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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides on Friday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 2 hours either side of Friday evening's tide at 21:15 on 23/10/2026.
Storm Austen is causing difficult coastal conditions, including large waves which are coinciding with high tides. A small amount of spray overtopping will affect footpaths, seafront parking and the road at Marine Parade and the Esplanade. Tide table values are increasing by 0.04 m. Total forecast tide is 6.09 metres Chart Datum (2.57 mAOD) at Newhaven. Gale Force 8 Westerly wind. Similar conditions are likely to persist until 27/10/2026. Saturday's tide at 09:30 on 24/10/2026 is forecast to be 0.53 m higher (3.1 mAOD).
We are maintaining beaches .
Don't put yourself or others at risk.
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on Saturday 24 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 11:39am, Friday 23rd October 2026.
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Flood alert
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11:48am
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Sat 24 Oct 2026, 12:13pm
Flood alert
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 11:39am
Warning no longer in force
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 2:06pm
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Thu 8 Jan 2026, 3:18pm
Warning no longer in force
Thu 2 Jan 2025, 11:17am
Flood alert
Wed 1 Jan 2025, 4:40pm
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Tue 31 Dec 2024, 6:11pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 10 Apr 2024, 4:40pm
Flood alert
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 2:40pm
Coastal areas of Seaford seafront including The Esplanade, areas behind and near the Martello Tower, Buckle Caravan and Camping Park and Salts Recreation Ground
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: East Sussex
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Coastal areas of Seaford seafront.
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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