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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides are expected to cause flooding this evening.
Flooding is expected 2 hours either side of high tide on the evening of Friday 23 January 2026.
Property flooding is expected.
Areas particularly at risk include the tidal Helford Estuary, Portmellon, Mevagissey, Pentewan and Par.
High tide at Falmouth is at 8:03PM on Friday evening, times of high water will vary along the coast. The forecast total high tide level is 2.66mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be up to 0.9m above tide table level. Offshore wave heights of up to 6m are forecast with Force 8 South Easterly winds. A flood alert is also in force for this area.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:56pm, Friday 23rd January.
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Thu 5 Feb 2026, 12:52pm
Flood warning
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 2:51pm
Flood warning
Tue 3 Feb 2026, 11:58am
Flood warning
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
Flood warning
Thu 22 Jan 2026, 3:18pm
Warning no longer in force
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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