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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Areas particularly at risk include Swanpool, St Mawes, East Portholland, Mevagissey, Polmear/Par and Polkerris.
Spray and wave overtopping of quaysides, harbours and low lying areas is expected to flood properties. High tide at Falmouth on Tuesday morning is 08:15, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.51mAOD, this is 0.54m above tide table level. Strong force 8 southerly winds and offshore wave heights over 5.0m are forecast. Stormy conditions are expected to persist throughout the weekend and flood alerts may remain in force into next week.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:53pm, Monday 8th December 2025.
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Thu 5 Feb 2026, 12:52pm
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Wed 4 Feb 2026, 2:51pm
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Tue 3 Feb 2026, 11:58am
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Mon 2 Feb 2026, 2:32pm
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Sat 24 Jan 2026, 11:46am
Flood warning
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 3:56pm
Flood warning
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 12:07pm
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Thu 22 Jan 2026, 3:18pm
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Tue 9 Dec 2025, 11:11am
Flood warning
Mon 8 Dec 2025, 3:53pm
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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