🧡 Support this site and get ad-free viewing!
This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding expected. Take action now.
Flooding is expected over the high tide on Friday morning, 21st August. High Spring tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause property flooding on Friday morning. Flooding of low lying or exposed locations is also possible on Thursday and Friday evenings. High water at Ilfracombe is 08:30 on Friday morning. Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide. Times of high water will vary along the coast. Storm Ellen is forecast to bring force 8 South-westerly winds and large waves, with wave overtopping and sea spray in exposed locations. People are advised to avoid low lying and exposed coastal areas. Flood gates at Cheyne Beach will be closed during these high tides unless the situation changes. We will continue to monitor the situation and will update this information. Detailed tidal information for those who use it, the forecast high tide level at Ilfracombe is 5.32 mAOD. This is 0.57 metres above the astronomical tide level.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:16pm, Thursday 20th August 2020.
This page is a dedicated URL for a specific message issued at a particular time. You should not bookmark this page, as the current situation may have changed since this message was issued.
Warning no longer in force
Tue 9 Apr 2024, 2:17pm
Flood warning
Mon 8 Apr 2024, 2:11pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 18 Feb 2022, 2:35pm
Flood warning
Thu 17 Feb 2022, 3:15pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 15 Nov 2020, 1:03pm
Flood warning
Sat 14 Nov 2020, 8:46pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 22 Aug 2020, 10:33am
Flood warning
Fri 21 Aug 2020, 2:07pm
Flood warning
Thu 20 Aug 2020, 3:16pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 13 Mar 2020, 10:29am
Low lying and exposed parts of Ilfracombe, including Cheyne Beach, The Quay, The Strand and Broad Street
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon
Watercourses covered: Bristol Channel, North Devon Coast
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for North Devon coast at Ilfracombe.
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.