Port Essington Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Port Essington 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 08:56 AM and sunset is at 04:16 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Icy conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Air temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:32PM6.08m
1:29AM5.16m
1:10PM6.22m
2:06AM5.28m
1:48PM6.31m
2:43AM5.36m
2:26PM6.33m
3:21AM5.40m
3:04PM6.27m
4:00AM5.41m
3:43PM6.13m
4:40AM5.42m
4:26PM5.90m
5:22AM5.42m
5:13PM5.59m
6:08AM5.45m
6:09PM5.25m
6:59AM5.50m
7:17PM4.92m
7:55AM5.61m
8:35PM4.73m
8:55AM5.78m
9:52PM4.74m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.70m
7:31AM2.31m
8:16PM0.56m
8:08AM2.25m
8:50PM0.48m
8:43AM2.21m
9:25PM0.47m
9:19AM2.20m
9:59PM0.53m
9:56AM2.20m
10:34PM0.66m
10:37AM2.19m
11:10PM0.85m
11:24AM2.17m
11:49PM1.11m
12:17PM2.10m
00:32AM1.42m
1:18PM1.98m
1:20AM1.76m
2:28PM1.76m
2:18AM2.08m
3:43PM1.43m
3:25AM2.30m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
ENE
0
E
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
 mm 
4
max°C
2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-9
-7
-7
-9
-10
-13
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-11
-15
-9
-11
-11
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
0
3
1
3
0
-2
Moonrise
8:29
9:32
10:20
10:53
11:16
11:32
11:43
11:53
12:01
12:09
12:19
12:31
Moonset
2:34
3:19
4:19
5:32
6:53
8:15
9:37
10:58
12:21
1:46
3:16
Sunrise
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:57
8:57
8:59
8:59
8:59
8:59
8:59
8:59
Sunset
4:16
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:23
Today's sea temperature in Port Essington is
7.4° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.2 max: 9.5 min: 6.3°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
Nearest locationNearest