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 07:05 AM and sunset is at 04:43 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
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
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:30PM2.98m
2:00AM2.83m
2:14PM2.91m
2:43AM2.89m
3:02PM2.82m
3:30AM2.93m
3:57PM2.69m
4:23AM2.95m
4:57PM2.58m
5:21AM2.96m
6:05PM2.50m
6:26AM2.99m
7:17PM2.49m
7:34AM3.05m
8:27PM2.56m
8:39AM3.14m
9:29PM2.68m
9:40AM3.24m
10:25PM2.80m
10:36AM3.31m
11:16PM2.90m
11:28AM3.32m
00:04AM2.97m
12:16PM3.27m
00:49AM2.99m
1:03PM3.16m
1:33AM2.97m
1:49PM3.01m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.10m
7:55PM-0.09m
8:13AM0.08m
8:37PM-0.06m
9:02AM0.06m
9:22PM0.01m
9:56AM0.06m
10:13PM0.09m
10:56AM0.07m
11:10PM0.18m
12:02PM0.06m
00:13AM0.24m
1:12PM0.02m
1:20AM0.24m
2:20PM-0.08m
2:27AM0.18m
3:23PM-0.19m
3:30AM0.08m
4:19PM-0.29m
4:27AM-0.02m
5:11PM-0.35m
5:20AM-0.10m
5:59PM-0.36m
6:10AM-0.13m
6:44PM-0.32m
6:59AM-0.12m
7:28PM-0.22m
7:46AM-0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
4
2.5
ENE
7
3
E
8
3
E
10
2
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.1
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
9
1
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
35
ENE
45
NE
50
NNE
30
N
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
S
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
 mm 
max°C
5
5
-2
-1
-5
-9
-12
-11
-15
-13
-8
-4
-3
-6
-9
-7
-6
-8
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-9
-9
-10
-13
-6
-4
-6
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-1
0
Moonrise
9:03
9:24
9:44
10:08
10:36
11:11
11:57
12:56
2:07
3:25
4:44
6:01
7:13
8:23
9:29
Moonset
9:02
10:12
11:25
12:40
1:59
3:17
4:30
5:32
6:21
6:59
7:29
7:53
8:14
8:34
8:53
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
Sunset
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:02
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
4.8° C
(Statistics for 22 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 4.5 max: 5.8 min: 2.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026
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