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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides over the next two days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 11:45pm Tuesday 27th October to 1:45am Wednesday 28th October
Clacton Promenade, Lee-over-Sands and Brightlingsea sea front may see some wave overtopping spray. The Strood at Mersea Island, Coast Road and car parks on the front at West Mersea, and the Hythe and Promenade at Maldon may flood. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Clacton of 2.96mAODN at 00:45am, on Wednesday 28th October, which is 0.38m above tide tables, Wind Force 5, Westerly. The high tide tomorrow afternoon is expected to be as high, with a peak level at Clacton of 2.94mAODN at 12:30pm, on Wednesday 28th October, which is 0.35m above tide tables, Wind Force 5, South Westerly.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on Wednesday 28 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 2:35pm, Tuesday 27th October 2026.
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Wed 28 Oct 2026, 2:56pm
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Tue 27 Oct 2026, 2:35pm
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Mon 26 Oct 2026, 2:52pm
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Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11:05am
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Sun 25 Oct 2026, 1:00pm
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Wed 14 Oct 2026, 8:47am
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Tue 13 Oct 2026, 3:41pm
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Sun 11 Oct 2026, 3:52pm
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Sun 11 Oct 2026, 8:36am
The Essex coast from Clacton to St Peters Flat, including Jaywick, Brightlingsea, Mersea Island, Heybridge, Maldon and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex
Watercourses covered: North Sea
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, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater 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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