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Isle of Wight coast

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Flood alert area The Solent, English Channel Isle of Wight Solent and South Downs

Flood Alert Active Warning

Raised: 25 Oct 2026 at 5:43pm • Updated: 25 Oct 2026 at 5:43pm
High tides on Monday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Monday morning's tide at 10:30 on 26/10/2026.
The weather increases tide table values by 0.38 m. Total forecast tide is 4.78 metres Chart Datum (2.19 mAOD) at Cowes. Strong Southerly Force 5 wind. Very minor impact flooding will affect some sea front roads, esplanades and car parks across the Island. Water will be high up slipways in Cowes, affecting Medina Road and the floating bridge. In East Cowes, sea water forced up through drains may cause very minor impacts to the road at Albany Road. Monday's tide at 23:00 26/10/2026 is forecast to be 16 cm lower (2.03 mAOD).
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have.
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

BLACKWATER GS
• 9.8 km
Steady
0.14 m
48min ago
Freshwater on the boundary
Western Yar • Freshwater • 10.0 km
Falling · normal — Down from 0.89 at 09:15, now 0.86
0.86 m
33min ago
CARISBROOKE GS
• 10.1 km
Crested — Rose 0.05 m since 05:15 — peaked 0.08 at 11:00, now 0.06 and easing
0.06 m
33min ago
Carisbrook Mill
Lukely Brook • Newport • 10.1 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 05:15, rising slightly
0.11 m
33min ago
SHIDE GS
• 10.7 km
Steady
0.22 m
48min ago
Hunny Hill
Lukely Brook • newport • 10.9 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 03:30, rising slightly
3.00 m
33min ago
Yarmouth in this area
Tide • Yarmouth • 11.0 km
tidal gauge
1.57 m
33min ago
BUDBRIDGE GS
• 11.1 km
Steady
0.16 m
48min ago
Budbridge
Eastern Yar • Budbridge • 11.1 km
Steady · normal
0.16 m
33min ago
Newport on the boundary
Tide • Newport • 11.3 km
tidal gauge
4.21 m
33min ago

Flood Event History (50)

25 Oct 2026 at 5:43pm Flood Alert
High tides on Monday may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Monday morning's tide at 10:30 on 26/10/2026. The weather increases tide table values by 0.38 m. Total forecast tide is 4.78 metres Chart Datum (2.19 mAOD) at Cowes. Strong Southerly Force 5 wind. Very minor im...
25 Oct 2026 at 3:05pm Flood Alert
High tides on Sunday may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Sunday evening's tide at 22:09 on 25/10/2026. The weather increases tide table values by 0.46 m. Total forecast tide is 4.68 metres Chart Datum (2.09 mAOD) at Cowes. Light South Westerly Force 4 wind. Very mino...
24 Oct 2026 at 3:01pm Flood Alert
High tides on Saturday may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Saturday evening's tide at 22:35 on 24/10/2026.  Storm Boelo increases tide table values by 0.45 m. Total forecast tide is 4.52 metres Chart Datum (1.93 mAOD) at Cowes. Strong Westerly Force 6 wind. Large wa...
20 Jan 2026 at 5:45pm Flood Alert
8 Jan 2026 at 3:10pm Flood Alert
8 Dec 2025 at 3:09pm Flood Alert
5 Dec 2025 at 3:03pm Flood Alert
6 Nov 2025 at 3:12pm Flood Alert
5 Nov 2025 at 6:08pm Flood Alert
5 Nov 2025 at 1:37pm Flood Alert
4 Nov 2025 at 12:34pm Flood Alert
15 Apr 2025 at 2:41pm Flood Alert
27 Jan 2025 at 4:46pm Flood Alert
26 Jan 2025 at 12:10pm Flood Alert
5 Jan 2025 at 4:17pm Flood Alert
31 Dec 2024 at 6:05pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2024 at 9:00am Flood Alert
17 Oct 2024 at 4:08pm Flood Alert
17 Oct 2024 at 9:47am Flood Alert
9 Apr 2024 at 3:51pm Flood Alert
9 Apr 2024 at 8:46am Flood Alert
8 Apr 2024 at 12:41pm Flood Alert
8 Apr 2024 at 8:32am Flood Alert
6 Apr 2024 at 2:08pm Flood Alert
27 Mar 2024 at 8:42pm Flood Alert
10 Feb 2024 at 7:46pm Flood Alert
10 Feb 2024 at 2:09pm Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 5:32pm Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 1:36pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2024 at 4:38pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2023 at 5:27pm Flood Alert
26 Oct 2023 at 10:29pm Flood Alert
1 Aug 2023 at 4:01pm Flood Alert
22 Mar 2023 at 5:21am Flood Alert
27 Dec 2022 at 2:08pm Flood Alert
22 Dec 2022 at 11:22pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2022 at 6:06pm Flood Alert
22 Nov 2022 at 4:34pm Flood Alert
8 Nov 2022 at 7:51am Flood Alert
7 Nov 2022 at 12:53pm Flood Alert
6 Nov 2022 at 6:41pm Flood Alert
25 Oct 2022 at 7:23pm Flood Alert
18 Feb 2022 at 2:58pm Flood Alert
17 Feb 2022 at 3:10pm Flood Alert
7 Dec 2021 at 4:07pm Flood Alert
6 Dec 2021 at 2:17pm Flood Alert
15 Nov 2020 at 3:13pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2020 at 6:35pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2020 at 3:03pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2020 at 3:55pm Flood Alert

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Carisbrooke and Hunny Hill on the Lukely Brook
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Caul Bourne
Caul Bourne • Isle of Wight
Cowes, East Cowes, and Newport
The Solent, English Channel • Isle of Wight
Eastern Yar
Eastern Yar • Isle of Wight
Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
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Freshwater on the Western Yar
Western Yar • Isle of Wight
Gurnard
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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 216098 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 065WAC220

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.