📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on Friday morning.
Areas particularly at risk include Challaborough, Hope Cove, North and South Sands.
The high tide at Plymouth on Friday morning is at 08:30AM. Forecast total high tide level is 3.00mAOD, which is 0.72 metres above tide table level. Force 7 south easterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 2.8m 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 3:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:25pm, Thursday 22nd January.
Exposed coastal areas from Plymouth to Start Point
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for South Devon coast from Plymouth to Start Point.
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).
No current or recent warnings.