Flood Warning Info - South Devon coast low-lying areas of the Dart estuary
Area Description
Low-lying parts of the Dart Estuary including Bayards Cove, Kingswear, Dittisham, Stoke Gabriel, Galmpton Creek, Tuckenhay and Bow.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
Area Covered by this Flood Warning
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 3 Feb 2026 15:05
South Devon coast
High tides are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.
Flooding is expected 2 hours either side of high tide on Wednesday morning.
Areas particularly at risk include Bayards Cove, Kingswear, Ditisham, Tuckenhay, Bow, Stoke Gabriel, and Galmpton.
The high tide at Plymouth on Wednesday is at 07:30, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 3.02mAOD, which is 0.49 metres above tide table level. Force 6 southeasterly winds and offshore wave heights over 2.4m are forecast over the high tide.
Coastal conditions should ease for Wednesday evening's high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have .
This message will be updated by 1:00PM on 04 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Jan 2026 14:29
South Devon coast
High tides are expected to cause flooding on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Flooding is expected.
Areas particularly at risk include Bayards Cove, Kingswear, Ditisham, Tuckenhay, Bow, Stoke Gabriel, and Galmpton.
The high tide at Plymouth on Friday evening is at 08:45PM. Forecast total high tide level is 2.80mAOD, which is 0.86 metres above tide table level. Force 7 south easterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 6.3m are forecast over the high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
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This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 24 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Jan 2026 15:48
South Devon coast
High tides are expected to cause flooding tomorrow morning.
Flooding is expected
Areas particularly at risk include Bayards Cove, Kingswear, Ditisham, Tuckenhay, Bow, Stoke Gabriel, and Galmpton.
The high tide at Plymouth on Friday morning is at 08:30AM. Forecast total high tide level is 3.00mAOD, which is 0.72 metres above tide table level. Force 7 south easterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 2.8m are forecast over the high tide.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Oct 2023 06:14
South Devon coast
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Mar 2023 19:04
South Devon coast
Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.
Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.