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Live Southend-on-Sea bus, train and airport information, journey conditions, weather, tides, coast information, air quality and flood alerts in one local dashboard.

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🌤 Southend Today

Current conditions and a quick look at the day ahead, refreshed automatically throughout the day.

Weather Now

Southend-on-Sea

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18°C
Partly cloudy
6 mph NWind
0%Rain chance
16°CFeels like
Weather last updated Fri 7 Aug, 00:19

🚗 Southend Journey Conditions

Current journey times compared with usual conditions

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No major delays reportedJourney times are close to normal across the monitored Southend corridors.
M25 Junction 29 → Progress RoadSouthend Arterial Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 27 min.
Normal
Progress Road → Kent Elms CornerSouthend Arterial Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 10 min.
Normal
Kent Elms Corner → Cuckoo CornerPrince Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 4 min.
Normal
Cuckoo Corner → Priory ParkVictoria Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 3 min.
Normal
Priory Park → Southend City CentreVictoria Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 7 min.
Normal
Hadleigh → ChalkwellA13 London Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 8 min.
Normal
Chalkwell → Hamlet Court RoadA13 London Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 3 min.
Normal
Hamlet Court Road → City CentreLondon Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 6 min.
Normal
Journey conditions last updated Fri 7 Aug, 00:19

Today's Forecast

Morning, afternoon, evening and night

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Morning☀️17°CClear sky
0% rain
Afternoon🌤️23°CMainly clear
0% rain
Evening☀️23°CClear sky
0% rain
Night🌙20°CClear sky
0% rain

🚌 Southend Live Buses

Live Southend Travel Centre departures from every stand, plus approved local buses currently reporting across Southend

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Next Travel Centre departures

X30
Chelmsford, Bus StnFirst Essex · scheduled 00:50
31 minScheduled
X30
Chelmsford, Bus StnFirst Essex · scheduled 00:50
31 minScheduled
X30
Chelmsford, Bus StnFirst Essex · scheduled 00:50
31 minScheduled
X30
Chelmsford, Bus StnFirst Essex · scheduled 00:50
31 minScheduled
28
Basildon Bus StatioFirst Essex · scheduled 01:00
41 minScheduled

Current live buses in Southend

28
Basildon - Bus StationFirst Essex · From Southend - Travel CentreNear Westcliff Library · Updated 25 sec ago
X30
Southend - Travel CentreFirst Essex · From Stansted Airport - Coach StnNear Clarence Road South · Updated 12 sec ago
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Bus information

Live locations and expected departures are shown where available; otherwise the official scheduled time is displayed. Only approved services currently inside Southend and its nearby Eastwood and Leigh-on-Sea boundaries are included.

Next bus update in 30s.

🚆 Southend Live Trains

Next departures from Shoeburyness, Southend Central and Southend Victoria

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Shoeburyness

No further departures are currently listed.

Southend Central

00:23
Shoeburynessc2c · Platform 2Calling at: Southend East, Thorpe Bay, Shoeburyness
00:27
00:28
Shoeburynessc2c · Platform 2Calling at: Southend East, Thorpe Bay, Shoeburyness
00:30

Southend Victoria

No further departures are currently listed.
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Live train information supplied by Rail Delivery Group · Next update in 30s. Southend departures return automatically at midnight.

✈️ Southend Airport

Live departures and arrivals from London Southend Airport

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Some flights are delayed

Next departures

06:30
MalagaEZY 5701 · easyJet
On Time
07:00
EnfidhaEZY 5729 · easyJet
On Time

Next arrivals

23:10
AlicanteEZY 5706 · easyJet
On Stand 23:25
10:45
ParisEJU 4661 · easyJet
On Time
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Flight information from London Southend Airport · Refreshes every 5 minutes. Confirm important changes with your airline.

🏖 Southend Coast & Beaches

Marine conditions and the latest official bathing-water classifications

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☀️UV Index0.0Low
🌡️Sea Temperature21.4°CModelled sea-surface temperature
🌊Wave Height0.1 m2.1 sec period
🧭Wave DirectionN17°
Thorpe BayExcellent
JubileeGood
Three ShellsExcellent
Westcliff BayGood
ChalkwellGood
Leigh Bell WharfGood
Marine conditions last updated Fri 7 Aug, 00:19. Sea temperature and waves are modelled forecasts from Open-Meteo. Bathing-water ratings are the latest official Environment Agency classifications for 2025 and are not a real-time pollution alert.

🌿 Southend Air & Pollen

Modelled air-quality and pollen conditions for the Southend area

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Fair
23

Southend Air Quality Index
Air quality is generally acceptable. People who are unusually sensitive may notice mild symptoms.

PM2.53.9µg/m³
PM106.6µg/m³
Nitrogen Dioxide6.4µg/m³
Ozone58.0µg/m³
Tree PollenLow
0.0 grains/m³ · Alder and birch
Grass PollenLow
8.7 grains/m³
Weed PollenModerate
5.6 grains/m³ · Mugwort and ragweed
Air and pollen data last updated Fri 7 Aug, 00:19. Forecast data is modelled at approximately 11 km resolution using CAMS European data through Open-Meteo. Pollen may be unavailable outside the relevant season.

🌊 Southend Tides

Official predicted high and low water for Southend-on-Sea

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Rising tide
Next tide in 5h 42mHigh Water06:02 · 4.89 m
High Water06:02Fri 7 Aug
4.89 m
Low Water12:09Fri 7 Aug
1.45 m
High Water18:24Fri 7 Aug
5.12 m
Low Water00:31Sat 8 Aug
1.30 m
Tides last updated Fri 7 Aug, 00:19 · Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

🚨 Southend Flood Alerts

Environment Agency information near Southend-on-Sea

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No flood warnings or alerts

There are currently no Environment Agency flood warnings or alerts within the selected Southend area.

Useful Live Information

Official sources for detailed local information and service updates.

Met Office Forecast →c2c Travel Updates →Greater Anglia →Roadworks and Traffic →Southend City Council →Flood Information →

About Southend Live

Southend Live is a free community information service from The Shrimpers-online. It brings useful travel, weather and coastal information together in one place for residents and visitors.

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Information is refreshed automatically using official public data services. Please check with the relevant transport operator or authority before travelling or making a safety-related decision.

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