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This is an archived message. The status has changed more recently.
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Higher than normal tides over the next three days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible two hours either side of high tide times, from Thursday 2nd April through to Saturday.
Areas particularly at risk include low-lying land, roads and carparks, particularly at Little Petherick.
The high tide at Padstow on Thursday is at 18:40, and on Friday at 06:55 and 19:12. Times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level for Thursday is 4.46mAOD and Friday morning at 4.58mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.8 and 1.2 metres above tide table level. Force 4 –5 W-SW winds and offshore wave heights of up to 3m are forecast over the high tides.
Coastal conditions should ease for Sunday morning's high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 5:00PM on 03 April 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:09pm, Thursday 2nd April.
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Fri 3 Apr 2026, 1:41pm
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Low-lying areas on the tidal Camel Estuary including Rock, Little Petherick and Sea Mills
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Cornwall
Watercourses covered: North Cornwall Coast, Tidal Camel Estuary
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek.
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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