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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.
Flooding is expected over the morning high tide on Saturday 6th December.
Spray and wave overtopping of quaysides, harbours and low lying areas is expected to flood properties. Areas at risk include Porthleven, Praa Sands, and Mullion Cove.
High tide at Newlyn on Saturday morning is at 05:04, times of high water will vary along the coast. The forecast total high tide level is 2.99mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be around 0.4m above tide table level. Strong force 7 westerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 6.0m are forecast.
Coastal conditions should ease slightly for Saturday evening's high tide, however flood alerts may remain in force.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded and activate any flood protection products you may have
This message will be updated by 2:00PM on 06 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 12:33pm, Friday 5th December 2025.
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Lands End to Lizard Point including Porthleven Harbour, Mousehole, Praa Sands and Mullion Cove
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 Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay.
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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