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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides and forecast weather conditions this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible 1 hour either side of high tide on Saturday evening.
Areas particularly at risk include low lying areas and quaysides in Fowey, Lostwithiel, Looe, Millendreath, Seaton.
The high tide at Plymouth on Saturday evening is at 20:13, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.56mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.3 and 0.4 metres above tide table level. Strong force 7 South Westerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 3m are forecast over the high tide.
Coastal conditions should ease for Sunday morning’s high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 05 April 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:57am, Saturday 4th April.
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Sat 29 Aug 2026, 12:05pm
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Fri 17 Jul 2026, 10:57am
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Thu 16 Jul 2026, 10:57am
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Sun 5 Apr 2026, 12:51pm
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Sat 4 Apr 2026, 10:57am
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Mon 2 Mar 2026, 10:32am
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Sun 1 Mar 2026, 11:14am
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Thu 19 Feb 2026, 10:28am
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Wed 18 Feb 2026, 2:47pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 11:47am
Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Cornwall
Watercourses covered: South Cornwall Coast
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head.
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.