Environment Agency17 Jul 2026
Flood alert: Tyne and Wear coast
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for Tyne and Wear coast (County Durham, Hartlepool, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland). The Environment Agency has issued 135 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 29 Aug 2011 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- Tyne and Wear coast
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 15:48, 17 Jul 2026
- County
- County Durham, Hartlepool, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland
- River or sea
- North Sea
- Flood area code
- 121WAC922
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The notice as issued
High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from 05:45AM to 07:15AM on Saturday 18th July. Strong onshore winds combined with a spring tide may cause some wave overtopping in the Seaham Harbour, Hendon Prom, Seaburn Lower Prom and Roker Seafront areas. Locations most affected will be coastal roads and footpaths. Similar conditions are currently expected on Sunday morning. We are closely monitoring the situation . Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded . This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 18 July 2026 or as the situation changes.
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.