Flood alert for Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek
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High tides, strong winds and large waves over the next two days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible over high tides on the evening of Friday 5th December and morning of Saturday 6th December.
Low lying land, roads, and car parks may be flooded. Little Petherick is expected to be the first area to flood.
High tide at Padstow on Friday evening is at 17:23 and on Saturday morning at 05:42, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide levels are 4.37mAOD and 4.28mAOD respectively. Expect tide levels along the coast to be 0.4 to 0.5m above tide table level. Strong force 7 westerly winds and offshore wave heights of up to 6.0m are forecast.
Stormy conditions are expected to persist throughout the weekend, so this flood alert may be extended.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid beaches and coastal promenades, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 2:00PM on 06 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Flood alert area: Low-lying areas on the tidal Camel Estuary including Rock, Little Petherick and Sea Mills.
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