Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides, strong winds and large waves this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide on Tuesday evening.
Areas particularly at risk include Lynmouth, Combe Martin, Hele, Ilfracombe, Lee, Instow, Appledore, Westward Ho!, Clovelly, Bideford and Barnstaple.
The high tide at Ilfracombe on Tuesday evening is at 20:30, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 5.09mAOD, which is 0.47 metres above tide table level. Force 5 south-easterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 1.2m are forecast over the high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid beaches and coastal promenades, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 30 September 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 2:11pm, Tuesday 29th September 2026.
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Coastal and tidal areas between Hartland Point and Lynmouth, including the Taw Torridge estuary
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon
Watercourses covered: Bristol Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth.
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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