Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness East Beach

Shore
Faces SE
Sand, shingle
Deep water 3.1 km out

Facing out towards the open estuary mouth, so it sees more tide and more sea than the town beaches.

Fish here

Also caught

Eel May–Oct
Mackerel Jun–Oct
Dab Oct–Mar
Pouting Oct–Mar

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

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Southend 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.

Science says

Other good times

Shoaling autumn and winter fish that bites freely after dark.

Suggested baits

Fish strip
Lugworm
Squid

Tue 20 Oct · 07:00–07:30
Fair · 63
Peak season in October · Light NE 10 mph, cross-shore · 5h into the flood · Dawn · Neaps · Slight (0.7 m waves) · Sea 15.3°C

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. High03:025.4 m02:24–03:40
2. Low08:521.0 m07:43–10:01
3. High15:145.4 m14:35–15:53