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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides are expected to cause flooding on Friday.
Flooding is expected for 2 hours either side of Friday's early morning tide at 03:00 on 09/01/2026.
Storm Goretti increases tide table values by 0.83 m. Total forecast tide is 6.29 metres Chart Datum (3.24 mAOD) at Littlehampton. Gale Force 8 North Westerly wind. Waves will overtop the sea front. Water will flow westwards along Mill Lane and Climping Street (from the right of the East car park) ponding in Climping Street Car Park, near to properties, and in nearby land and fields. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 is forecast to be 102 cm lower (2.22 mAOD). Subsequent tides will continue to fall. Provided the beach is still in good condition following Storm Goretti, flood risk should reduce.
We are closely monitoring the situation . We routinely check the condition of the beach at Climping.
Activate any flood protection products you may have . Access could be restricted. Take care if visiting Climping beach.
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:21pm, Thursday 8th January.
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Fri 9 Jan 2026, 3:06pm
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Thu 8 Jan 2026, 4:21pm
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Wed 10 Apr 2024, 5:27pm
Flood warning
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 3:11pm
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Mon 8 Apr 2024, 1:46pm
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Fri 3 Nov 2023, 5:39pm
Flood warning
Fri 27 Oct 2023, 11:43pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 28 Nov 2022, 4:52pm
Flood warning
Mon 28 Nov 2022, 9:04am
Flood warning
Sun 27 Nov 2022, 6:24pm
Coastal areas of Climping, including Poole Place
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Climping.
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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