Southend Pier (pier head)

Southend-on-Sea

Bass at Southend Pier (pier head) · Tidefinder

Top pick this week
Thursday morning
07:00–09:00
76Good
- 4h into the flood
- Dawn
- Neaps
Fish activity · more fish, better chance. Tap for why
BassLight SSW 11 mph
Where they're caught
- BassExpected here
  Expected here, not yet confirmed. Caught at Thorpe Bay, 3.0 km away.
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DawnMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light SSW 11 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.1 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.3°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
2nd best this week
Sunday evening
17:00–19:00
74Good
- Around high water
- Dusk
- Neaps
Fish activity · more fish, better chance. Tap for why
BassLight N 9 mph
Where they're caught
- BassExpected here
  Expected here, not yet confirmed. Caught at Thorpe Bay, 3.0 km away.
Why this time?
Tide: Around high waterBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DuskMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light N 9 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.5 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.9°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
3rd best this week
Monday evening
17:00–18:30
73Good
- 4h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
Fish activity · more fish, better chance. Tap for why
BassLight E 9 mph
Where they're caught
- BassExpected here
  Expected here, not yet confirmed. Caught at Thorpe Bay, 3.0 km away.
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DuskMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light E 9 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.2 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.7°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
4th best this week
Wednesday morning
07:00–09:00
73Good
- 4h into the flood
- Dawn
- Neaps
Fish activity · more fish, better chance. Tap for why
BassLight ENE 4 mph
Where they're caught
- BassExpected here
  Expected here, not yet confirmed. Caught at Thorpe Bay, 3.0 km away.
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DawnMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light ENE 4 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.2 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.4°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
5th best this week
Tuesday evening
17:00–18:30
70Good
- 3h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
Fish activity · more fish, better chance. Tap for why
BassLight E 9 mph
Where they're caught
- BassExpected here
  Expected here, not yet confirmed. Caught at Thorpe Bay, 3.0 km away.
Why this time?
Tide: 3h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DuskMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light E 9 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.2 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.5°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score

Southend Pier (pier head)

Southend Pier (pier head)

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