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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's early morning tide at 03:00 on 09/01/2026.
Storm Goretti increases tide table values by 0.83 m. Total forecast tide is 6.29 metres Chart Datum (3.24 mAOD) at Littlehampton. Gale Force 8 North Westerly wind. Water will be high up slipways and could flood roads through drains. If the tide comes in a little higher than we are predicting, a small amount of water could flow through The Shipyard and Boat Yards, and onto Rope Walk. With shallow depths of water potentially affecting properties of, and near, North Park. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 is forecast to be 102 cm lower (2.22 mAOD). Subsequent tides will continue to reduce.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:18pm, Thursday 8th January.
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Rope Walk, Ferry and Bridge Road on the west banks of the lower tidal River Arun at Littlehampton
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: West Sussex
Watercourses covered: Littlehampton Harbour
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk.
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.