West Mersea (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Mersea

    Today (17 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    19
    S
    23
    S
    26
    S
    28
    S
    30
    S
    31
    S
    33
    S
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    24
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    36
    35
    31
    25
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    27
    33
    37
    41
    43
    43
    43
    43
    42
    38
    36
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    22
    19
    17
    15
    15
    16
    18
    22
    25
    27
    29
    30
    32
    33
    34
    31
    27
    24
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    23
    24
    24
    22
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    8
    7
    7
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    18
    18
    18
    8
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    11
    11
    13
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    17
    17
    17
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    16
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from West Mersea tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Wet and windy in the evening, clearing overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy and windy, with the odd outbreak of rain in the evening. A band of rain moving in from the west during the late evening, turning heavy at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy and wet, with strong winds. Gales possible along the coast and over high ground. Rain will be heavy at times, before the wind and rain ease overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier but breezy on Friday. Saturday similar but probably clouding over with chance of evening rain arriving. Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain at times. Temperatures near normal.

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