britain has been battered by extreme high tides triggered by the solar eclipse with many parts of the uk threatened by flooding but the 'supertide of the century' has been good news for surfers and more than 40 turned out to catch a rare 6ft high wave on the river severn known as a bore at least seven flood warnings were issued today by the environment agency along with 34 alerts across the country suggesting immediate action to protect properties the thames barrier was closed today for the 175th time in its 30 year history to protect london from the high tides linked to yesterday's solar eclipse and 'supermoon' which has caused rising water levels scroll down for video  britain has been battered by extreme high tides today triggered by the solar eclipse with many parts of the uk threatened by flooding, pictured waves crashing over the sea wall in tynemouth, north tyneside at high tide this afternoon  the high tides have been linked to yesterday's solar eclipse and 'supermoon', pictured is the promenade at roker, sunderland  malgorzata zielinska, agata smith and karolina zieconka trying to take a selfie with a wave during high tide at scarborough, north yorkshire  the 'supertide of the century' has been good news for surfers and more than 40 turned out to catch a rare 6ft high wave on the river severn  a surfer takes on the tidal wave, known as a bore, on the river severn at minsterworth in gloucestershire it is one of only three expected this year  flooding of homes and businesses is expected in north tyneside and sunderland as well as the somerset coast and the wye estuary at brockweir high tides have been forecast for the next two days, according to data by the national tidal and sea level facility tides will be 25m higher than other times in milford haven, south wales, 15m higher in plymouth, devon, and the isle of mull, western scotland, and 05m higher in london on the tidal thames flood alerts were  issued for parts of teddington and twickenham as well as the river avon and devon coast an ea spokesman said: 'these are spring tides, and higher due to the moon's 18 year cycle high tides may lead to spray on promenades' the scottish environment protection agency said: 'spring tides are expected there may be high waves' a severn bore tidal wave ranked a maximum level five today and a level four wave has been predicted for the next two days at least seven flood warnings were issued today by the environment agency, pictured waves crash over the promenade at roker, sunderland  high tides have been forecast for the next two days, according to data by the national tidal and sea level facility, pictured waves crash over the promenade at roker, sunderland today  a severn bore tidal wave ranked a maximum level five today and a level four wave has been predicted for the next two days  the phenomenon is one of only three expected this year, with the first last month and the third expected later in the year  the bore, caused by a 'super tide' which hits the flow of the river, arrived at newnham on seven, gloucester at 733am and surfers rode it upriver for several minutes  the phenomenon is one of only three expected this year, with the first last month and the third expected later in the year it arrived at newnham on seven, gloucester at 733am and surfers rode it upriver for several minutes the bore, caused by a 'super tide' which hits the flow of the river, did not last long, but it left fans and photographers delighted photographer clive mowforth, 58, said: 'it was very crowded it was certainly more crowded than last month it was lovely and sunny this morning everyone had a great time there was probably about 40 people there 'some of them had a good ride inevitably, it didn't last very long' forecasters did not predict any major rainfall over the next few days, but said there could be outbreaks in the south east and northern parts of scotland britain has been battered by extreme high tides today, pictured waves crash over the sea wall in tynemouth, north tyneside  high tides saw water seeping over the banks of the river thames today as flood alerts remained in place for parts of the capital  the thames barrier was closed today to protect london from the so called 'high tide of the century' as a 'supermoon' linked to yesterday's solar eclipse caused rising water levels  around 700 pagans, druids and revellers celebrated the spring equinox earlier today at stonehenge in amesbury, wiltshire  revellers dance and play music during celebrations marking the  vernal equinox and the beginning of spring at stonehenge  the met office said the first week of easter holidays, which begin on friday, will see highs of 10c and a mix of clear spells and showers or persistent rain met office forecaster kirk waite said: 'conditions will feel quite cold from monday due to brisk north westerly winds bringing polar maritime air from iceland's direction 'sleet could fall in dartmoor, with snow on the highest pennines, cumbrian fells and north wales mountains, and over 500m in scotland 'temperatures will generally be below average with some frosty nights nights could see down to  2c in england's north and scotland 'temperatures will return to nearer normal by thursday into the weekend and next week see a mixture of sunshine, showers, one or two persistent rainbands and breezier conditions 'there's no signal for warm spells' weather channel forecaster leon brown said: 'the next week will be quite cold with temperatures down to  3c to  5c in rural areas, with a wetter and windier spell of weather at the end of march' a woman walks on the sand at low tide around mont saint michel about half a mile off france's normandy coast which has attracted thousands of curious visitors with the promise of the 'tide of the century' a huge solar storm created dazzling auroras across the world including at this lake at the pingvellir national park in iceland  auroras typically occur when charged particles from the sun are deflected along the earth's magnetic field and collide with gas atoms in our upper atmosphere, pictured at pingvellir national park in iceland 
175th the river severn uk 30 year london 6ft thames barrier today the environment agency
'supertide of the century' triggered by the solar eclipse has threatened many parts of the uk with flooding  more than 40 surfers turned out to catch a rare 6ft high wave on the river severn known as a bore  seven flood warnings were issued today by the environment agency along with 34 alerts across the country  thames barrier was closed today for the 175th time in its 30 year history to protect london from the high tides 