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Southend Beach

Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Southend Beach 3 photos

  • Southend-on-Sea: by the Thames estuary

    Southend-on-Sea: by the Thames estuary. Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Southend-on-Sea: looking across the Thames estuary from Eastern Esplanade

    Southend-on-Sea: looking across the Thames estuary from Eastern Esplanade. Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Southend-on-Sea: Hard Looking North Northeast towards Lifstan Way 2005 Taken with a Fuji FinePix 2400 compact digital camera. These "hards" become visible when the tide is out. This is part of the Tha

    Southend-on-Sea: Hard Looking North Northeast towards Lifstan Way 2005 Taken with a Fuji FinePix 2400 compact digital camera. These "hards" become visible when the tide is out. This is part of the Tha. Trevor Durritt LRPS, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
4628 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.9Poor8 am2616
2.1Poor9 am2515
2.3Poor10 am2012
2.6Poor11 am85
2.6Poor12 pm127
2.5Poor1 pm159
2.2Poor2 pm2213
2.2Poor3 pm2415
1.3Poor4 pm3522
1.3Poor5 pm2817
Sat
5.1Fair8 am2113
4.9Fair9 am2113
4.4Fair10 am1811
3.9Poor11 am1912
3.2Poor12 pm2214
2.7Poor1 pm2515
2.1Poor2 pm2616
1.8Poor3 pm2817
1.6Poor4 pm2918
1.6Poor5 pm3220
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.6 m. High at 11 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 5 am, -2.1 mHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.1 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground340 m0.2 mi awaySouthchurch Park Playground
  • Boat ramp310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m540 ftLifstan Way South
Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miSouthend-on-Sea (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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