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Tides
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Fish
Marks
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West Mersea tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

West Mersea tide times

Essex · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 15:06, in 7 h 11 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Colne Barrier and Heybridge 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. High02:523.8 m02:21–03:24
2. Low07:200.5 m06:23–08:16
3. High15:063.8 m14:35–15:37
4. Low19:420.5 m18:41–20:42
77Best 23:30–02:303.3 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Monday evening

17:00–18:30

79Good

4h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback rayLight NNE 7 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. High03:253.6 m02:54–03:56
2. Low07:560.4 m06:59–08:52
3. High15:423.6 m15:09–16:15
4. Low20:35

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 3–13 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.0°C

Tide: 4h 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 7 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (0.9 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 14.6°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.764705882352942°C.

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

0.5 m

19:27–21:44

77Best 23:30–02:303.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 7–16 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.9°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High03:583.4 m03:25–04:31
Low08:390.4 m07:40–09:39
High16:203.4 m15:46–16:55
Low22:160.5 m20:19–00:13

76Best 00:30–03:303.0 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:333.1 m03:59–05:07
Low09:400.5 m08:27–10:52
High17:033.1 m16:27–17:39
Low23:350.5 m22:06–01:04

71Best 01:00–04:002.7 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High05:142.9 m04:39–05:49
Low11:390.5 m09:48–13:31
High17:542.7 m17:16–18:32

77Best 17:00–19:002.3 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 7–13 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.7°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:550.5 m00:02–01:48
High06:022.6 m05:25–06:39
Low13:230.5 m12:27–14:18
High19:062.4 m18:16–19:56

79Best 17:00–18:302.1 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:500.4 m01:06–02:34
High07:052.3 m06:21–07:48
Low14:180.5 m13:23–15:12
High21:082.4 m20:13–22:03

No standout fishing times2.0 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 6–14 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:24
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 7–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:27
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: NNE 7–8 mph, gusts 15
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: E 7–15 mph, gusts 30
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.5°C

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