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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible over the high tide tonight on Thursday 16th July at 20:58.
Areas particularly at risk include low lying coastal communities including Cadgwith and Coverack, Porthallow, the tidal Helford Estuary, Maenporth and Swanpool, St.Mawes, East Portholland, Gorran Haven, Portmellon, Mevagissey, Pentewan and Par.
The high tide at Falmouth on Thursday 16th July is at 20:58, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.61m AOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be up to 0.1 metres above tide table level. Force 2 westerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 0.6m are forecast over the high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 17 July 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:54am, Thursday 16th July.
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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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