m
8:38AM0.16m
9:13PM-0.01m
9:37AM0.15m
10:00PM-0.00m
10:38AM0.12m
10:48PM0.00m
11:38AM0.06m
11:38PM0.00m
12:38PM0.00m
00:32AM-0.00m
1:37PM-0.06m
1:28AM-0.02m
2:34PM-0.12m
2:24AM-0.04m
3:27PM-0.17m
3:21AM-0.08m
4:19PM-0.20m
4:16AM-0.11m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
2
0.6
WNW
3
1.1
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
W
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
N
3
0.2
E
11
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SE
5
0.7
W
4
1.2
W
4
1.4
W
5
1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
WSW
3
1.1
SW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
W
35
NW
25
NNW
10
WNW
25
SW
20
W
25
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
25
SW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
 mm 
2
5
2
4
max°C
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
-1
3
3
0
-5
-4
-5
-1
0
5
8
6
1
-1
-3
-5
-2
-2
-4
0
0
0
2
2
3
-6
-6
-8
-8
Moonrise
9:54
10:19
10:42
11:04
11:25
11:48
12:15
12:47
1:29
2:23
3:29
Moonset
6:46
7:53
9:01
10:08
11:17
12:27
1:40
2:58
4:18
5:37
6:48
7:47
Sunrise
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
Sunset
4:22
4:23
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:29
4:30
4:30
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
6.4° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 10.0 min: 6.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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