This week’s supermoon is set to cause supertides which could flood areas along the coast of the UK.

The Environment Agency has warned that large swells of water will follow Monday morning’s red supermoon, and parts of Wales have already been affected by flooding.

The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, along with the autumn equinox, is causing rising sea levels and bigger waves.

Two flood warnings were issued by the Met Office on Monday in Swansea and Somerset, while a further 25 flood alerts were issued in other UK coastal towns.

Luckily, an area of high pressure over the UK in the coming days should restrict the impact of flooding.

But supertides hit the coast of Wales on Tuesday morning and flood alerts were issued for several areas.

Adrian Philpott, from Natural Resources Wales, told the BBC: “While we are expecting tides to peak across Wales over the next few days, given the current high pressure and favourable weather conditions we are not expecting any significant problems.

“Our officers have been monitoring tidal conditions and forecasts over the weekend and will continue to keep a close eye on the situation.

“Water levels will be higher than usual, and we will issue flood alerts and warnings as required.”

(Picture: Rex Features)

