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Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries

Message issued at 2:02pm, Monday 2nd February

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

High tides are expected to cause flooding over the next three days.  
Flooding is expected on the mornings of Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 February 2026.  
Areas particularly at risk include exposed coastal areas of Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand and The Hoe, Millbrook, and low lying areas on the Tidal Lynher, Tamar, Tavy, Plym and Yealm estuaries. High tides of concern at Plymouth are Tuesday 06:45, Wednesday 07:30 and Thursday 08:00 times of high water vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is set to peak at 3.03mAOD on Tuesday. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.48 and 0.56 metres above tide table level. Strong force 4-5 SE winds and offshore wave heights of over 2m are forecast.  
We are closely monitoring the situation .  
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded and activate any flood protection products you may have.  
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 03 February 2026 or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 2:02pm, Monday 2nd February.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries

Flood Warning Area Details

Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand, Millbrook, The Hoe, and the Tidal Lynher, Tamar, Tavy, Plym and Yealm estuaries

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth

Watercourses covered: South Cornwall Coast

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries.

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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