Flood Alert Info - Selsey Bill to Elmer
Area Description
Coastal areas between Selsey Bill and Elmer, including Pagham, Sidlesham and Bognor.
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 8 Apr 2024 13:06
English Channel
Tuesday's early morning tide at 00:30 on 09/04/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather, with Gale Force 8 South Westerly winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.7 m. The total forecast tide is 6.75 metres Chart Datum (3.70 mAOD) at Littlehampton. The tide will be very high. For 2 hours either side of high water, flooding of Quayside properties along Mill Lane, Sidlesham is expected. Strong winds and large waves will generate lots of spray, affecting the beach top properties and nearby roads in Selsey, Pagham, Bognor and Elmer. Large waves and minor flood impacts will still be possible on Tuesday afternoon. However, Tuesday's tide at 12:30 on 09/04/2024 is forecast to be 50cm lower (3.17 mAOD), so flood risk should be a little lower. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 2 hours before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane, and walking at the exposed sea front at Selsey and Elmer. We will update this message by 18:00 on 09/04/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Oct 2023 23:44
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 18 Feb 2022 16:57
English Channel
Saturday afternoon's tide at 13:15 on 19/02/2022 is forecast to be higher than normal and similar to Friday afternoon 18/02/2022. Gale Force 8 South Westerly winds and large waves increase tide table values by 0.55 m. The total forecast tide is 6.28 metres Chart Datum (3.23 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, a small amount of water will affect Mill Lane, Sidlesham, potentially making access temporarily more difficult. Strong winds and large waves will generate lots of spray affecting the beach top properties and nearby roads in Selsey, Pagham, Bognor and Elmer. Friday evening’s tide will be 50cm lower than Friday afternoon. Strong winds and large waves will continue over the weekend, albeit not as extreme. After Saturday, the next highest tide is forecast to be 20cm lower, on Monday afternoon. However, spray and minor flood impacts will continue this weekend. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 20:00 on 19/02/2022
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2022 16:41
English Channel
Friday afternoon's tide at 12:15 on 18/02/2022 is higher than normal due to Storm Eunice which brings Severe Gale Force 9 Westerly winds and very large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.64 m. The total forecast tide is 6.31 metres Chart Datum (3.26 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Strong winds and large waves will generate lots of spray affecting the beach top properties and nearby roads in Selsey, Pagham, Bognor and Elmer. Friday evening’s tide will be 50cm lower. However, strong winds and large waves will continue over the weekend, albeit not as extreme. Saturday’s midday tide could see a return of minor flood impacts, when tide levels could be similar to midday Friday. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 18:00 on 18/02/2022
Flood Alert issued on 7 Dec 2021 14:54
English Channel
Wednesday's early morning tide at 01:45 on 08/12/2021 is forecast to be 30cm lower than Tuesday, but with much bigger waves and strong South Westerly Force 6 winds due to Storm Barra. The weather increases tide table values by 0.16 m. The total forecast tide is 6.09 metres Chart Datum (3.04 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Wind blown spray and wave overtopping will likely affect exposed beach top properties between Selsey Bill and Elmer. Strong winds will continue until Thursday. However, wave heights, tide levels, and flood impacts and risk should reduce from Wednesday afternoon. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 11:00 on 08/12/2021
Flood Alert issued on 6 Dec 2021 16:08
English Channel
Tuesday afternoon's tide at 13:15 on 07/12/2021 is higher than normal due to Storm Barra, which brings Gale Force 8 Southerly winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.4 m. The total forecast tide is 6.40 metres Chart Datum (3.35 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Wind blown spray will likely affect exposed beach top properties between Selsey Bill and Elmer. The early Wednesday morning tide, at 01:45 08/12/2021 is predicted to be 10 cm lower, but will be accompanied by very large waves. We expect flood impacts could be similar. Strong winds and large waves will continue until Thursday. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 16:00 on 07/12/2021.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Nov 2021 16:21
English Channel
Sunday afternoon's tide at 12:45 on 07/11/2021 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong North Westerly Force 5 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.27 m. The total forecast tide is 6.41 metres Chart Datum (3.36 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. After this tide‚ no further impacts are expected. Monday's tides are forecast to be at least 30cm lower and accompanied with lighter winds and smaller waves. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane, Sidlesham at high tide, flood water can contain hidden dangers. We will update this message by 15:00 on 07/11/2021.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Feb 2021 12:01
English Channel
Tide heights will decrease by 10 cm each high water for the next two days. Strong South Westerly Force 5 to 6 winds will continue throughout Tuesday (02/02/2021), before easing on Wednesday (03/02/2021). Wave heights are still large and will increase on Tuesday evening, before decreasing on Thursday (04/02/2021). Shingle will still be moved and wave spray will affect sea front areas, particularly over the high tide periods (which are 14:30 on 02/02/2021, 03:00 and 15:15 on 03/02/2021). Small amounts of water may still potentially affect nearby fields, roads and beach top properties. However, the waves are not expected to run up the beach quite as much as they did on Monday. Please take care if visiting the sea front between Tuesday and Thursday. Large waves are very powerful and can contain hidden dangers such as flying debris. We will update this message by 12:00 on 03/02/2021.
