The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries Flood alert 2:33pm, Friday 9th October 2026

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

High tides overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 11pm on Friday 9th October through to 1am on Saturday 10th October.
Tide levels will be high at Battlesbridge and Hullbridge riversides. Creeksea Ferry Road onto Wallasea Island may be flooded. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Clacton of 2.90 mAODN at 12am on Saturday 10th October, which is 0.48m above tide tables, Wind Force 6, Westerly. Tides will remain high over the next couple of days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Saturday 10 October or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

Message issued at 2:33pm, Friday 9th October 2026.

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Flood Warning Area Details

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

Area covered by this alert location

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).