Flood Warning Info - South Devon Coast at Paignton

South Devon Coast at Paignton

Low-lying parts of Paignton, including Paignton Harbour, Paignton Green, Esplanade Road, Beach Road, Queen's Park, Torbay Road and Queens Road areas.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 23 Jan 2026 12:48

English Channel, South Devon Coast

High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding this evening.  Flooding is expected from 07:30PM to 11:30PM on Friday.  Significant wave overtopping is likely due to large waves and strong winds. Areas particularly at risk include Torbay Road and Kernou Road. The high tide at Teignmouth on Friday is at 09:30PM, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.49mAOD, which is 0.83 metres above tide table level. Gale force 8 southeasterly winds and offshore wave heights of over 3.8m are forecast over the high tide. Coastal conditions should ease after Saturday morning's high tide.  We are closely monitoring the situation .  Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .  This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 24 January 2026 or as the situation changes.