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High tides and forecast weather conditions are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.
Flooding is expected 2 hours either side of high tide on Friday morning.
Areas particularly at risk include Swanpool, St.Mawes, East Portholland, Mevagissey, Polmear/Par, and Polkerris.
The high tide at Falmouth on Friday morning is at 07:44, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.83mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be up to 0.8m above tide table level. Force 6 south easterly winds and offshore wave heights up to 3m are forecast over the high tide.
Coastal conditions should ease for Friday evening's high tide, though flood alerts may remain in force
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:18pm, Thursday 22nd January.
Lizard Point to Gribbin Head including Coverack, the tidal Helford Estuary, Falmouth, St Mawes, Gorran Haven, Portmellon, Mevagissey, Pentewan and Par
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 Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary.
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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