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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Monday evening's tide at 23:25 on 08/04/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.57 m. The total forecast tide is 3.98 metres Chart Datum (1.97 mAOD) at Yarmouth. The tide is very high, and close to historic maximum recorded levels. For 1 hour either side of high water, overtopping at Freshwater Bay sea front is expected. The tide will flood Gate Lane and the A3055 near Afton Road. Significant amounts of water will surround the Albion Hotel and Lifeboat Station which may cause internal flooding. The tide will also be high at Fort Albert. After this tide the weather becomes more settled but minor impacts could continue until Thursday (11/04/2024). We continue to monitor the forecast. Conditions are dangerous. Keep away from the sea front over high tide. We will remove this message by 16:00 on 09/04/2024.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 1:27pm, Monday 8th April 2024.
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Warning no longer in force
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 10:02am
Flood warning
Mon 8 Apr 2024, 6:24pm
Flood warning
Mon 8 Apr 2024, 1:27pm
Isle of Wight Coast at Freshwater Bay, including Fort Albert
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Isle of Wight
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight.
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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