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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Higher than normal tides are expected to cause flooding overnight.
Flooding is expected Flooding is possible from 9:00pm Sunday 25th October to 1:00am Monday 26th October.
Locations most affected will be the Golf Course and roads around the Martello Towers in Clacton, as well as Jaywick, Sea Wick, Lee over Sands and holiday parks in those areas. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Clacton of 3.30mAODN at 11:00pm, on Sunday 25th October, which is 0.75m above tide tables, Wind Force 6, Westerly. Tides will remain high over the next couple of days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Monday 26 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 2:05pm, Sunday 25th October 2026.
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The Essex coast from Clacton Lifeboat station to Lee-over-sands, including Jaywick and Seawick
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex
Watercourses covered: Essex Coast
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Essex coast from Clacton, to and including, Lee-over-Sands.
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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