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20°C
Clear sky
9 mph NEWind
0%Rain chance
19°CFeels like
Weather last updated Wed 15 Jul, 21:55
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Southend Live
Live Southend-on-Sea bus, train and airport information, journey conditions, weather, tides, coast information, air quality and flood alerts in one local dashboard.
Southend local time
🌤 Southend Today
Current conditions and a quick look at the day ahead, refreshed automatically throughout the day.
🚗 Southend Journey Conditions
Current journey times compared with usual conditions
Some routes are busyTraffic is heavier than normal on 1 monitored route.
M25 Junction 29 → Progress RoadSouthend Arterial Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 26 min; usual about 27 min.
NormalProgress Road → Kent Elms CornerSouthend Arterial Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 10 min.
NormalKent Elms Corner → Cuckoo CornerPrince Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 4 min.
NormalCuckoo Corner → Priory ParkVictoria Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 3 min.
NormalPriory Park → Southend City CentreVictoria Avenue · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 7 min.
NormalHamlet Court Road → City CentreLondon Road · Journey time is close to normal. Current journey 6 min.
NormalQueensway → Southchurch AvenueCity centre works corridor · Major reconstruction is ongoing; the live journey time is currently close to normal. Current journey 7 min.
RoadworksJourney conditions last updated Wed 15 Jul, 21:55
Today's Forecast
Morning, afternoon, evening and night
Morning☁️19°COvercast
0% rain
0% rain
Afternoon☀️24°CClear sky
0% rain
0% rain
Evening☀️24°CClear sky
0% rain
0% rain
Night🌙20°CClear sky
0% rain
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🚌 Southend Live Buses
Live Southend Travel Centre departures from every stand, plus approved local buses currently reporting across Southend
Next Travel Centre departures
7
Rayleigh Railway StFirst Essex · scheduled 22:00
5 minScheduled28
Basildon Bus StatioFirst Essex · scheduled 22:00
5 minScheduledX30
Chelmsford, Bus StnFirst Essex · scheduled 22:00
5 minScheduled21
Furtherwick Rd, ParFirst Essex · scheduled 22:10
15 minScheduled2
The RenownArriva Herts and Essex · scheduled 22:15
20 minScheduledCurrent live buses in Southend
28
Basildon - Bus StationFirst Essex · From Southend - Travel CentreNear Travel Centre · Updated 11 sec ago
1
Travel CentreArriva · From Railway StationNear Travel Centre · Updated 3 min ago
20
Southend - Travel CentreFirst Essex · From Hullbridge - The AnchorNear Civic Centre · Updated 8 sec ago
1
Rayleigh Rail StationArriva · From Travel CentreNear Westcliff Plough · Updated 18 sec ago
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.
🚆 London commute home
Next South Essex and Southend-bound departures from London
London Fenchurch Street
No further departures are currently listed.
London Liverpool Street
No further departures are currently listed.
Live train information supplied by Rail Delivery Group · Next update in 30s. London commute view runs from 16:00 until midnight.
✈️ Southend Airport
Live departures and arrivals from London Southend Airport
Some flights are delayed
Next departures
20:15
FaroEJU 7512 · easyJet
Departed 20:15
06:30
MalagaEZY 5701 · easyJet
On Time
Next arrivals
22:20
MalagaEZY 5702 · easyJet
On Time
23:20
IbizaEZY 5718 · easyJet
Expected 23:32
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
☀️UV Index0.0Low
🌡️Sea Temperature21.9°CModelled sea-surface temperature
🌊Wave Height0.4 m3.6 sec period
🧭Wave DirectionNE51°
Thorpe Bay
Jubilee
Three Shells
Westcliff Bay
Chalkwell
Leigh Bell Wharf
Marine conditions last updated Wed 15 Jul, 21:55. 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
Fair
38
Southend Air Quality Index
Air quality is generally acceptable. People who are unusually sensitive may notice mild symptoms.
PM2.55.9µg/m³
PM1013.4µg/m³
Nitrogen Dioxide2.5µg/m³
Ozone96.0µg/m³
Tree PollenLow
0.0 grains/m³ · Alder and birchGrass PollenModerate
12.2 grains/m³Weed PollenLow
3.4 grains/m³ · Mugwort and ragweedAir and pollen data last updated Wed 15 Jul, 21:55. 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
Rising tide
High Water01:26Thu 16 Jul
6.04 m
6.04 m
Low Water07:51Thu 16 Jul
0.85 m
0.85 m
High Water13:54Thu 16 Jul
5.79 m
5.79 m
Low Water20:34Thu 16 Jul
0.16 m
0.16 m
Tides last updated Wed 15 Jul, 21:55 · Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
🚨 Southend Flood Alerts
Environment Agency information near Southend-on-Sea
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.
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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