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 06:26 AM and sunset is at 06:44 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Fri night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Mon 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:16AM2.27m | 7:25PM2.58m | 8:14AM2.31m | 8:23PM2.63m | 9:06AM2.40m | 9:16PM2.71m | 9:52AM2.53m | 10:02PM2.81m | 10:32AM2.67m | 10:44PM2.90m | 11:09AM2.82m | 11:24PM2.98m | 11:45AM2.97m | 00:04AM3.02m | 12:21PM3.09m | 00:45AM3.04m | 12:59PM3.19m | 1:28AM3.01m | 1:40PM3.25m | 2:14AM2.94m | 2:26PM3.25m | 3:04AM2.84m | 3:16PM3.20m | 4:00AM2.72m | 4:13PM3.12m | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:17PM3.03m | 6:11AM2.58m | 6:28PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.67m | 2:09AM0.46m | 2:15PM0.63m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:09PM0.53m | 3:49AM0.31m | 3:57PM0.41m | 4:29AM0.22m | 4:40PM0.27m | 5:07AM0.12m | 5:21PM0.13m | 5:42AM0.05m | 6:01PM-0.00m | 6:19AM-0.00m | 6:42PM-0.11m | 6:57AM-0.02m | 7:24PM-0.17m | 7:38AM-0.01m | 8:10PM-0.20m | 8:22AM0.05m | 8:59PM-0.17m | 9:10AM0.13m | 9:54PM-0.09m | 10:05AM0.23m | 10:54PM-0.01m | 11:07AM0.31m | 00:01AM0.07m | 12:16PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | E 10 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
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cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
Moonrise | — | 3:54 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 10:18 | — | — | 11:31 | — | — | — | 12:48 | — |
Moonset | — | — | — | 12:48 | — | — | 1:54 | — | — | 3:01 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 11:27 | — | — | 12:41 | — | — | 1:47 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | — | 3:23 | — | — | 3:56 |
 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 18.2°C (Statistics for 20 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 17.0 max: 18.2 min: 14.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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