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Tidal areas of Littlehampton Rope Walk

Rope Walk, Ferry and Bridge Road on the west banks of the lower tidal River Arun at Littlehampton

Flood alert area Littlehampton Harbour West Sussex Solent and South Downs

Flood Alert Active Warning

Raised: 25 Oct 2026 at 12:13pm • Updated: 25 Oct 2026 at 12:13pm
High tides on Sunday may lead to flooding. 
Flooding is possible for 2 hours either side of Sunday evening's tide at 22:30 on 25/10/2026. 
The weather increases tide table values by 0.48 m. Total forecast tide is 6.27 metres Chart Datum (3.22 mAOD) at Littlehampton. Water will be high up slipways and could flood roads through drains. Monday morning’s tide at 11:00 on 26/10/2026 is forecast to be 15cm higher.
Monday morning’s tide will be very close to the top of the river bank in Littlehampton Rope Walk. A small amount of water may affect industrial areas Monday morning.
Monday evening’s tide at 23:00 will be significantly lower and no further flooding is predicted. 
We are closely monitoring the situation . 
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have.  
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on Monday 26 October or as the situation changes.

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Littlehampton
River Arun • Littlehampton • 1.1 km
tidal gauge
3.29 m
33min ago
Arundel
River Arun • Arundel • 5.0 km
Rising · normal — Up 3.24 m since 07:15, still rising (0.21 m/h)
3.13 m
33min ago
Barnham
Barnham Rife • Barnham • 6.1 km
Steady · below normal
1.62 m
42d ago
Ferring Outfall
River Arun • Ferring • 7.5 km
Rising · below normal — Up 0.07 m since 08:30, still rising (0.02 m/h)
-3.38 m
33min ago
Bognor
Aldingbourne Rife • Aldingbourne • 7.8 km
Rising · normal — Peaked 0.14 at 02:45, now 0.08 and rising again (0.02 m/h)
0.08 m
33min ago
SHRIPNEY RL
• 8.7 km
Steady
0.02 m
33min ago
Houghton Bridge
River Arun • Houghton • 9.8 km
tidal gauge
2.37 m
33min ago
Chichester Tozer Way
River Lavant • Chichester • 15.1 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 12.67 at 07:00, now 12.64
12.64 m
48min ago
Graylingwell
River Lavant • Graylingwell • 15.2 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 03:00, rising slightly
0.02 m
33min ago
Hardham
River Rother • Hardham • 15.8 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.41 at 02:45, now 0.36
0.36 m
33min ago

Flood Event History (50)

25 Oct 2026 at 12:13pm Flood Alert
High tides on Sunday may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible for 2 hours either side of Sunday evening's tide at 22:30 on 25/10/2026.  The weather increases tide table values by 0.48 m. Total forecast tide is 6.27 metres Chart Datum (3.22 mAOD) at Littlehampton. Water will be high up slipways an...
8 Jan 2026 at 3:18pm Flood Alert
4 Nov 2025 at 3:00pm Flood Alert
9 Sep 2025 at 8:04pm Flood Alert
30 Mar 2025 at 3:03pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 3:20pm Flood Alert
18 Nov 2024 at 4:05pm Flood Alert
17 Nov 2024 at 2:40pm Flood Alert
16 Nov 2024 at 3:34pm Flood Alert
15 Nov 2024 at 4:11pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2024 at 4:20pm Flood Alert
18 Oct 2024 at 4:35pm Flood Alert
17 Oct 2024 at 2:00pm Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 12:50pm Flood Alert
11 Apr 2024 at 4:37pm Flood Alert
10 Apr 2024 at 5:47pm Flood Alert
8 Apr 2024 at 1:43pm Flood Alert
27 Oct 2023 at 11:42pm Flood Alert
17 Feb 2022 at 4:54pm Flood Alert
6 Dec 2021 at 4:36pm Flood Alert
6 Nov 2021 at 4:19pm Flood Alert
16 Nov 2020 at 1:17pm Flood Alert
15 Nov 2020 at 12:31pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2020 at 2:06pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2020 at 5:58pm Flood Alert
12 Mar 2020 at 7:49am Flood Alert
11 Mar 2020 at 1:50pm Flood Alert
11 Mar 2020 at 8:18am Flood Alert
10 Mar 2020 at 12:28pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 4:34pm Flood Alert
14 Feb 2020 at 4:04pm Flood Alert
13 Feb 2020 at 3:03pm Flood Alert
12 Feb 2020 at 3:30pm Flood Alert
11 Feb 2020 at 6:00pm Flood Alert
11 Feb 2020 at 3:22pm Flood Alert
10 Feb 2020 at 4:48pm Flood Alert
10 Feb 2020 at 3:07pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2020 at 4:45pm Flood Alert
26 Nov 2019 at 4:11pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 4:00pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 3:35pm Flood Alert
28 Sep 2019 at 4:00pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2018 at 7:44am Flood Alert
3 Jan 2018 at 5:59pm Flood Alert
13 Jan 2017 at 1:13pm Flood Alert
17 Nov 2016 at 11:01am Flood Alert
22 Feb 2015 at 6:06pm Flood Alert
20 Feb 2015 at 2:42pm Flood Alert
9 Oct 2014 at 7:20am Flood Alert
8 Oct 2014 at 4:45pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 216031 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 065WAC405

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.