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Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries

Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand, Millbrook, The Hoe, and the Tidal Lynher, Tamar, Tavy, Plym and Yealm estuaries

Flood alert area South Cornwall Coast Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth Devon and Cornwall

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Plympton
Long Brook • Plympton • 2.8 km
Steady · normal
0.20 m
37min ago
Newnham Park
Tory Brook • Plympton • 4.8 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.44 at 10:15, now 0.42
0.42 m
37min ago
Carnwood
River Plym • Bickleigh • 5.7 km
Steady · normal
0.45 m
37min ago
CARNWOOD
• 5.7 km
Falling
3.19 m
37min ago
Plymouth
Tide • Devonport • 6.3 km
tidal gauge
-1.25 m
52min ago
Puslinch
River Yealm • Yealmpton • 7.9 km
Steady · normal
0.44 m
37min ago
PUSLINCH
• 7.9 km
Falling
1.88 m
37min ago
Cornwood
River Yealm • Cornwood • 10.7 km
Steady · normal
0.26 m
37min ago
Ludbrook
River Tavy • Buckland Monachorum • 13.0 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.54 at 21:00, now 0.50
0.50 m
37min ago
Ermington
River Erme • Ermington • 13.5 km
Steady · normal
0.40 m
37min ago

Flood Event History (50)

27 Oct 2026 at 9:55am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain. Tidal conditions are expected to improve and no flooding is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Continue to take care on waterside r...
26 Oct 2026 at 12:30pm Flood Alert
High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide on Tuesday morning.  Areas particularly at risk include exposed coastal areas of Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand and The Hoe, Millbrook, and low-lying areas on the Tidal Lynher, Tamar,...
30 Sep 2026 at 10:43am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Coastal conditions are expected to improve and no flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Continue to take care on waters...
29 Sep 2026 at 11:42am Flood Alert
High tides and forecast weather conditions over the next two days may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide today, Tuesday evening and tomorrow, Wednesday morning.  Areas particularly at risk including Cawsand, Kingsand, The Hoe, Millbrook, and low lying areas on t...
18 Feb 2026 at 2:47pm Flood Alert
2 Feb 2026 at 1:57pm Flood Alert
20 Jan 2026 at 12:22pm Flood Alert
5 Dec 2025 at 10:21am Flood Alert
4 Nov 2025 at 10:41am Flood Alert
9 Sep 2025 at 12:34pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2025 at 12:38pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2024 at 12:23pm Flood Alert
18 Oct 2024 at 11:53am Flood Alert
17 Oct 2024 at 12:01pm Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 12:48pm Flood Alert
21 Sep 2024 at 12:39pm Flood Alert
18 Sep 2024 at 2:17pm Flood Alert
9 Apr 2024 at 11:16am Flood Alert
7 Apr 2024 at 2:41pm Flood Alert
6 Apr 2024 at 12:18pm Flood Alert
28 Mar 2024 at 12:15pm Flood Alert
26 Mar 2024 at 11:21am Flood Alert
12 Mar 2024 at 10:59am Flood Alert
8 Mar 2024 at 11:43am Flood Alert
13 Feb 2024 at 1:18pm Flood Alert
12 Feb 2024 at 11:30am Flood Alert
8 Feb 2024 at 3:55pm Flood Alert
14 Jan 2024 at 12:34pm Flood Alert
13 Jan 2024 at 3:41pm Flood Alert
27 Oct 2023 at 5:27am Flood Alert
29 Sep 2023 at 4:42pm Flood Alert
31 Aug 2023 at 6:57am Flood Alert
21 Mar 2023 at 6:23pm Flood Alert
6 Jan 2023 at 10:46am Flood Alert
17 Feb 2022 at 12:22pm Flood Alert
6 Dec 2021 at 4:46pm Flood Alert
15 Dec 2020 at 12:14pm Flood Alert
14 Dec 2020 at 3:52pm Flood Alert
13 Dec 2020 at 2:28pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2020 at 4:54pm Flood Alert
17 Oct 2020 at 4:51pm Flood Alert
19 Sep 2020 at 11:25am Flood Alert
19 Aug 2020 at 4:39pm Flood Alert
11 Mar 2020 at 11:24am Flood Alert
10 Mar 2020 at 12:46pm Flood Alert
12 Feb 2020 at 12:40pm Flood Alert
7 Feb 2020 at 3:50pm Flood Alert
13 Jan 2020 at 12:55pm Flood Alert
25 Nov 2019 at 12:19pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 9:23am Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth
South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall
South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall
South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall
South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall
South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
South Cornwall coast • Cornwall
South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
South Cornwall Coast • Cornwall

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 211003 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 114WACT1T1DA00

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.