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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides, strong winds and large waves this afternoon may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible between 6:15pm and 8:15pm on Thursday 1st January and 6:15am and 8:15am on Friday 2nd January.
We expect to see high water levels in Lake Lothing in Lowestoft as well as high sea levels along the Suffolk Coast, impacting on beach access points. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Lowestoft of 1.92mAODN at 7:15pm, on Thursday 1st January 2026, which is 1.06m above tide tables, Wind Force 8, North Westerly. Additional Flood Alert with peak level at Lowestoft of 2.03mAODN at 7:15am, on Friday 2nd January 2026, which is 1.06m above tide tables, Wind Force 6, Westerly. The low pressure system across the North Sea will continue to keep higher than usual tides over the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 02 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:15pm, Thursday 1st January.
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Mon 30 Mar 2026, 10:10am
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Sun 29 Mar 2026, 3:54pm
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Fri 2 Jan 2026, 9:55am
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Thu 1 Jan 2026, 3:15pm
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Thu 11 Dec 2025, 9:51am
Flood alert
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00pm
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Mon 17 Nov 2025, 11:59am
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Sun 16 Nov 2025, 1:07pm
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Sun 26 Oct 2025, 4:10pm
Flood alert
Sun 26 Oct 2025, 8:25am
The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey, including the Blyth and Alde and Ore estuaries
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Suffolk
Watercourses covered: North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey.
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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