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Bridlington

North Sea 🌊 Tidal
Hull and East Riding catchment • Bridlington • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3001 • 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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Current Level
1.543 m
▲ Rising (+79cm/hr)
24h Max
2.273 m
24h Min
-0.084 m
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
4.56 m
EA official record
A 7.70 reading (4 Mar 2025) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 34% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

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 · -73 cm over 11h
08 Oct 01:30 ▲▲ +14 cm 1.543 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▲▲ +26 cm 1.407 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▲▲ +22 cm 1.148 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▲▲ +48 cm 0.927 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▲▲ +21 cm 0.445 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▲▲ +20 cm 0.233 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +12 cm 0.038 m
07 Oct 19:15 ▼▼ -24 cm -0.084 m
07 Oct 19:00 ▼▼ -23 cm 0.160 m
07 Oct 18:45 ▼▼ -31 cm 0.392 m
07 Oct 18:30 ▼▼ -15 cm 0.704 m
07 Oct 18:15 ▼▼ -45 cm 0.849 m
07 Oct 17:45 ▼▼ -15 cm 1.294 m
07 Oct 17:30 ▼▼ -21 cm 1.439 m
07 Oct 17:15 ▼▼ -22 cm 1.649 m
07 Oct 16:45 ▼▼ -22 cm 1.867 m
07 Oct 16:15 ▼▼ -18 cm 2.087 m
07 Oct 15:45 ▲ +2 cm 2.266 m
07 Oct 15:30 ▼ -3 cm 2.247 m
07 Oct 15:00 2.273 m

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3001
  • RLOI id: 8031 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3001-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 130 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • EA Cross-check: 1.80 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 660 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging, and for 2 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Springfield Avenue 2 CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into Gypsey Race · 660 m upstream along the river
39 spills · 53 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Bessingby Road CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into Gypsey Race · 740 m upstream along the river
13 spills · 12 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Scarborough Road Brid 2 CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into Gypsey Race · 2.4 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Bridlington STW🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.0 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
27 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
41 spills · 132 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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St Annes Road CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
4 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Belgrave Road Bridge CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
37 spills · 66 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Hilderthorpe Road CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
12 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Limekiln Lane CSO🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
2 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Bridlington STW🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into North Sea · 1.6 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
81 spills · 292 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Carnaby (Village) SPS🏊 Bathing water
Yorkshire Water · into Auburn Beck · 3.7 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
12 spills · 101 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

153flood warnings 754flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026 — North Sea coast at Bridlington - Harbour Road and Floral Pavilion

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 9 11
2025 3 21
2024 16 22
2023 13 19
2022 5 22
2021 8 31
2020 17 35
2019 8 19
2018 3 64
2017 18 130
2016 5 100
2015 4 67
2014 17 76
2013 15 51
2012 7 39
2011 4 42
2010 1 5

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 Bridlington flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the North Sea at Bridlington flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 1.54m. 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 Bridlington?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), 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. Only about 9.8mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. 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 supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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