Flood Warning Info - North Sea at Staithes

Area Description

Properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster Public House.
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

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning issued on 23 Aug 2024 09:16
North Sea
This Flood Warning remains in force due to strong winds, surge, and high spring tides on the coast. Flooding of low lying land and roads is possible between 06:30AM and 07:30AM on Friday 23/08/2024. Flooding is forecast to affect properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street, down to the Cod and Lobster public house. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 10:00 PM on Friday, 23/08/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 22 Aug 2024 21:38
North Sea
This Flood Warning remains in force due to strong winds, surge, and high spring tides on the coast. Flooding of low lying land and roads is possible between 06:30AM and 07:30AM tomorrow, Friday 23/08/2024. Flooding is forecast to affect properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street, down to the Cod and Lobster public house. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on Friday, 23/08/2024, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 22 Aug 2024 16:45
North Sea
This Flood Warning has been issued due to strong winds, surge, and high spring tides on the coast. Flooding of low lying land and roads is possible between 06:30AM and 07:30AM tomorrow, Friday 23/08/2024. Flooding is forecast to affect properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster public house. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads, as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 10:00 PM today, Thursday 22/08/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 9 Apr 2024 08:23
North Sea
This Flood Warning remains in place due to strong winds, surge and high spring tides on the coast over the coming days. Overtopping waves and flooding from high sea levels is possible today, Tuesday 09/04/24 between 3.45PM and 5PM. Areas most at risk include properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster public house. We are expecting higher than normal tides over the next few days and as a result we may issue further alerts/warnings. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 9PM on Tuesday 09/04/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 21:50
North Sea
This Flood Warning remains in place due to strong winds, surge and high spring tides on the coast over the coming days. Overtopping waves and flooding from high sea levels is possible tomorrow, Tuesday 09/04/24 between 3.45PM and 5PM. Areas most at risk include properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster public house. We are expecting higher than normal tides over the next few days and as a result we may issue further alerts/warnings. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 9AM on Tuesday 09/04/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 17:32
North Sea
This Flood Warning has been issued due to strong winds, surge and high spring tides on the coast from today Monday 08/04/2024 and over the coming days. Flooding is forecast to affect properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster public house between 4PM and 5PM today. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 10PM today, Monday 08/04/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 16:00
North Sea


Flood Warning issued on 8 Apr 2024 08:32
North Sea
This Flood Warning has been issued due to strong winds, surge and high spring tides on the coast from today Monday 08/04/2024 and over the coming days. Flooding is forecast to affect properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster public house between 4PM and 5PM today. We will continue to monitor levels closely. Stay away from beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as the expected large waves and sea spray will be dangerous. Consider enacting your flood plan. This message will be updated by 4PM today, Monday 08/04/24, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 30 Sep 2023 10:24
North Sea
High spring tides are expected to cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast tomorrow morning (01/10/2023). Areas most at risk include Properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster Public House between 5:45am to 7:15am on 01/10/2023. We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this warning if necessary. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. This message will be updated by 9PM on 30/09/2023, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 29 Sep 2023 20:41
North Sea
High spring tides are expected to cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast tomorrow morning (30/09/2023). Areas most at risk include Properties bordering Staithes Beck, including those on Beckside and the High Street down to the Cod and Lobster Public House between 5am to 5:15am on 30/09/2023. We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this warning if necessary. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous. This message will be updated by 10AM on 30/09/2023, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 27 Nov 2021 20:04
North Sea
This flood warning remains in force due to strong northerly winds associated with Storm Arwen causing large waves and spray overtopping along the North Yorkshire Coast. Overtopping is beginning to reduce but hazardous conditions are expected to continue overnight into early morning on Sunday 28th November 2021. The area most at risk are properties at Staithes. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous with debris. You can check flood warnings and alerts on the GOV.UK website, or via Floodline number 0345 988 1188. We are monitoring the situation closely. This message will be updated by 08:00 on Sunday 28th November 2021, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 27 Nov 2021 13:32
North Sea
This flood warning remains in force due to strong northerly winds associated with Storm Arwen causing large waves and spray overtopping along the North Yorkshire Coast during Saturday 27th November until 13:30. Hazardous conditions might extend throughout Saturday. The area most at risk are properties at Staithes. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous with debris. You can check flood warnings and alerts on the GOV.UK website, or via Floodline number 0345 988 1188. We are monitoring the situation closely. This message will be updated by 17:00 on Saturday 27th November 2021, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 27 Nov 2021 07:30
North Sea
Flood warning issued due to strong northerly winds associated with Storm Arwen expected to cause large waves and spray overtopping along the North Yorkshire Coast tomorrow morning, Saturday 27th November between 07:30 and 13:30, and the evening tide between 19:00 and midnight. Hazardous conditions might extend 2 hours either side of the high tide. The area most at risk are properties at Cowbar. Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous with debris. You can check flood warnings and alerts on the GOV.UK website or via Floodline number 0345 988 1188. We are monitoring the situation closely. This message will be updated by noon on Saturday 27th November 2021, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 6 Nov 2021 18:27
North Sea
Spring tides and strong winds are forecast to bring high levels and large waves along the Yorkshire coast on Sunday 7th November. The area most at risk are properties at Cowbar. Some of the highest tides of the year are expected over this weekend, and the forecast shows that, due to the local weather conditions, Sunday morning’s tide will be particularly high. The highest levels are expected on Sunday morning around 04:30-05:45. Our operational staff will be out inspecting our flood defences before and after the peak tides, and we are liaising closely with our partners. Please keep away from flood water and to report an issue relating to river, tidal or coastal flooding, call our Incident Hotline number 0800 80 70 60. Be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation via our Check for Flooding Service on Gov.UK or via Floodline number 0345 988 1188. This message will be updated after 06:00 on Sunday morning, or as the situation changes.


Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2020 21:45
North Sea
This flood warning is in force due to overtopping waves and windblown spray that are expected between 04:00 and 05:00 tomorrow morning 10/02/20. This is as a result of Storm Ciara causing strong winds and large waves due to high astronomical tides. Areas most at risk are properties at Cowbar. Our area incident room is open and we are closely monitoring the forecast. This message will be updated tomorrow morning or sooner, if the situation should change.