Beach Weather in West Mersea Beach, Essex, United Kingdom

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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Best
Best
Best
Best
Tan
Tan
Sea
14°
 
Sea
13°
 
Sea
13°
 
Sea
15°
 
Sea
17°
 
Sea
21°
Swim
Sea
22°
Swim
Sea
24°
Swim
Sea
22°
Swim
Sea
19°
Swim
Sea
17°
 
Sea
15°
 

Beach Weather Today in West Mersea Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 21° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 18° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 4%.

The winds will be side shore and moderate at 22kmh from the East. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling fresher.

West Mersea Beach faces South and sunset will be visible over the beach shoreline to the West at 08:21 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in West Mersea Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 21° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 19° which is comfortable for swimming though some may prefer warmer water.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will have 0.4mm of rain and Sunday will be dry. Expect some sunshine and occasionally cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 50%.

WEST MERSEA BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

Fri 14th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
22° 22° 20° 26° 31° 34° 33° 21°
2% 3% 4% 3% 0% 4% 12% 10%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Sat 15th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
20° 19° 19° 22° 27° 23° 21° 19°
46% 80% 88% 20% 83% 100% 76% 22%
0.0mm 0.4mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Sun 16th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
16° 15° 15° 19° 22° 23° 21° 18°
25% 53% 71% 23% 54% 29% 22% 22%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
Mon 17th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
17° 17° 15° 19° 23° 25° 23° 18°
15% 90% 29% 15% 32% 45% 27% 52%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Tue 18th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
19° 17° 18° 16° 17° 27° 29° 25°
48% 45% 82% 100% 100% 60% 39% 33%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.1mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Wed 19th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
21° 20° 19° 21° 24° 25° 24° 21°
49% 78% 90% 44% 51% 51% 33% 24%
0.0mm 0.1mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
Thu 20th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
19° 16° 14° 18° 21° 24° 22° 18°
21% 25% 30% 20% 17% 11% 17% 26%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
20°
Fri 14th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
13
kmh
12
kmh
12
kmh
11
kmh
13
kmh
13
kmh
22
kmh
19
kmh
0.2m
0.3m
0.2m
0.2m
0.3m
0.6m
0.3m
0.8m
3.6s 3.5s 3.4s 3.8s 3.7s 3.6s 2.4s 2.6s
Sat 15th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14
kmh
17
kmh
15
kmh
13
kmh
23
kmh
19
kmh
22
kmh
19
kmh
0.4m
0.7m
0.5m
0.5m
0.7m
0.4m
0.5m
0.6m
2.6s 1.4s 2.6s 2.7s 2.7s 2.7s 1.9s 1.9s
Sun 16th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
16
kmh
18
kmh
17
kmh
15
kmh
17
kmh
17
kmh
18
kmh
14
kmh
0.4m
0.3m
0.3m
0.1m
0.1m
0.4m
0.1m
0.2m
2.0s 4.1s 4.2s 4.0s 3.6s 3.5s 3.2s 3.4s
Mon 17th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14
kmh
6
kmh
8
kmh
9
kmh
10
kmh
18
kmh
18
kmh
23
kmh
0.3m
0.3m
0.2m
0.1m
0.3m
0.4m
0.5m
0.1m
3.7s 3.6s 2.6s 2.4s 4.0s 4.0s 2.4s 2.6s
Tue 18th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
28
kmh
27
kmh
30
kmh
27
kmh
26
kmh
17
kmh
17
kmh
27
kmh
0.4m
0.9m
0.9m
0.8m
0.8m
0.7m
0.7m
0.5m
2.8s 2.3s 2.3s 3.6s 3.5s 3.1s 6.6s 3.3s
Wed 19th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
34
kmh
26
kmh
26
kmh
19
kmh
8
kmh
9
kmh
5
kmh
5
kmh
0.1m
0.8m
0.9m
1.1m
0.9m
0.5m
0.8m
0.7m
2.9s 3.1s 1.8s 1.8s 1.6s 3.1s 3.1s 2.2s
Thu 20th August
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
21
kmh
28
kmh
28
kmh
25
kmh
11
kmh
14
kmh
22
kmh
23
kmh
0.8m
0.5m
0.6m
0.4m
0.1m
0.5m
0.7m
0.8m
1.9s 1.9s 1.9s 3.7s 2.0s 7.9s 7.8s 7.8s
Fri 14th August
1:44 AM 7:53 AM 1:55 PM 8:13 PM
5.50 0.88 5.50 0.41
Sat 15th August
2:26 AM 8:28 AM 2:36 PM 8:47 PM
5.47 0.94 5.50 0.51
Sun 16th August
3:06 AM 8:56 AM 3:14 PM 9:15 PM
5.35 1.02 5.41 0.65
Mon 17th August
3:44 AM 9:19 AM 3:52 PM 9:40 PM
5.18 1.11 5.25 0.83
Tue 18th August
4:21 AM 9:46 AM 4:30 PM 10:08 PM
4.96 1.22 5.02 1.06
Wed 19th August
5:00 AM 10:20 AM 5:11 PM 10:44 PM
4.71 1.39 4.72 1.35
Thu 20th August
5:43 AM 11:05 AM 5:58 PM 11:32 PM
4.42 1.65 4.36 1.73
Fri 14th August
34°
0.0mm
11kmh WNW
4%
Sat 15th August
27°
0.4mm
11kmh NNE
64%
Sun 16th August
23°
0.0mm
10kmh E
37%
Mon 17th August
25°
0.0mm
7kmh NNE
38%
Tue 18th August
29°
0.2mm
17kmh SW
63%
Wed 19th August
25°
0.2mm
16kmh WNW
52%
Thu 20th August
24°
0.0mm
19kmh NNW
20%
Fri 21st August
20°
0.0mm
15kmh NE
49%
Sat 22nd August
19°
0.0mm
12kmh N
86%
Sun 23rd August
19°
0.2mm
6kmh ENE
57%
Mon 24th August
18°
1.1mm
25kmh ESE
75%
Tue 25th August
21°
3.8mm
13kmh ESE
80%
Wed 26th August
20°
0.4mm
28kmh NE
62%
Thu 27th August
21°
0.0mm
32kmh NE
24%

