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Forecasts and tides for Southend-on-Sea

The local weather with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions for Southend Lifeboat Station.

5-day weather forecast

Wed

Rain

21°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 21°C

Thu

Sunshine

22°C

Min: 11°C
Max: 22°C

Fri

Sunshine

23°C

Min: 13°C
Max: 23°C

Sat

Rain

22°C

Min: 16°C
Max: 22°C

Sun

Rain

18°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 18°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Wednesday 2 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 4
5am 0.5ft 3
8am 1.5ft 4
11am 1.4ft 4
2pm 1.2ft 4
5pm 1.0ft 4
8pm 1.0ft 5
11pm 1.9ft 3

Thursday 3 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.1ft 4
5am 0.2ft 5
8am 0.2ft 5
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 1.3ft 5
5pm 1.1ft 5
8pm 1.0ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 5
5am 1.5ft 3
8am 0.8ft 5
11am 1.0ft 5
2pm 0.8ft 6
5pm 0.7ft 6
8pm 0.5ft 6
11pm 0.5ft 6

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 5
5am 0.3ft 5
8am 0.2ft 5
11am 0.2ft 5
2pm 2.5ft 4
5pm 2.9ft 5
8pm 3.3ft 4
11pm 3.6ft 5

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.2ft 5
5am 2.9ft 4
8am 2.5ft 4
11am 2.2ft 4
2pm 1.9ft 4
5pm 1.6ft 5
8pm 1.3ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Wednesday 2 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 4
5am 0.6ft 3
8am 1.9ft 4
11am 1.7ft 4
2pm 1.4ft 4
5pm 1.3ft 5
8pm 1.5ft 5
11pm 2.3ft 3

Thursday 3 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 5
5am 0.2ft 5
8am 2.3ft 5
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 1.7ft 5
5pm 1.5ft 5
8pm 1.4ft 5
11pm 1.3ft 5

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.2ft 5
5am 1.7ft 5
8am 1.1ft 5
11am 1.1ft 6
2pm 1.0ft 6
5pm 0.9ft 6
8pm 0.8ft 6
11pm 0.6ft 6

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 6
5am 0.4ft 6
8am 0.3ft 6
11am 0.3ft 5
2pm 0.2ft 5
5pm 3.5ft 5
8pm 3.8ft 5
11pm 4.3ft 5

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.9ft 5
5am 3.4ft 5
8am 3.2ft 4
11am 2.7ft 4
2pm 1.4ft 4
5pm 2.2ft 5
8pm 1.6ft 5
11pm 1.1ft 5

Wednesday 2 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 4
5am 0.5ft 3
8am 1.5ft 4
11am 1.4ft 4
2pm 1.2ft 4
5pm 1.0ft 4
8pm 1.0ft 5
11pm 1.9ft 3

Thursday 3 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.1ft 4
5am 0.2ft 5
8am 0.2ft 5
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 1.3ft 5
5pm 1.1ft 5
8pm 1.0ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 5
5am 1.5ft 3
8am 0.8ft 5
11am 1.0ft 5
2pm 0.8ft 6
5pm 0.7ft 6
8pm 0.5ft 6
11pm 0.5ft 6

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 5
5am 0.3ft 5
8am 0.2ft 5
11am 0.2ft 5
2pm 2.5ft 4
5pm 2.9ft 5
8pm 3.3ft 4
11pm 3.6ft 5

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.2ft 5
5am 2.9ft 4
8am 2.5ft 4
11am 2.2ft 4
2pm 1.9ft 4
5pm 1.6ft 5
8pm 1.3ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Wednesday 2 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 4
5am 0.6ft 4
8am 2.3ft 4
11am 1.6ft 4
2pm 1.4ft 4
5pm 1.3ft 5
8pm 1.4ft 5
11pm 2.0ft 3

Thursday 3 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.3ft 3
5am 2.3ft 5
8am 1.9ft 5
11am 1.8ft 5
2pm 1.6ft 5
5pm 1.5ft 5
8pm 1.3ft 5
11pm 1.2ft 5

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.2ft 5
5am 1.2ft 5
8am 1.1ft 5
11am 1.2ft 6
2pm 1.0ft 6
5pm 0.8ft 6
8pm 0.7ft 6
11pm 0.6ft 6

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 6
5am 0.4ft 6
8am 0.3ft 5
11am 0.2ft 5
2pm 0.2ft 5
5pm 3.0ft 5
8pm 4.5ft 5
11pm 4.5ft 5

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.0ft 5
5am 3.5ft 5
8am 3.2ft 4
11am 2.7ft 4
2pm 2.1ft 4
5pm 1.6ft 5
8pm 1.8ft 5
11pm 2.1ft 4

Wednesday 2 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 4
5am 0.5ft 3
8am 1.1ft 4
11am 1.4ft 4
2pm 1.3ft 4
5pm 1.1ft 4
8pm 1.0ft 4
11pm 0.3ft 4

Thursday 3 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 5
5am 0.3ft 5
8am 0.3ft 5
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 0.2ft 5
5pm 1.2ft 5
8pm 1.0ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 5
5am 0.7ft 5
8am 0.2ft 4
11am 0.8ft 5
2pm 0.7ft 5
5pm 0.7ft 5
8pm 0.6ft 5
11pm 0.5ft 5

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 5
5am 0.3ft 5
8am 0.2ft 5
11am 0.2ft 5
2pm 2.7ft 4
5pm 3.3ft 5
8pm 2.6ft 4
11pm 3.0ft 5

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.9ft 5
5am 2.5ft 5
8am 2.0ft 5
11am 1.9ft 5
2pm 2.3ft 5
5pm 2.1ft 5
8pm 1.5ft 5
11pm 1.3ft 5