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Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees, between Allonby and Whitehaven

Silloth to St Bees Head including Whitehaven town centre, Whitehaven North Beach, Parton, Workington, Flimby and Maryport

Flood warning area Irish Sea Cumberland Cumbria and Lancashire In Coast from Silloth to St Bees

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Seaton Mill, Barepot, Workington
River Derwent • Seaton Mill, Barepot, Workington • 4.1 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.90 at 09:15, now 0.87
0.87 m
36min ago
Workington
Tide • Workington • 5.0 km
tidal gauge
2.73 m
1h ago
Harrington Eadie Street
Wyre River • Harrington • 8.5 km
Steady · normal
0.27 m
36min ago
Bull Gill
River Ellen • Allerby • 9.0 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.59 at 08:15, now 0.57
0.57 m
36min ago
Kingfisher, Cockermouth
River Derwent • Kingfisher, Cockermouth • 10.1 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.32 at 08:45, now 1.29
1.29 m
36min ago
South Street Footbridge
River Cocker • Cockermouth • 10.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.23 at 08:15, now 1.20
1.20 m
36min ago
Southwaite Bridge
River Cocker • Cockermouth • 12.4 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.73 at 08:15, now 0.70
0.70 m
36min ago
Scalehill Upper Lorton Valley
River Cocker • Loweswater • 17.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.02 at 06:30, now 0.82
0.82 m
36min ago
Blennerhasset Bridge
River Ellen • Blennerhasset • 17.8 km
Steady · normal
0.73 m
36min ago
Ouse Bridge
River Derwent • Dubwath • 17.9 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.71 at 08:15, now 1.65
1.65 m
36min ago

Flood Event History (7)

27 Oct 2026 at 8:02am Flood Warning
The Flood Warning has now been removed. However, a Flood Alert remains in force for the wider area, so flooding of roads and low lying land is still possible. We do not expect to see similar impacts from the next high tide. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts ...
26 Oct 2026 at 3:56pm Flood Warning
High tides are expected to cause flooding overnight. Flooding is expected from 22:30 on Monday 26/10/2026 to 01:30 on Tuesday 27/10/2026 . Locations most affected will be Whitehaven town centre, Whitehaven North Beach, Parton, Workington, Flimby and Maryport We are closely monitoring the situatio...
25 Oct 2026 at 6:50am Flood Warning
The Flood Warning has now been removed. However, a Flood Alert remains in force for the wider area, so flooding of roads and low lying land is still possible. We do not expect to see similar impacts from the next high tide. Further flood warnings may be issued for the evening tide on Monday 26th Oc...
24 Oct 2026 at 1:54pm Flood Warning
High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding this evening.  Flooding is expected from 21:00PM on 24/10/2026 to 01:00AM on 25/10/2026.  Flooding is possible due to high tides and strong winds from Storm Boelo. Locations most affected will include Allonby, Maryport, Flimby, ...
20 Oct 2024 at 4:07pm Flood Warning
18 Sep 2023 at 1:57am Flood Warning
23 Feb 2015 at 9:26am Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 302001 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 011FWCN2B

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.