Flood alert for Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries
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High tides tomorrow may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide on Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening.
Areas particularly at risk include exposed coastal areas of Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand and The Hoe, The high tide at Plymouth on Wednesday is at 7:13am and 7:36pm, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.79mAOD and 2.67mAOD respectively. Expect tide levels along the coast to be over 0.5m above tide table level. STRONG force 7 South Easterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 2.7m are forecast over the high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 4:30PM on 21 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood alert area: Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand, Millbrook, The Hoe, and the Tidal Lynher, Tamar, Tavy, Plym and Yealm estuaries.
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