Areas at risk of coastal flooding from St Margaret's at Cliffe to Sandgate, including Dover and Folkestone.
See below for historical flood warnings, or use the live map to check the latest warnings across the UK.
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, North Sea
High tides are expected to cause flooding overnight. Flooding is expected around the high tide of 00:45 BST on 31/03/2025. Areas most at risk are coastal roads and footpaths but some low lying properties near to the seafront may also be impacted. Coastal conditions are expected to improve tomorrow and no further flooding is expected. We are closing flood gates. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as waves and sea spray could be dangerous. Never drive through flood water, just 30cm of fast flowing water is enough to move your car. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level at Dover of 3.93mAODN at 00:45 (BST) on 31/03/2025, which is 0.48m above tide tables, with northerly force 4 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.) We will remove this message by 09:00 BST on 31/03/2025.
English Channel, North Sea
High tides are expected to cause flooding overnight. Flooding is expected around the high tide of 00:45 BST on 31/03/2025. Areas most at risk are coastal roads and footpaths but some low lying properties near to the seafront may also be impacted. Coastal conditions are expected to improve tomorrow and no further flooding is expected. We are closing flood gates. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as waves and sea spray could be dangerous. Never drive through flood water, just 30cm of fast flowing water is enough to move your car. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level at Dover of 3.93mAODN at 00:45 (BST) on 31/03/2025, which is 0.48m above tide tables, with northerly force 4 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.) We will remove this message by 09:00 BST on 31/03/2025.
English Channel, North Sea
High water levels are forecast to affect the foreshore from St Margaret’s at Cliffe to Sandgate overnight tonight 08/04/24, due to high spring tides and strong winds. Tides will be highest between 23:15 and 00:15 tonight, with high tide at 23:45. 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 coastal areas, particularly land, roads and low lying properties nearest the sea. Please stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as shingle and debris may be thrown by large waves and sea spray. We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are prepared to respond if required. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes. Tides remain high over the next few days, so please stay aware in case further warnings are issued. For those that use it, the astronomical water level will be 3.32m AOD and the total water level will be 4.11m AOD, with south westerly wind speeds of Force 6.