Flood Warning Info - Somerset coast at Minehead, seafront properties

Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast. Areas most at risk include the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. The detailed tidal information for those who use it is for a peak level at Hinkley Point. Please note the high tide on Monday evening is not forecast to meet the Flood Warning threshold. The forecast high water is at 08:00 AM on 09/04/2024 with a level of 7.12 mAODN with westerly force 8 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level - for more info refer to local tide tables.) Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences. We continue to monitor levels closely. 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 12:30 PM on 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes.

Strong winds and spring tides may cause large waves and spray overtopping on the coast. Areas most at risk include the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. The detailed tidal information for those who use it is for a peak level at Hinkley Point. Please note the high tide on Monday evening is not forecast to meet the Flood Warning threshold. The forecast high water is at 08:00 AM on 09/04/2024 with a level of 7.04 mAODN with westerly force 8 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level - for more info refer to local tide tables.) Our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences. We continue to monitor levels closely. 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 12:30 PM on 09/04/2024, or as the situation changes.

High spring tides combined with a tidal surge and strong winds may lead to overtopping of sea defences. However, the forecast tide height is predicted to be lower than those reached on Wednesday evening. Forecast high water is 21:00 on 12/03/20 with a level of 7.19 mAOD and a Force 7 Westerly wind. All times are local and refer to the high water time at Hinkley and mAOD is height above average sea level. For more details refer to local tide tables. There is the possibility of flooding to vulnerable seafront properties at these times for the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. We have operational gangs on the ground to monitor the tides and any impacts. Please be careful along beaches, promenades and coastal footpaths and roads.

High spring tides and a tidal surge may lead to overtopping of sea defences. Forecast high water is 20:15 on 11/03/20 with a level of 7.45 mAOD and a Force 5 South Westerly wind. All times are local and refer to the high water time at Hinkley and mAOD is height above average sea level. For more details refer to local tide tables. There is the possibility of flooding to vulnerable seafront properties at these times for the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. We have operational gangs out on site to monitor the tides and any impacts. Please be careful along beaches, promenades and coastal footpaths and roads.

Though the impact of the recent strong winds and spring tides is steadily reducing, flood risk remains for high water on Thursday 13/02/20. The high tide time is 09:30, with a forecast level of 7.3m AOD and a Force 5 Westerly wind. The tide time is local and refers to the high water at Hinkley Point. Flooding may occur about an hour either side of this time along the coastline between Quay West and The Warren including seafront properties on Culvercliffe Court, Quay West and Quay Street. Exposed sea front properties may be affected by changeable wind strength and direction. There is also a risk of beach shingle being thrown up onto the road alongside these properties. Please take care on beachside roads and paths. With Storm Dennis due to arrive on Saturday, 15/02/20, our incident response staff are monitoring coastal conditions closely. Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued. This message will be updated tomorrow Thursday 13/02/20 or as the situation changes.