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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides are expected to cause flooding over the evening tide on Wenesday 4th February and the morning tide on Thursday 5 February.
Areas particularly at risk include low lying coastal communities including
Swanpool, St.Mawes, East Portholland, Mevagissey, Polmear, Par, and Polkerris.
The high tide at Falmouth on Wednesday evening is 7:21pm and Thursday morning is at 7:36am,times of high water will vary along the coast.
Forecast total high tide level is 2.66m & 2.95mAOD respectively. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.5 and 0.7 metres above tide table level. Force 7 Easterly winds tonight moving to force 4 Southerly winds on Thursday and offshore wave heights of over 2m are forecast over the high tide.
Coastal conditions should ease for Thursday evening's high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 05 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:14pm, Wednesday 4th February.
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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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