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Tides
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Fish
Marks
Water quality
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Tide times nearby

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South Woodham Ferrers tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

South Woodham Ferrers tide times

Essex · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 15:14, in 5 h 52 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Heybridge and Southend 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. High03:024.7 m02:28–03:35
2. Low08:370.8 m07:07–10:06
3. High15:144.7 m14:39–15:50
4. Low21:060.8 m19:29–22:42
No standout fishing times3.9 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–18:30

78Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Dover sole, Bass, FlounderLight ENE 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. High03:344.5 m02:59–04:09
2. Low09:020.8 m07:43–10:21
3. High15:514.5 m15:15–16:26
4. Low21:37

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:19
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SW 2–14 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.6°C

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 ENE 7 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.3 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 15.5°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

0.8 m

20:11–23:03

77Best 00:00–03:003.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 7–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.5°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High04:074.3 m03:32–04:42
Low09:390.8 m08:23–10:55
High16:294.3 m15:53–17:06
Low22:230.9 m21:00–23:47

76Best 00:00–03:003.5 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:434.0 m04:06–05:21
Low10:350.8 m09:12–11:59
High17:134.0 m16:35–17:51
Low23:261.0 m22:08–00:44

No standout fishing times3.2 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High05:253.8 m04:47–06:02
Low11:481.0 m10:20–13:15
High18:063.6 m17:25–18:47

77Best 17:00–19:002.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 7–12 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.7°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:421.1 m23:44–01:41
High06:153.5 m05:34–06:55
Low13:161.0 m12:15–14:18
High19:203.3 m18:28–20:12

77Best 17:00–18:302.5 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:511.1 m01:04–02:38
High07:213.2 m06:31–08:10
Low14:280.9 m13:32–15:25
High21:133.4 m20:16–22:10

78Best 17:00–18:302.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NW 6–13 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 17:59
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 7–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:55
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ENE 6–12 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.6°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: ENE 6–8 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.5°C

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