Flood Warning: Tidal Fal Estuary
Message Last Updated:
2026-01-21 13:08:00
Severity Last Changed:
2026-01-20 12:21:00
High tides over the next two days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible 2 hours either side of high tide on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
Areas particularly at risk include low lying areas in Penryn commercial road, low lying areas of Mylor Bridge, A39 at Perranarworthal.
The high tide at Falmouth is at 6:56pm on Wednesday evening and 7:09 am on Thursday morning, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide level is 2.46mAOD and 2.65mAOD respectively. Expect tide levels along the coast to be between 0.4m and 0.6m above tide table level. Strong force 4 Southerly winds and offshore wave heights of around 3m are forecast over the high tides.
Further alerts and warning may be issued through the week.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 22 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
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