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High tides on Saturday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 2 hours either side of Saturday evening's tide at 22:45 on 24/10/2026.
Storm Boelo increases tide table values by 0.22 m. Total forecast tide is 6.63 metres Chart Datum (3.11 mAOD) at Newhaven. Gale Force 8 South Westerly wind. A small amount of spray overtopping will affect footpaths, sea front parking and the road at Marine Parade and the Esplanade. Similar conditions will be experienced until 27th October. Sunday's tide at 11:00 25/10/2026 is forecast to be 5 cm lower (3.06 mAOD).
We are checking flood defences .
Don't put yourself or others at risk.
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Flood predictions aren't generated for
lock / structure gauges —
their levels are driven by gate operation,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
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.
28 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 5.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 27 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Southern Water · into The Tidal River Ouse · 5.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
155 spills · 2,485 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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. Sewage & storm overflows →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 5.70 m
on about 1 day.
This year so far: 3 days.
20263 days so far
20250 days
20220 days patchy data
20210 days patchy data
20204 days
20192 days
20180 days
20170 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 12 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.2 km away).
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 Barcombe flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 12 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
The current level is 3.05m, which is within the typical range of 1.80 to 5.70m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Barcombe?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
What is a normal level for the River Ouse at Barcombe?
The typical range at this station is 1.80m to 5.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.70m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
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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