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Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney

Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney

Flood warning area River Waveney Norfolk, Suffolk East Anglia In The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water

Flood Warning Active Warning

Raised: 26 Oct 2026 at 9:33am • Updated: 26 Oct 2026 at 9:33am
Higher than normal tides are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected from 09:00am to 3:00pm on Monday 26th October.
Locations most affected will be in St Olaves, Somerleyton, Burgh St Peter, Oulton Broad and Beccles. Roads likely to be affected include Beccles Road at St Olaves, Geldeston Lock Lane, Gillingham Dam and Fen Lane in Beccles. Levels can take several hours to peak. River levels will remain high over the next couple of days.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Tuesday 27 October or as the situation changes.

Map

Nearby Monitoring Stations

Oulton Broad
River Waveney • Oulton Broad • 1.4 km (downstream)
tidal gauge
1.28 m
49min ago
Burgh St Peter in this area
River Waveney • Camps Heath • 1.9 km (upstream)
tidal gauge
1.32 m
34min ago
Haddiscoe in this area
River Waveney • St Olaves • 8.2 km (downstream)
Crested · normal — Rose 0.78 m since 04:30 — peaked 1.40 at 10:00, now 1.09 and easing
1.09 m
34min ago
Beccles Quay in this area
River Waveney • Beccles • 8.6 km (upstream)
Rising · above typical high — Up 0.51 m since 06:00, still rising (0.06 m/h)
1.17 m
34min ago
Lowestoft
Tide • Lowestoft • 4.0 km
tidal gauge
0.56 m
49min ago
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk Coast • Great Yarmouth • 11.8 km
tidal gauge
0.11 m
34min ago
Burgh Castle in this area
River Yare • Burgh Castle • 12.4 km
Falling · normal — Down from 1.61 at 09:15, now 1.01
1.01 m
49min ago
Reedham
River Yare • Reedham • 12.9 km
Crested · normal — Rose 0.61 m since 04:45 — peaked 1.87 at 10:00, now 1.61 and easing
1.61 m
49min ago
ELLINGHAM MILL SLUICE
• 14.4 km
structure gauge
1.21 m
34min ago
Cantley
River Yare • Cantley • 16.8 km
Crested · normal — Rose 0.52 m since 04:45 — peaked 1.17 at 10:30, now 1.05 and easing
1.05 m
34min ago

Flood Event History (39)

26 Oct 2026 at 9:33am Flood Warning
Higher than normal tides are expected to cause flooding today. Flooding is expected from 09:00am to 3:00pm on Monday 26th October. Locations most affected will be in St Olaves, Somerleyton, Burgh St Peter, Oulton Broad and Beccles. Roads likely to be affected include Beccles Road at St Olaves, Gel...
1 Jan 2026 at 2:10pm Flood Warning
10 Dec 2025 at 4:00pm Flood Warning
16 Nov 2025 at 2:10pm Flood Warning
26 Oct 2025 at 8:31am Flood Warning
25 Oct 2025 at 5:35pm Flood Warning
4 Oct 2025 at 2:58pm Flood Warning
22 Dec 2024 at 3:22pm Flood Warning
19 Dec 2024 at 4:15pm Flood Warning
7 Dec 2024 at 5:43pm Flood Warning
7 Dec 2024 at 5:09pm Flood Warning
8 Apr 2024 at 4:32pm Flood Warning
24 Jan 2024 at 1:50pm Flood Warning
15 Jan 2024 at 4:01pm Flood Warning
14 Jan 2024 at 3:11pm Flood Warning
21 Dec 2023 at 10:02am Flood Warning
24 Nov 2023 at 1:22pm Flood Warning
23 Nov 2023 at 4:41pm Flood Warning
13 Oct 2023 at 10:25pm Flood Warning
1 Oct 2022 at 10:01am Flood Warning
21 Feb 2022 at 4:29pm Flood Warning
6 Feb 2022 at 3:28pm Flood Warning
1 Feb 2022 at 1:57pm Flood Warning
31 Jan 2022 at 3:14pm Flood Warning
29 Jan 2022 at 4:36pm Flood Warning
28 Dec 2020 at 8:15am Flood Warning
27 Dec 2020 at 10:02am Flood Warning
26 Dec 2020 at 4:32pm Flood Warning
19 Nov 2020 at 10:54am Flood Warning
9 Dec 2019 at 11:27am Flood Warning
8 Jan 2019 at 5:05pm Flood Warning
8 Jan 2019 at 10:30am Flood Warning
28 Oct 2017 at 3:56pm Flood Warning
14 Jan 2017 at 1:07pm Flood Warning
13 Jan 2017 at 2:20pm Flood Warning
10 Jan 2015 at 5:31pm Flood Warning
21 Oct 2014 at 4:03pm Flood Warning
6 Dec 2013 at 7:31am Flood Warning
5 Dec 2013 at 11:28am Flood Warning

Related Flood Areas

The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton
River Waveney • Norfolk, Suffolk • Warning No Longer in Force
The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water
Waveney • Norfolk, Suffolk • Flood Alert
Little Ouse River and River Thet at Thetford, Brandon and Hockwold
Little Ouse River, River Thet • Norfolk, Suffolk
Little Ouse River and River Thet in Suffolk and Norfolk
Little Ouse River, River Thet • Norfolk, Suffolk
The River Waveney from Bungay to Ellingham
Waveney • Norfolk, Suffolk
The River Waveney from Diss and the River Dove to Ellingham, including Bungay
Waveney • Norfolk, Suffolk
The River Waveney from Diss to Bungay
Waveney • Norfolk, Suffolk

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 313345 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 054FWTBT3B

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.