📢 Prefer not to see adverts? Become a supporter and we'll turn them off
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides on Friday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 09:30AM to 13:00PM on 23 January 2026.
Locations most affected will be coastal roads and footpaths in Swanage and Portland. The detailed forecast, for those who use it, is for 2.66ADON and south easterly winds of force 6.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 3:37PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:54pm, Thursday 22nd January.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
