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Tidal Fal Estuary

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

High tides and forecast weather conditions are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning. 
Flooding is expected 2 hours either side of high tide on Friday morning. 
Areas particularly at risk include Penryn commercial road, low lying areas of Mylor Bridge, Perranarworthal, Restroguett, and the A390 at Tresillian.
The high tide at Falmouth on Friday morning is at 07:44, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.83mAOD. Expect tide levels along the coast to be up to 0.8m above tide table level. Force 6 south easterly winds and offshore wave heights up to 3m are forecast over the high tide.

Coastal conditions should ease for Friday evening's high tide, though flood alerts may remain in force. 
We are closely monitoring the situation . 
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded . 
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes. 

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 3:13pm, Thursday 22nd January.

Flood Warning Area Details

Tidal Fal Estuary at Falmouth, Penryn, Flushing, Perranarworthal and Tresillian

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Cornwall

Watercourses covered: South Cornwall Coast, Tidal Fal Estuary

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 Fal 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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