Environment Agency11 Sep 2026
Flood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries (Essex, Suffolk). The Environment Agency has issued 185 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 10 Feb 2009 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 15:28, 11 Sep 2026
- County
- Essex, Suffolk
- River or sea
- North Sea, River Orwell, River Deben
- Flood area code
- 054WACDV4B
- 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 overnight may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible between 12am and 2am overnight on Saturday 12th September. The flood gates at Felixstowe seafront will be closed. The waterfront at Pin Mill, and The Strand at Wherstead under the Orwell Bridge may be flooded. Water may be on the quay at Mistley. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Harwich of 2.51mAODN at 1am, on Saturday 12th September, which is 0.31m above tide tables, wind force 3, southerly. Tides are expected to be higher than usual, due to the forecast weather conditions during spring tides. 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 12 September 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.