Southend-on-Sea

Southend seafront (east of the pier)

Shore
Faces S
Sand, mud
Deep water 1.7 km out

Promenade beaches east of the pier. Mud and sand flats dry a long way out, so fish from mid tide up.

Fish here

Also caught

Eel May–Oct
Dogfish Sep–Jan

Location is approximate. Check access and safety locally before you go.

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Southend and Clacton Pier tide gauges either side. Heights are above the year's lowest tide. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Science says

Other good times

Hard-fighting predator of surf beaches, rocks and estuaries. Feeds hardest in moving, coloured water at low light.

Suggested baits

Peeler crab
Ragworm
Sandeel
Squid
Lures

Sat 17 Oct · 17:00–18:30
Good · 66

Next 7 days

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High03:005.7 m02:19–03:41
2. Low08:531.1 m07:55–09:51
3. High15:115.8 m14:28–15:53
4. Low