Holland-on-Sea, Essex Weather
About Holland-on-Sea, Essex
Holland-on-Sea commands a steady view of the North Sea, where the horizon dissolves into a pale, shifting seam of grey and blue. It lies 1.8 miles east-north-east of Clacton-on-Sea (from Clacton-on-Sea: bearing 61°T, OS grid TM 200 163). Salt-laden air travels inland from the shoreline, scouring the concrete sea defences and weathering the brickwork of residential streets that run perpendicular to the tide. Below the promenade, the sands of Johnston Bay offer a rhythmic expanse of sediment that alters its character with every turn of the moon. The land here remains vulnerable to the slow, persistent reclamation of the waves, a fragility that gives the local architecture a sense of temporary grace. Further along the coast, the Holland-on-Sea Cliff SSSI reveals fossil-rich strata, holding the silent records of geological epochs beneath the grass. These cliffs serve as a natural bulwark, though they are perpetually softened by the insistent pressure of the wind. Residents often walk toward the quietude of Holland Haven, where the landscape opens into a wide, marshy sanctuary for migratory birds. In this corner of the Tendring district, the geography dictates a life lived in constant, watchful dialogue with the sea.
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Live animated radar for Holland-on-Sea and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Holland-on-Sea, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holland-on-Sea, Essex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Holland-on-Sea includes coordinates 51.802732, 1.190144, in the county of Essex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Holland-on-Sea is available on the Holland-on-Sea map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Essex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.