Nowadays, the modern Strood is sometimes flooded twice a day at high tide, during which time Mersea is briefly cut off.

StroodCam, which logs the tides and issues safety warnings about the use of that stretch of road, advises that the road is avoided unless completely necessary and should be an hour and a half before ...

Delays expected due to High Tide of 4.90 metres at 11:51, the road is likely to become impassable on B1025 The Strood from Mersea Road to East Mersea Road.

Delays expected due to a high tide of 5 metres around 15:30, likely to make the road impassable on B1025 The Strood between Peldon and Mersea Island.