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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides this afternoon may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of all high tides on Monday and Tuesday.
Areas particularly at risk include low lying areas.
The high tide at Plymouth on Monday 26th October is at 17:42, and on Tuesday 27th is at 06:03 times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.81mAOD on Monday, and 2.74mAOD on Tuesday. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.30 and 0.40 metres above tide table level. Storm force 6 SW winds and offshore wave heights of over 3.90m are forecast over the high tide.
Tuesday afternoon tides will also be affected. Coastal conditions should ease for Wednesday morning 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 Tuesday 27 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 11:20am, Monday 26th October 2026.
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Flood alert
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 11:14am
Flood alert
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11:20am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 10:38am
Flood alert
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 10:52am
Warning no longer in force
Wed 30 Sep 2026, 2:58pm
Flood alert
Tue 29 Sep 2026, 11:53am
Warning no longer in force
Tue 1 Sep 2026, 12:36pm
Flood alert
Mon 31 Aug 2026, 10:53am
Flood alert
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 12:05pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 17 Jul 2026, 10:57am
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.