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Tides
Fish
Marks
Water quality
Log
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Tides
Fish
Marks
Water quality
Log
Alerts

Tide times nearby

Hadleigh4 km away
Canvey Island4 km away
Leigh on Sea6 km away
Battlesbridge8 km away
Southend-on-Sea11 km away
Rochford11 km away

South Benfleet tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

South Benfleet tide times

Essex · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 09:12, in 1 h 59 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Southend and Tilbury 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.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High03:156.1 m02:33–03:56
2. Low09:121.2 m08:13–10:11
3. High15:266.1 m14:42–16:09
4. Low21:361.2 m20:38–22:35
No standout fishing times4.9 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Monday evening

17:00–19:00

77Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Dover soleLight NNE 9 mph

Why this time?

Rest of the week

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

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High03:455.9 m03:03–04:27
2. Low09:401.2 m08:40–10:39
3. High16:005.9 m15:16–16:44
4. Low22:05

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SW 4–13 mph, gusts 24

Tide: 3h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DuskMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: NeapsBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Light NNE 9 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.

Every good time this week

What are you after?

Pick a fish to see its best times here. In-season fish come first.

Fish

Bass, peak season
Whiting, peak season
Thornback ray, good season
Cod, good season
Dover sole, good season
Flounder, good season
Thin-lipped mullet, good season
Smoothhound, occasional this month

1.3 m

21:06–23:04

75Best 00:00–03:004.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 7–15 mph, gusts 28

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High04:185.7 m03:34–05:01
Low10:151.3 m09:15–11:15
High16:405.7 m15:55–17:24
Low22:421.5 m21:44–23:39

74Best 00:30–03:304.4 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:555.5 m04:11–05:40
Low10:591.5 m10:01–11:57
High17:275.4 m16:41–18:13
Low23:301.8 m22:34–00:25

69Best 01:30–04:304.0 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High05:395.2 m04:54–06:24
Low11:561.7 m10:57–12:56
High18:255.1 m17:36–19:13

76Best 17:00–19:003.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 7–13 mph, gusts 24

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:332.0 m23:39–01:26
High06:345.0 m05:47–07:20
Low13:121.9 m12:15–14:09
High19:424.9 m18:48–20:36

77Best 17:00–19:003.1 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:482.2 m00:57–02:38
High07:464.7 m06:51–08:40
Low14:371.9 m13:37–15:36
High21:144.9 m20:19–22:10

No standout fishing times3.1 m range

Best marks nearby

1Chainrock JettyTomorrow night 01:30 · 5 km · whiting, thornback ray83
2Egypt Bay BeachMonday evening 17:00 · 8 km · whiting, bass83
3Canvey Island, Thorney BayTonight 00:30 · 5 km · whiting, bass81
4Two Tree IslandMonday evening 17:00 · 6 km · whiting, bass81
5Canvey Island, Concord BeachTonight 00:30 · 6 km · whiting, bass81

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 7–13 mph, gusts 25

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 7–15 mph, gusts 28

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: NNE 8–11 mph, gusts 20

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: E 3–9 mph, gusts 26

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