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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 9:45pm to 11:45pm on Thursday 12 November.
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 1.82mAODN at 10:45pm, on Thursday 12 November, which is 0.82m above tide tables, Wind Force 6, northerly. No further high tides are expected over the coming 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 Friday 13 November or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 2:21pm, Thursday 12th November 2026.
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Wed 28 Oct 2026, 2:23pm
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Wed 28 Oct 2026, 8:14am
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Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11:14am
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Sun 25 Oct 2026, 1:00pm
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Fri 9 Oct 2026, 2:43pm
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Sun 29 Mar 2026, 3:54pm
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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