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 04:09 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:00AM2.74m | 8:35PM2.47m | 8:46AM2.78m | 9:24PM2.47m | 9:29AM2.83m | 10:09PM2.48m | 10:08AM2.86m | 10:49PM2.50m | 10:45AM2.89m | 11:27PM2.51m | 11:22AM2.91m | 00:04AM2.51m | 11:58AM2.92m | 00:40AM2.51m | 12:35PM2.92m | 1:16AM2.52m | 1:14PM2.90m | 1:54AM2.55m | 1:56PM2.88m | 2:35AM2.59m | 2:40PM2.84m | 3:19AM2.65m | 3:30PM2.78m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.25m | 2:40AM0.43m | 3:22PM0.19m | 3:24AM0.44m | 4:06PM0.13m | 4:05AM0.44m | 4:46PM0.09m | 4:43AM0.43m | 5:24PM0.07m | 5:20AM0.41m | 6:00PM0.06m | 5:56AM0.40m | 6:35PM0.05m | 6:33AM0.39m | 7:11PM0.05m | 7:11AM0.37m | 7:48PM0.05m | 7:53AM0.36m | 8:28PM0.06m | 8:39AM0.34m | 9:11PM0.07m | 9:29AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
NNW 4 | NW 4 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WNW 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | E 10 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | |
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clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | mod rain | rain shwrs | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | mod snow | light rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |
max°C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Moonrise | 3:00 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:37 | — | — | 10:58 | — |
Moonset | 1:08 | — | — | 1:34 | — | — | 2:04 | — | — | 2:43 | — | — | — | 3:30 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:15 |
Today's sea temperature in Essex is 7.7° C (Statistics for 15 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.5 max: 9.3 min: 6.0°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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