Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour Flood alert 6:42pm, Thursday 20th August 2020

Flood alert

Friday lunchtime’s tide at 13:58 on 21/08/20 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Force 6 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.17m giving a forecast tide of 6.96 metres Chart Datum (3.69 mAOD) at Shoreham. For 1 hour either side of high water, the tide will come close to the top of walls and slipways in Shoreham Town. Minor impact flooding will affect Sussex Yacht Club. Riverbank houseboats will be raised higher than normal, making access to them temporarily more difficult. After this tide no further impacts are expected.We continue to monitor the forecast, and may close our defence gates at Oyster Quay. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. This message will be removed by 16:30 on 21/08/2020.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:42pm, Thursday 20th August 2020.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour including Brighton Road, houseboats, Shoreham Harbour and areas north of the A27

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Brighton and Hove, West Sussex

Watercourses covered: English Channel

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal areas of Shoreham Harbour.

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).