Isle of Wight Coast at Freshwater Bay, including Fort Albert.
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The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.
Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.
English Channel
Monday evening's tide at 23:25 on 08/04/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.57 m. The total forecast tide is 4.23 metres Chart Datum (2.22 mAOD) at Yarmouth. The tide is very high, and close to historic maximum recorded levels. For 1 hour either side of high water, overtopping at Freshwater Bay sea front is expected. The tide will flood Gate Lane and the A3055 near Afton Road. Significant amounts of water will surround the Albion Hotel and Lifeboat Station which may cause internal flooding. The tide will also be high at Fort Albert. After this tide the weather becomes more settled but minor impacts could continue until Thursday (11/04/2024). We continue to monitor the forecast. Conditions are dangerous. Keep away from the sea front over high tide. We will remove this message by 16:00 on 09/04/2024.
English Channel
Monday evening's tide at 23:25 on 08/04/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.57 m. The total forecast tide is 3.98 metres Chart Datum (1.97 mAOD) at Yarmouth. The tide is very high, and close to historic maximum recorded levels. For 1 hour either side of high water, overtopping at Freshwater Bay sea front is expected. The tide will flood Gate Lane and the A3055 near Afton Road. Significant amounts of water will surround the Albion Hotel and Lifeboat Station which may cause internal flooding. The tide will also be high at Fort Albert. After this tide the weather becomes more settled but minor impacts could continue until Thursday (11/04/2024). We continue to monitor the forecast. Conditions are dangerous. Keep away from the sea front over high tide. We will remove this message by 16:00 on 09/04/2024.