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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding this evening.
Flooding is expected from 6:00pm on Thursday 8th January to 2:45am on Friday 9th January 2026.
Areas most at risk include A354 Chiswell, Brandy Row, Pebble Lane, Victoria Square up to the junction with Queens Road, the car parks along the A354 and the yard along Lerret Road. A 0.95m surge and large waves will increase water levels considerably higher than expected this evening. We are expecting a high total water level (including waves) of 8.5mAODN at 9:15pm. For information the high tide is at 10:21pm with North westerly Force 8 winds (mAODN is height above average sea level).
We are closely monitoring the situation .and checking flood defences at the beach.
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:14pm, Thursday 8th January.
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A354 Chiswell, Brandy Row, Pebble Lane, Victoria Square up to the junction with Queens Road, the car parks along the A354 and the yard along Lerret Road
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Dorset coast at Chiswell.
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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