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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides, strong winds and large waves this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible between 6pm and 8pm tonight, 1st January and between 4:30am and 6:30am tomorrow, 2nd January.
We expect high tide levels at Gorleston-on-Sea and water on towpaths and quaysides throughout Great Yarmouth. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Great Yarmouth of 1.93mAODN at 7pm, on Thursday 1 January 2026, which is 1.12m above tide tables, Wind Force 8, North Westerly. Additional Flood Alert with peak level at Great Yarmouth of 2.01mAODN at 5:30am, on Friday 2 January 2026, which is 1.19m above tide tables, Wind Force 6, North Westerly. The low pressure system across the North Sea will continue to keep higher than usual tides over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 02 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:03pm, Thursday 1st January.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 2 Jan 2026, 9:34am
Flood alert
Thu 1 Jan 2026, 3:03pm
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Thu 11 Dec 2025, 9:46am
Flood alert
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 5 Oct 2025, 9:51am
Flood alert
Sat 4 Oct 2025, 1:00pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 23 Dec 2024, 8:40am
Flood alert
Sun 22 Dec 2024, 3:40pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 20 Dec 2024, 8:30am
Flood alert
Thu 19 Dec 2024, 2:49pm
The Norfolk coast at Caister, north and South Beach at Great Yarmouth, and Gorleston
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Norfolk
Watercourses covered: North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Norfolk coast from Caister to Gorleston, including Great Yarmouth.
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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