Flood Alert issued on 1 Feb 2021 18:53
English Channel
High energy waves experienced Monday (01/02/2021) could persist into Tuesday (02/02/2021), and over the next high tide. Tuesday's early morning tide at 02:15 on 02/02/2021 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather, with strong Southerly Force 5 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.15 m. The total forecast tide is 5.95 metres Chart Datum (2.90 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 2 hours either side of high water, at Selsey East Beach and Pagham sea front, the high energy waves could run up the beach and affect beach top properties. Tide levels should be a little lower Tuesday afternoon, with smaller waves and less impacts too. We continue to monitor the forecast. Although impacts are not expected in Sidlesham, if you have flood protection, it might be sensible to install it as a precaution at least 1 hour before high tide. We will update this message by 14:00 on 02/02/2021.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Nov 2020 13:19
English Channel
Tuesday's early morning tide at 00:00 on 17/11/2020 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.2 m. The total forecast tide is 6.44 metres Chart Datum (3.39 mAOD) at Littlehampton, which is forecast to be very similar to Sunday's tides. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Winds will remain strong for the rest of the week, but tide levels fall for 7 days from midday Tuesday and the risk of flooding will reduce as we move to neaps. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 14:00 on 17/11/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Nov 2020 12:33
English Channel
Unsettled weather with large waves and westerly force 6 winds continue. The tides on Sunday evening (23:00 on 15/11/2020) and Monday morning (11:30 on 16/11/2020) will be very similar, and about 5 cm lower than previous highest tide this weekend. On Sunday evening the weather increases tide table values by 0.16 m and the total forecast tide will be 5.99 metres Chart Datum (3.25 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Beach top properties in Pagham may be affected by spray. From Monday afternoon (16/11/2020), the tide levels and wave heights will begin to fall. We will continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will remove this message by 14:00 on 16/11/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Nov 2020 14:07
English Channel
Unsettled weather with large waves and Southerly Force 7 winds continue to affect the area. Sunday morning's tide at 11:00 on 15/11/2020 will be higher than normal. The weather increases tide table values by 0.13 m and the total forecast tide will be 6.05 metres Chart Datum (3.31 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Sunday morning's tide (11:00 on 15/11/2020) will be similar to that seen Saturday morning, with Saturday evening's tide (22:30 on 14/11/2020) about 20cm lower. Larger waves are forecast for Sunday evening with minor impacts until Monday. We'll monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 13:00 on 15/11/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Nov 2020 17:59
English Channel
Saturday morning's tide at 10:15 on 14/11/2020 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with Southerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.22 m. The total forecast tide is 6.34 metres Chart Datum (3.29 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. High tide at 22:30 on 14/11/2020 will cause no impact. At 10:45 on Sunday 15/11/2020 the tide could be similar to Saturday morning. We’ll issue further advice. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 15:00 on 14/11/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2020 17:08
English Channel
Friday’s tides at 01:45 and 14:00 13/3/2020 will be at least 10cm lower than those experienced on Wednesday and Thursday this week. With wave heights increasing from Thursday night however, minor flood impacts may remain similar to recent days. The strong Force 7 Westerly winds will increase tide table values by 0.2m. The total forecast tide is 5.97 metres Chart Datum (3.23 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, a small amount of water will affect Mill Lane, Sidlesham, making access temporarily more difficult. From Saturday 14/3/2020, we should see smaller wave heights, lower tides and only minimal risk of flooding. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will remove this message by 19:00 on 13/03/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2020 07:51
English Channel
