Flood Alert Info - Coast from Sandgate to Dungeness
Area Description
Coast and tidal areas from Sandgate to Lydd, including Hythe, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay, Littlestone, Greatstone, New Romney and communities on the Romney Marsh up to the Royal Military Canal.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 18 Oct 2024 19:48
English Channel
High spring tides are expected to affect the foreshore between Sandgate and Dungeness. Tides will be at their highest between 12:30pm and 1:30pm tomorrow, Saturday 19/10/2024, however conditions may apply two to four hours either side of the high tide. We expect flooding to affect coastal areas, particularly low lying land around, Hythe, Dymchurch, Littlestone and Greatstone.
We are closely monitoring the situation. The peak tide level is currently forecast to be 4.52 metres Ordnance Datum at Rye Harbour at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads between Sandgate and Dungeness.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Oct 2024 16:54
English Channel
High spring tides are expected to affect the foreshore between Sandgate and Dungeness. Tides will be at their highest between 11:15am and 1:15pm tomorrow, Friday 18/10/2024, however conditions may apply two to four hours either side of the high tide. We expect flooding to affect coastal areas, particularly low lying land around Hythe, Dymchurch, Littlestone and Greatstone.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads between Sandgate and Dungeness.
This Alert will remain in force until Saturday afternoon as similar high tides are forecast around Saturday lunchtime, 19/10/2024. This message will be updated on Friday evening, 18/10/2024, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 8 Apr 2024 13:47
English Channel
High water levels are forecast to affect the foreshore from Sandgate to Dungeness overnight tonight, Monday 08/04/2024, due to high spring tides and strong winds. Tides will be at their highest between 23:30 and 00:30 overnight, with high tide at midnight. Flooding to roads and low lying land is expected at these times, however these conditions may apply two to four hours either side of high tide. We expect flooding to affect locations near the coast particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch and Hythe. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are prepared to respond if required. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 09/04/24, or as the situation changes. For those that use it, the astronomical water level will be 4.30m AOD and the total water level will be 4.81m AOD, with south westerly wind speeds of Force 6.
Flood Alert issued on 28 Oct 2023 12:13
English Channel
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
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 Alert issued on 1 Sep 2023 05:58
English Channel
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
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 Alert issued on 19 Feb 2022 08:43
English Channel
Flood Alert in force: Coast from Sandgate to Dungeness. Flooding is possible for: Coast and tidal areas from Sandgate to Lydd, including Hythe, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay, Littlestone, Greatstone, New Romney and communities on the Romney Marsh up to the Royal Military Canal. Large, powerful waves are expected to affect coastal areas through the day between Sandgate and Dungeness on Saturday 19 February. Tides will peak between 10:45 and 14:45 today. A peak level of 3.93 metres above Ordnance Datum is forecast at Rye Harbour at 12:45. Due to the strong winds, levels remain high and wave overtopping may continue through the day. Flooding may affect locations near the coast, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch, Hythe and Sandgate. Strong Force 8 winds will remain through Saturday. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required. Members of the public are advised to stay away from frontages, due to the risk of wave overtopping. This message will be updated on the evening of Saturday 19 February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Feb 2022 18:05
English Channel
Flood Alert in force: Coast from Sandgate to Dungeness.
Flooding is possible for: Coast and tidal areas from Sandgate to Lydd, including Hythe, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay, Littlestone, Greatstone, New Romney and communities on the Romney Marsh up to the Royal Military Canal. Large, powerful waves are expected to affect coastal areas overnight from Sandgate to Dungeness due to Storm EUNICE on Friday 18 February 2022. Tides will be at their highest between 22:45 Friday 18'th and 02:45 Saturday 19 February. A peak level of 3.64metres above Ordnance Datum is forecast at Rye Harbour at 00:45. Due to the strong westerly winds, wave overtopping may continue through the night. Flooding may affect locations near the coast, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch, Hythe and Sandgate. Strong Force 8 winds will remain through Saturday. Our incident response staff are monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required. Members of the public are advised to stay away from frontages. This message will be updated on Saturday morning 19 February 2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2022 17:25
English Channel
Large, powerful waves are expected to affect coastal areas between Sandgate and Dungeness as a result of Storm EUNICE during Friday 18 February 2022. Tides will be at their highest between 11:15 and 13:15 tomorrow, Friday 18 February. A peak level of 4.22metres above Ordnance Datum is forecast at Rye Harbour at 12:15. Due to the strong south-westerly winds, levels may remain high for the rest of the day. Flooding may affect locations near the coast throughout this area, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch, Hythe and Sandgate. Strong winds may cause wave overtopping throughout the day and winds are not expected to ease until Friday evening.
Our incident response staff are actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required.
Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued and members of the public are advised to stay away from frontages, due to the risk of wave overtopping.
This message will be updated during the evening of Friday 18 February 2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2020 09:07
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the coastline between Dungeness and Sandgate as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. The flooding of property is not expected.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have closed flood gates in sea defences and are checking flood defence structures.
For those that use such information, high tide at Rye Harbour is due at 1:00pm on Thursday, 12 March. The astronomical tide is 4.28m above Ordnance Datum. The surge will be 0.41m. The overall tide height will be 4.69m above Ordnance Datum. Winds will be force 6, South-Westerly.
