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Flood Warning in force: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head

The following information has been issued by the Environment Agency on 19/10/2024.

Flood warning for South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head

View map of the flood warning area(Visual only)

Flooding is expected over the high tide on Sunday morning due to high spring tides and forecast strong wind and waves.

High water at Plymouth is at 8:15am on Sunday morning, times of high water vary along the coast, flooding is possible up to 1 hour either side of high tide.

Exposed coastal communities are particularly at risk over Sunday morning’s tide due to forecast wind and wave conditions.

Flooding to low lying coastal land and roads is also possible on Saturday evening, conditions will ease for Sunday evening’s tide, however minor flooding is still possible. A flood alert remains in force over the weekend.

Do not walk or drive through flood water or waves. Consider installing flood protection products such as flood boards or sandbags.

We are monitoring the situation and will update this information by 11am on Sunday morning or if the situation changes.

Detailed tidal information; Forecast high tide level at Plymouth is 2.93 mAOD. Expect tide levels to be 0.3 to 0.4m above tide table level, with force 7 Southerly winds and offshore wave heights of up to 2.8m.

Flood warning area: Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton.

Contact Floodline for advice