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Manningtree tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Manningtree tide times

Essex · today and the next six days

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Colne Barrier and Harwich 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.

Fish

Any species
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

When

Any time
Daylight
After dark
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Science says

Other good times

Shoaling autumn and winter fish that bites freely after dark.

Suggested baits

Fish strip
Lugworm
Squid

No other good times this week.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Merlangius merlangus and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026) and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified).

About whitingKeep from 27 cmThree dorsal fins and two anal fins, like cod, but slimmer and silvery.

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. High02:333.6 m02:00–03:06
2. Low07:340.4 m06:36–08:32
3. High14:473.7 m14:13–15:21

Top pick this week
Tuesday evening
17:00–18:30
81Excellent
- 3h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
WhitingLight NW 3 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 3h into the floodShoals move in on the flood, most active through the middle of it.
Light: DuskCome close in as the light goes.
Tide size: NeapsBite on most tides; middling sizes are easiest to fish.
Season: Peak season in OctoberSeptember to February, best October to December.
Wind: Light NW 3 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.0 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 14.5°CComfortable between 5 and 14°C, best around 9°C.
How we score
2nd best this week
Monday evening
17:00–18:30
78Good
- 4h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
WhitingLight E 8 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodShoals move in on the flood, most active through the middle of it.
Light: DuskCome close in as the light goes.
Tide size: NeapsBite on most tides; middling sizes are easiest to fish.
Season: Peak season in OctoberSeptember to February, best October to December.
Wind: Light E 8 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.3 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 14.5°CComfortable between 5 and 14°C, best around 9°C.
How we score
3rd best this week
Sunday evening
17:00–17:30
71Good
- 5h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
WhitingLight NNE 11 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 5h into the floodShoals move in on the flood, most active through the middle of it.
Light: DuskCome close in as the light goes.
Tide size: NeapsBite on most tides; middling sizes are easiest to fish.
Season: Peak season in OctoberSeptember to February, best October to December.
Wind: Light NNE 11 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 14.8°CComfortable between 5 and 14°C, best around 9°C.
How we score

Low

19:59

0.4 m

18:58–21:00

No standout fishing times3.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 3–11 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.0°C

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides

High03:063.5 m02:32–03:40
Low08:060.4 m07:12–09:01
High15:233.5 m14:47–15:59
Low20:370.5 m19:38–21:37

No standout fishing times3.1 m range

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High03:383.3 m03:03–04:14
Low08:470.4 m07:51–09:43
High16:023.3 m15:25–16:39
Low21:280.6 m20:24–22:32

No standout fishing times2.9 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:153.1 m03:38–04:52
Low09:380.5 m08:38–10:39
High16:463.1 m16:07–17:24
Low22:450.7 m21:23–00:08

No standout fishing times2.6 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:562.9 m04:19–05:33
Low11:060.6 m09:37–12:35
High17:382.8 m16:57–18:19

71Best 17:00–17:302.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 17:55
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 8–13 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.9°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:130.8 m23:01–01:26
High05:462.6 m05:06–06:27
Low12:450.7 m11:32–13:59
High18:532.5 m18:01–19:44

78Best 17:00–18:302.0 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:310.8 m00:44–02:19
High06:522.4 m06:04–07:40
Low14:030.6 m13:07–14:59
High20:482.5 m19:50–21:47

81Best 17:00–18:302.0 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 18:01
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 7–15 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 17:59
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 6–14 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 9–14 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:27
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: N 7–9 mph, gusts 15
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:51
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: WSW 1–6 mph
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.4°C

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