East coast of Dorset Flood alert 5:15pm, Monday 26th October 2026

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 05:03am to 09:03am on 27/10/2026
Areas most at risk are coastal roads and footpaths at Preston Beach. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level at Weymouth of 1.65 mAODN and 2.80m waves at 07:03am, with Westerly force 5 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.).
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on Tuesday 27 October or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

Message issued at 5:15pm, Monday 26th October 2026.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for East coast of Dorset

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Flood Warning Area Details

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

Area covered by this alert location

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).