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 23° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 19° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 7 days of very light rain with an average of 0.9mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 51%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in West Mersea Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

Taking a Holiday at West Mersea Beach, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Taking a holiday at West Mersea Beach in Essex, England, United Kingdom is a great way to enjoy the beautiful coastline and engage in various beach activities. West Mersea Beach is located on the island of Mersea, which is accessible by car or public transport. This charming beach destination offers plenty of opportunities for relaxation and entertainment, making it an ideal spot for a beach vacation.

Beach Type

West Mersea Beach is mainly composed of yellow sand with small pebbles scattered along the shore. The sand is relatively coarse, providing a stable surface for walking and sunbathing. The water at West Mersea Beach is generally calm and shallow, making it suitable for swimming and wading.

While the beach may not have rocky areas or reefs ideal for snorkeling and diving, there are still many ways to enjoy the marine life. You can take boat trips from the nearby marina to explore other parts of the coastline where you might find more diverse underwater environments.

Beach Activities

The most popular activities at West Mersea Beach include:

  • Swimming: The calm waters make it an excellent spot for swimming.
  • Sunbathing: Relax on the sandy beach while soaking up some sun.
  • Crabbing: A favorite pastime among visitors, especially children, involves catching crabs along the shoreline using crab lines and bait.
  • Sailing: The nearby marina offers sailing opportunities for those interested in exploring the coast from a different perspective.
  • Birdwatching: The area surrounding West Mersea Beach is home to various bird species, making it an excellent spot for birdwatching enthusiasts.

Accommodations

While there may not be any large beach resorts in West Mersea, there are plenty of accommodation options available such as:

  1. West Mersea Holiday Park - Offers comfortable caravans and chalets within walking distance of the beach.
  2. The Victory at Mersea - A stylish inn with modern rooms and a restaurant.
  3. Waldegraves Holiday Park - A family-friendly holiday park with caravans, lodges, and camping facilities.

Areas to Stay In

When visiting West Mersea Beach, consider staying in the following areas:

  • West Mersea Town Centre: This area offers a variety of local shops, restaurants, and pubs. Staying here allows you to be within walking distance of most attractions.
  • East Mersea: This quieter part of the island is perfect for those who prefer a more peaceful and secluded setting.

Beach Amenities

West Mersea Beach offers several amenities to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable visit:

  • Public toilets
  • Car park
  • Picnic area
  • Children's playground
  • Nearby shops and cafes

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