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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
This message has been issued because some minor flooding to coastal roads and footpaths is likely today between 1:00pm and 3:00pm on Thursday 9th October. Tides are expected to be higher than usual due to spring tides. Tide levels will be high at Battlesbridge, and Hullbridge riversides. Creeksea Ferry Road onto Wallasea Island may be flooded. The detailed forecast for those that use it is for a peak level at Clacton of 2.93 mAODN at 2:00pm, on Thursday 9th October, which is 0.09m above tide tables, wind Force 3, Westerly. (mAODN is height above average sea level, for more info refer to local tide tables). Take care on coastal roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation and not expecting the situation to escalate. We will update this message by 5pm today, Thursday 9th October.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:14am, Thursday 9th October 2025.
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The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to Shoeburyness, including Burnham-on-Crouch, South Woodham Ferrers, Hullbridge and the Crouch and Roach estuaries
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Essex, Southend-on-Sea
Watercourses covered: River Crouch, River Roach, North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach 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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