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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 7.15 pm to 11.15 pm on Saturday 24th October 26. .
Spring tides will affect the whole of the East Coast of Dorset and particularly at Portland Harbour, Weymouth Harbour, Preston Beach, Swanage, Poole Harbour and at Christchurch Harbour. The forecast is for stormy weather over the weekend and into next week. This will help increase the water levels of the spring tides and could raise them by as much as 0.49m.
Flooding to roads and low-lying land is possible. Please consider activating any flood protection measures you may have and be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 2:30PM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 11:20am, Saturday 24th October 2026.
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Tue 27 Oct 2026, 12:32pm
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Mon 26 Oct 2026, 5:15pm
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Sun 25 Oct 2026, 10:12am
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Sat 24 Oct 2026, 12:41pm
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Sat 24 Oct 2026, 11:20am
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Fri 23 Oct 2026, 3:00pm
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Fri 23 Oct 2026, 2:07pm
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Thu 22 Oct 2026, 3:23pm
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 3:48pm
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Tue 17 Feb 2026, 3:16pm
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).
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