This message will be updated by 5pm this evening, Thursday 12 March.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 16:50
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore and immediate coastline as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. The internal flooding of property is not expected.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have closed flood gates in sea defences and are checking flood defence structures.
For those that use such information, high tide at Rye Harbour is due at 00:39am on Thursday, 12 March. The astronomical tide is 4.41m above Ordnance Datum. The surge will be 0.17m. The overall tide height will be 4.58m above Ordnance Datum. Winds will be force 7, West-South-Westerly.
This message will be updated by 8:00am tomorrow morning, Thursday 12 March.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 11:58
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore and sea spray may overtop defences as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. High tide at Rye Harbour is 12:17pm Wednesday, 11th March 2020. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for coastal areas, particularly low lying land two to four hours either side of the high tide. Coastal conditions are expected to continue until after the high tides at 2am on Saturday, 14th March 2020 at Rye Harbour. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using footpaths and plan driving routes to avoid low lying places in the areas affected. This message will be updated by 6pm on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for people who use it: ASTRO High 4.32m, Surge 0.39m, Total water height 4.71m.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 09:22
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore and sea spray may overtop defences as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. High tide at Rye Harbour is 12:17pm Wednesday, 11th March 2020. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for coastal areas, particularly low lying land two to four hours either side of the high tide. Coastal conditions are expected to continue until after the high tides at 2am on Saturday, 14th March 2020 at Rye Harbour. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using footpaths and plan driving routes to avoid low lying places in the areas affected. This message will be updated by 6pm on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for people who use it: ASTRO High 4.32m, Surge 0.299m, Total water height 4.72m.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 07:51
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore and sea spray may overtop defences as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. High tide at Rye Harbour is 12:17pm Wednesday, 11th March 2020. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for coastal areas, particularly low lying land two to four hours either side of the high tide. Coastal conditions are expected to continue until after the high tides at 1:21am on Friday, 13th March 2020 at Rye Harbour. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using footpaths and plan driving routes to avoid low lying places in the areas affected. This message will be updated by 6pm on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for people who use it: ASTRO High 4.32m, Surge 0.299m, Total water height 4.72m.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Mar 2020 19:29
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore and sea spray may overtop defences as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. High tide at Rye Harbour is 11:57pm, Tuesday, 10th March 2020. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for coastal areas, particularly low lying land two to four hours either side of the high tide. Coastal conditions are expected to continue until after the high tides at 1:21am on Friday, 13th March 2020 at Rye Harbour. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using footpaths and plan driving routes to avoid low lying places in the areas affected. This message will be updated by 8am on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for people who use it: ASTRO High 4.32m, Surge 0.12m, Total water height 4.54m.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2020 19:52
English Channel
This Flood Alert has been issued as large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore. Flooding is expected two hours either side of high tide, between 22:15 today and 02:15 tomorrow, Tuesday 11/02/20. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the coast throughout this area, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch and Hythe. The unsettled weather with strong winds is forecast to continue and the next tide at 12:33 on Tuesday 11/02/20 could affect locations near the coast. Please be careful in areas along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths during the period of concern, and avoid any flood water. We will continue to monitor this situation, and have staff prepared to respond if needed. This message will be updated by 10:00 on Tuesday 11/02/20, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for those who need it: the total water level for Rye is forecast to be 4.70 m AOD at 00:15 on 11/02/20.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2020 10:54
English Channel
This Flood Alert has been issued as large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore. Flooding is expected two hours either side of high tide, between 09:49 and 13:49 today, Monday 10/02/20. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the coast throughout this area, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch and Hythe. The unsettled weather with strong winds is forecast to continue for the next few days. The next tide at 00:15 on Tuesday 11/02/20 could also affect locations near the coast. Please be careful in areas along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths during the period of concern. We will continue to monitor this situation, and have staff prepared to respond if needed. This message will be updated by 20:00 on Monday 10/02/20, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for those who need it: the total water level for Rye is forecast to be 4.60 m AOD at 11:49 on 10/02/20.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Feb 2020 17:00
English Channel
This Flood Alert has been issued as large and powerful waves are expected to affect the foreshore. Flooding is expected two hours either side of high tide, between 21:30 today and 1:30 on Monday 10/02/20. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the coast throughout this area, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around St Mary’s Bay, Dymchurch and Hythe. The unsettled weather with strong winds is forecast to continue for the next few days. The next tide at 11:49 on Monday 10/02/20 could also affect locations near the coast. Please be careful in areas along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths during the period of concern. We will continue to monitor this situation, and have staff prepared to respond if needed. This message will be updated by 10:00 on Monday 10/02/20, or as the situation changes. Detailed information for those who need it: the total water level for Rye is forecast to be 4.05mAOD at 23:30 on 09/02/20.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Jan 2020 15:50
English Channel
Large and powerful waves are expected to overtop sea defences as a result of high spring tides and strong winds. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible 2 hours either side of high tide at 01:55am tomorrow, 15/01/20.
Coastal conditions should ease for the 15/01/20 high tide at 2:16pm.
We are closely monitoring the situation and incident response staff are inspecting and maintaining sea defences and beaches. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. We are also expecting strong winds during this time.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 15/01/20, or as the situation changes. For those that require it the forecast tide overnight at Rye Harbour is expected to be 4.04mAOD.