Businesses including Tga Box on Oak Lane, Judea, were flooded

Aaron Sheely from Trendz Homes had put concrete bags up against the wall in a panic after the flooding. Photo/Zoe Hunter

People on Oak Lane, Judea, waded through the water and moved their cars to higher ground as businesses including Tga Box were flooded.

Steve Chambers was assessing the damage to his business and home near Oak Lane when high tide hit at 10.30am.

Chambers had lived there for about five years and said he had not been flooded like this before.

Chambers said about 50ml of water had gone inside his building and he said his storage shed was also inundated.

Aaron Sheely from Trendz Homes had put concrete bags up against the wall in a panic.

Sheely said it took about 10 minutes before his business was flooded right through, and pink batts and product had been damaged by the water.

"We are just hopeful everything important is off the ground," he said.

Janine Cooney from Trench It in Oak Lane said the water was knee deep in their workshop.

"Our office was completely flooded," she said. "We export machinery overseas and we had stock out on the floor. Until all the water subsides we can't see how damaged everything is. We have parts under water."

Cooney was not looking forward to the big clean-up but was thankful there was "no lives lost".