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Weymouth

Tide 🌊 Tidal
England - South Coast catchment • Weymouth • Dorset • ID: E72039 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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You'll be notified when this gauge is rising more than 0.10 mAOD/hr — a sign of rapidly increasing water levels.

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Current Level
0.099 mAOD
▲ Rising (+5cm/hr)
24h Max
0.597 mAOD
24h Min
-0.009 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
9.29 mAOD
20 Jun 2021
Since Jul 2017
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Recent Water Levels

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1 day

Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Falling · -45 cm over 7h
23 Aug 22:15 ▲ +6 cm 0.099 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲ +4 cm 0.040 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲ +0.6 cm -0.003 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.8 cm -0.009 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -3 cm -0.001 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.028 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -4 cm 0.051 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -3 cm 0.089 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▼ -2 cm 0.120 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼ -4 cm 0.139 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▼ -5 cm 0.179 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▼ -4 cm 0.225 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▼ -5 cm 0.269 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▼ -4 cm 0.316 mAOD
23 Aug 17:00 ▼▼ -5 cm 0.352 mAOD
23 Aug 16:45 ▼ -5 cm 0.402 mAOD
23 Aug 16:30 ▼ -6 cm 0.447 mAOD
23 Aug 16:00 ▼ -3 cm 0.504 mAOD
23 Aug 15:45 ▼ -1 cm 0.535 mAOD
23 Aug 15:30 0.545 mAOD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

12severe warnings 177flood warnings 188flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026River Wey from Upwey to Weymouth

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 9 25
2025 0 1 8
2024 0 11 19
2023 0 13 16
2022 0 7 6
2021 0 4 4
2020 0 15 12
2019 0 10 13
2018 0 8 13
2017 0 5 5
2016 0 4 11
2015 0 2 2
2014 11 56 20
2013 1 11 13
2012 0 6 16
2011 0 0 5
2009 0 5 0
2008 0 5 0
2007 0 2 0
2006 0 3 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Weymouth flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Weymouth
  • Watercourse: Tide
  • Nearest Town: Weymouth
  • County: Dorset
  • Coordinates: 50°36'31"N 2°26'53"W (50.608501, -2.447945)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 30 Sep 2011
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: E72039
  • EA Gauge ID: E72039-level-tidal_level-Mean-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 65 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~37 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: England - South Coast
  • EA Cross-check: 0.10 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 22:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Tide at Weymouth flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.10m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at Weymouth?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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