River Levels
River Levels

Essex Coast at Clacton Pier

Latest Tidal Level

0.460m

At 4:30am, Tuesday 19th March GMT

Within the usual range for this location

Falling, -1.060 from previous measurement at 4:30am, Monday 18th March GMT


This is a tidal level, measured from mean sea level rather than from the river bed. It can, therefore, be negative, and does not give any indication of water depth. Tidal levels are not necessarily updated frequently, and may not reflect tidal movements throughout the day.

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries

Recent warnings or alerts no longer in force

The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-Sands

No current or recent warnings.

The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries

Recent warnings or alerts no longer in force

Other Nearby Flood Warning Areas

Holland Marshes

No current or recent warnings.

The tidal River Colne at Point Clear and Saint Osyth Creek

No current or recent warnings.

Seven Day Level Chart

Long Term Level Chart

Darker blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you may need to zoom in closer to see them).

Long term data may have gaps where the API data was not available.

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Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Clacton Pier
  • Watercourse: Essex Coast
  • Nearest Town/Village: Clacton-On-Sea
  • Local Authority:
  • Ceremonial County: Essex
  • Coordinates: 51°47'5"N 1°9'25"E (51.784824,1.156997)
  • OS Grid: TM 17845 14287 (617844,214289)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR TR5.5B6
  • Mapcode (Global): VHLD5.0DJL
  • Open Location Code: 9F33Q5M4+WQ
  • Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ns88
  • Environment Agency Location ID: E24861
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: E24861-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Operational Area: Essex TraC
  • Catchment Area: Anglian Transitional & Coastal
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Essex Rivers Group
  • Environment Agency Region: Anglian
  • Level Datum: Above Ordnance Datum (AOD)

Please note: Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

The usual range of the Essex Coast at Clacton Pier is between -1.74m and 2.39m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the Essex Coast at Clacton Pier over the past 12 months has been between -2.28m and 2.80m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the Essex Coast at Clacton Pier is 3.76m, reached on Friday 6th December 2013 at 1:30am.

Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.

Nearby Monitoring Locations

Other monitoring locations on the Essex Coast

Essex Coast Map

There are no other monitored rivers nearby

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