River Levels
River Levels

West Bay Harbour and Esplanade

Flood warning

As a result of high spring tides and strong winds, tides will be at their highest this evening at 6:00 PM on 28/03/2024.
Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast this evening.
Waves are forecast to overtop coastal defences at properties along and behind the Esplanade, Quayside, Heron Court, Forty Foot Way, Driftwood, Fourviews, Britbank, Barwick, Sunset, Riverside, George Hotel, Colmer Lodge and the Parkdean Holiday Park. Localised standing water may affect the roads between the Parkdean Holiday Park and West Bay Road.
Flooding of low lying land and roads is expected but the main concern is around large waves and debris and stones causing damage.
Weather conditions are expected to produce large onshore waves.
Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences.
Please stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will 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 4:15pm, Thursday 28th March.

Flood Warning Area Details

Properties along and behind the Esplanade, Quayside, Heron Court, Forty Foot Way, Driftwood, Fourviews, Britbank, Barwick, Sunset, Riverside, George Hotel, Colmer Lodge and the Parkdean Holiday Park

Region: Wessex

Country: England

Counties covered: Dorset Council

Watercourses covered: English Channel

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for West Bay Harbour and Esplanade.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

West Bay Harbour
West Bay Harbour and the tidal stretch of the River Brit

No current or recent warnings.

River Brit at West Bay
Forty Foot Way, Quayside, The Kiosks, Station Road, George Street and West Bay Road, West Bay

No current or recent warnings.

River Brit at Riverside and George Street, West Bay
Riverside, and George Street, West Bay

No current or recent warnings.

West Bay East Beach
Properties situated behind East Beach, including Pier Terrace, Waterside, The Bay House, The Old Watch House, Bridport Arms Hotel, Seagulls, Swains Row, The Old Timber Yard, Station Road, Station Way and George Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Brit at Bothenhampton
West Bay Road, Meadowlands, Buttercup Way and Bramble Drive in Bothenhampton

No current or recent warnings.

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