Tides are expected to be higher than usual due to the forecast high wind conditions during coming Spring tides.
We are expecting further unsettled weather which will may mean similar impacts for the next high tide this evening.
Areas most at risk include Castletown, Weymouth, Preston Beach, Swanage Bay, Studland Bay, Sandbanks, Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Beach, Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour.
Weather conditions are expected to produce large onshore waves.
The next high tide is expected to be higher than normal and may result in us issuing a further alert.
We will continue to monitor levels closely.
Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.
This message will be updated by 5:00 PM on 29/03/2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:25am, Thursday 28th March.
Castletown, Weymouth, Preston Beach, Swanage Bay, Studland Bay, Sandbanks, Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Beach, Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for East coast of Dorset.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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