Thursday afternoon's tide at 13:15 on 12/03/2020 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather, with strong Westerly Force 6 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.47 m. The total forecast tide is 6.52 metres Chart Datum (3.47 mAOD) at Littlehampton, which is very similar to that seen Wednesday lunchtime 11/3/2020. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Tides on Friday should be 20cm lower (but with large offshore waves Thursday night), with flood risk becoming very low from Saturday. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 18:00 on 12/03/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 14:02
English Channel
Thursday's early morning tide at 01:00 on 12/03/2020, is forecast to be 15cm lower than Wednesday lunchtime 11/3/2020, but will still cause minor flood impacts. The tide is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Westerly Force 7 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.22 m. The total forecast tide is 6.36 metres Chart Datum (3.31 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. The tide 13:00 Thursday 12/3/2020 will be higher, with similar impacts to 12:15 11/3/2020. Flood impacts should reduce from the weekend. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 09:30 on 12/03/2020
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2020 08:18
English Channel
Wednesday afternoon's tide at 12:30 on 11/03/2020 could be 5cm higher than Tuesday night. The tide is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 5 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.45 m. The total forecast tide is 6.51 metres Chart Datum (3.46 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane in Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. The tide at 13:00 Thursday 12/3/2020 is forecast to be of similar height. Tonight's tide should be marginally lower. Flood risk will reduce from Friday. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 14:30 on 11/03/2020.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Mar 2020 12:30
English Channel
Wednesday's early morning tide at 00:15 on 11/03/2020 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.25 m. The total forecast tide is 6.35 metres Chart Datum (3.30 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Wednesday's tide at 12:30 11/3/2020 is predicted to be 10cm higher, but with similar impacts which are expected to continue each tide until Friday 13/3/2020. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide, access may be restricted by flood water. We will update this message by 09:30 on 11/03/2020
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2020 16:50
English Channel
Tuesday afternoon's tide at 12:45 on 11/02/2020 is forecast to be 20cm lower than recent days. However the tide will still be higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Westerly Force 7 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.26 m. The total forecast tide is 6.23 metres Chart Datum (3.18 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Tuesday and Wednesday evening's tides will be a little higher again and further minor flooding is expected over those high waters. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 17:00 on 11/02/2020
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2020 15:08
English Channel
Tuesday's early morning tide at 00:45 on 11/02/2020 is higher than normal due to high tides and Force 8 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.38 m. The total forecast tide is 6.38 metres Chart Datum (3.33 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water, Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. There are high tides and large waves forecast until Thursday 13/02/2020. Tuesday's tide at 12:45 will be lower, but could still cause minor impacts. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 17:00 on 10/02/2020 with information of the high tide at 12:45 on 11/02/2020
Flood Alert issued on 8 Feb 2020 16:44
English Channel
Monday afternoon's tide at 12:00 on 10/02/2020 is higher than normal due to Storm Ciara which brings strong Force 7 westerly winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.5 m. The total forecast tide is 6.42 metres Chart Datum (3.37 mAOD) at Littlehampton. For 1 hour either side of high water Mill Lane, Sidlesham will flood, making access temporarily more difficult. Strong winds and large waves are expected from 08:00 on Sunday 9/2/2020 as Storm Ciara passes across the South East. There is a risk of minor flooding from spray. High tides, large waves and the risk of flooding will remain similar until Thursday 13/2/2020. We continue to monitor the forecast. If you have it, please install flood protection 1 hour before high tide. Avoid driving on Mill Lane at high tide. We will update this message by 19:00 on 10/02/2020 in advance of the next high tide at 00:45 on 11/02/2020.