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 06:58 AM and sunset is at 04:08 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12:41PM3.47m
1:29AM2.91m
1:37PM3.33m
2:25AM2.84m
2:35PM3.15m
3:23AM2.77m
3:35PM2.96m
4:21AM2.72m
4:37PM2.79m
5:20AM2.69m
5:40PM2.65m
6:17AM2.69m
6:42PM2.54m
7:10AM2.71m
7:41PM2.49m
8:00AM2.74m
8:35PM2.47m
8:46AM2.78m
9:24PM2.47m
9:29AM2.83m
10:09PM2.48m
10:08AM2.86m
Low Tide
7:21PM-0.40m
7:30AM0.03m
8:16PM-0.28m
8:28AM0.13m
9:12PM-0.13m
9:29AM0.23m
10:09PM0.02m
10:32AM0.30m
11:07PM0.15m
11:37AM0.34m
00:04AM0.26m
12:40PM0.34m
1:00AM0.34m
1:40PM0.31m
1:52AM0.40m
2:34PM0.25m
2:40AM0.43m
3:22PM0.19m
3:24AM0.44m
4:06PM0.13m
4:05AM0.44m
4:46PM0.09m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
N
4
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.9
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1
SSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.4
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.2
E
11
1.5
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
10
SSW
30
W
35
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
N
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
SSW
25
SSW
 mm 
1
1
2
max°C
2
3
2
-5
-5
-7
-2
0
3
7
8
6
2
1
-1
2
2
-3
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-2
1
1
-1
2
2
Moonrise
7:04
8:22
9:36
10:45
11:51
12:54
1:57
3:00
4:04
5:08
6:11
Moonset
10:00
10:38
11:07
11:30
11:51
12:09
12:27
12:47
1:08
1:34
2:04
2:43
Sunrise
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
Sunset
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:08
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:09
4:10
Today's sea temperature in Essex is
8.5° C
(Statistics for 07 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.3 max: 10.0 min: 6.8°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025
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