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 — and sunset is at 05:43 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
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
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:24PM4.25m
11:00AM5.29m
00:14AM4.61m
11:53AM5.63m
00:53AM5.01m
12:38PM5.98m
1:28AM5.42m
1:19PM6.28m
2:01AM5.80m
1:58PM6.49m
2:33AM6.13m
2:37PM6.58m
3:06AM6.38m
3:16PM6.52m
3:40AM6.53m
3:56PM6.30m
4:15AM6.55m
4:39PM5.93m
4:53AM6.45m
5:27PM5.44m
5:36AM6.23m
6:24PM4.90m
6:28AM5.91m
7:38PM4.43m
7:36AM5.60m
9:14PM4.25m
9:02AM5.46m
Low Tide
5:31PM1.80m
5:20AM3.02m
6:25PM1.42m
6:21AM2.68m
7:06PM1.05m
7:05AM2.29m
7:40PM0.74m
7:42AM1.89m
8:12PM0.51m
8:17AM1.51m
8:42PM0.40m
8:51AM1.17m
9:12PM0.41m
9:26AM0.91m
9:42PM0.56m
10:03AM0.74m
10:13PM0.83m
10:42AM0.71m
10:46PM1.20m
11:27AM0.82m
11:22PM1.64m
12:19PM1.05m
00:04AM2.12m
1:24PM1.33m
00:59AM2.59m
2:51PM1.52m
2:27AM2.92m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod snow
 km/h
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
S
10
E
0
SSW
5
SE
15
E
 mm 
3
15
2
1
1
max°C
5
3
3
3
0
2
3
-1
3
3
1
2
3
-3
0
0
-7
-2
-1
-7
-3
-1
-9
-2
-1
-7
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
1
2
-1
2
3
1
1
1
-1
1
2
0
2
3
1
Moonrise
6:55
7:25
7:45
7:59
8:10
8:19
8:27
8:36
8:46
8:59
9:19
9:49
10:37
11:46
1:13
Moonset
12:59
2:16
3:39
5:04
6:29
7:53
9:19
10:46
12:17
1:51
3:23
4:44
5:45
6:25
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:58
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:54
5:57
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:05
6:07
6:08
6:10
6:13
Today's sea temperature in Port Essington is
6.4° C
(Statistics for 12 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 6.6 max: 8.8 min: 5.4°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026
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