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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:12 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Bodmin and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay. As well as Padstow itself, the parish also includes the village of Trevone and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 2,669 and the population of the built up area was 2,298.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed stream (tidal here), about 100 m from the middle of Padstow's gauges.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on an unnamed stream nearest the middle of Padstow's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Padstow is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the North Cornwall Coast, in Cornwall. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The North Cornwall Coast is monitored by 1 station (Padstow). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 5 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Padstow. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low-lying areas on the tidal Camel Estuary including Rock, Little Petherick and Sea Mills; Low-lying areas on the tidal Camel Estuary including Rock, Little Petherick and Sea Mills; Low-lying areas of Wadebridge, Egloshayle, Padstow harbour, Chapel Amble and Sladesbridge; River Camel At Wadebridge including Egloshayle, Polmorla Stream, Harbour Road, Guineaport Road, The Platt, Eddystone Road and Jubilee Road.
There are 10 storm overflows within 5km of Padstow. None of the 9 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Padstow, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Padstow gets about 956 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 114 mm; driest May, 53 mm). That is 18% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.1 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Padstow has river level monitoring on North Cornwall Coast — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 6 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2008. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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