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River Levels

South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay

Message issued at 1:42pm, Monday 8th December 2025

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.  
Flooding is expected over the morning high tide on Tuesday 9th December.  
Spray and wave overtopping of quaysides, harbours and low lying areas is expected to flood properties. Areas most at risk are Mousehole. High tide at Newlyn on Tuesday morning is at 07:30, times of high water will vary along the coast. The forecast total high tide level is 2.23mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be around 0.6m above tide table level. Strong force 8 southerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 5.0m are forecast.  
We are closely monitoring the situation .  
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .  
This message will be updated by 1:30PM on 09 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 1:42pm, Monday 8th December 2025.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay

Flood Warning Area Details

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

Area covered by this alert location

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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