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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 11:00 am and 01:00 pm today, Tuesday 17th February.
Tide levels will be high around the boat yard in Felixstowe Ferry hamlet at the end of Ferry Road, and along riverside areas in Woodbridge and Waldringfield, as well as in surrounding marshland. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Harwich of 2.54 mAODN at 12:00pm, on Tuesday 17th February, which is 0.73m above tide tables, Wind Force 5, North 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 5:00PM on 17 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:19am, Tuesday 17th February.
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The tidal Deben estuary, from Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey to Ufford
Region: East Anglia
Country: England
Counties covered: Suffolk
Watercourses covered: River Deben, North Sea
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The tidal Deben estuary.
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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