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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Flooding is expected over the high tide on the evening of Monday 8th April and the morning of Tuesday 9th April. High water at Newlyn is at 17:30 on Monday evening and 05:50 on Tuesday morning, times of high water will vary along the coast.
Force 7 southerly winds rapidly switching to northerly winds over Monday evening’s high tide. Force 8 north westerly winds are expected over Tuesday morning’s high tide. Wave heights of up to 5m are forecast with flooding to properties possible two hours either side of high tide. Expect tides to be up to 550mm higher than predicted due to weather conditions.
Large waves, spray and standing water are likely, so take care near the coast. Do not drive through flood water or waves.
We will continue to monitor the situation and issue an update by 11am on Tuesday morning.
Detailed tidal information for those who use it; The forecast high tide level at Newlyn is 3.19mAOD, 0.55m above astronomical tide level on Monday evening and 3.07mAOD, 0.15m above astronomical tide level on Tuesday morning.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 12:17pm, Monday 8th April 2024.
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South Cornwall coast at Mounts Bay, seafront properties in Newlyn, Penzance, Longrock and Marazion
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Cornwall
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for South Cornwall coast at Mounts Bay, seafront properties.
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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