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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High tides are expected to cause flooding this evening.
Flooding is expected from 6:30pm till Midnight on the 23/01/2026
Areas most at risk include properties situated behind East Beach, including Pier Terrace, Waterside, The Bay House, The Old Watch House, Bridport Arms Hotel, Seagulls, Swains Row, The Old Timber Yard, Station Road, Station Way and George Street. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level at West Bay harbour of 2.44 mAODN at 9:00AM, which is 0.49m above tide tables, with South Easterly force 8 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.) total wave height is expected to be above 5.5m which may cause some overtopping at the East beach.
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 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 9:51am, Friday 23rd January.
Properties situated behind East Beach, including Pier Terrace, Waterside, The Bay House, The Old Watch House, Bridport Arms Hotel, Seagulls, Swains Row, The Old Timber Yard, Station Road, Station Way and George Street
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: English Channel
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for West Bay East Beach.
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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