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0.42

Hamble

Tide 🌊 Tidal
East Hampshire catchment • Hamble • Hampshire • ID: E12672 • 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.
(26m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 139 views

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Current Level
0.422 mAOD
▼ Falling (-37cm/hr)
24h Max
0.882 mAOD
24h Min
-0.457 mAOD
Typical Range
-2.59 - 2.90
mAOD
Highest Recorded
17.35 mAOD
7 Mar 2020
Since Nov 2018
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Recent Water Levels

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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

Rising · +64 cm over 8h
23 Aug 23:00 ▼▼ -19 cm 0.422 mAOD
23 Aug 22:30 ▼ -22 cm 0.608 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.823 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.833 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.830 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.847 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲ +2 cm 0.853 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲ +2 cm 0.833 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲▲ +12 cm 0.814 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.698 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.529 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.356 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲▲ +8 cm 0.186 mAOD
23 Aug 17:15 ▲▲ +8 cm 0.106 mAOD
23 Aug 17:00 ▲ +9 cm 0.029 mAOD
23 Aug 16:30 ▲▲ +7 cm -0.058 mAOD
23 Aug 16:15 ▲ +2 cm -0.125 mAOD
23 Aug 16:00 ▲▲ +6 cm -0.141 mAOD
23 Aug 15:45 ▲ +2 cm -0.199 mAOD
23 Aug 15:30 -0.216 mAOD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 km away).

19flood warnings 128flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Feb 2026Titchfield on the River Meon

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 1 3
2025 0 6
2024 2 28
2023 4 6
2022 2 8
2021 0 3
2020 1 22
2019 0 11
2018 0 3
2017 0 1
2016 1 9
2015 0 3
2014 5 20
2013 2 2
2012 1 2
2011 0 1

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 Hamble flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Hamble
  • Watercourse: Tide
  • Nearest Town: Hamble
  • County: Hampshire
  • Coordinates: 50°50'55"N 1°18'26"W (50.848707, -1.307335)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2004
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E12672
  • EA Gauge ID: E12672-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 92 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: East Hampshire
  • Typical Range: -2.590 – 2.900 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.61 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 22:30)

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 Hamble flooding today?

The current level is 0.42m, which is within the typical range of -2.59 to 2.90m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Hamble?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. 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.

What is a normal level for the Tide at Hamble?

The typical range at this station is -2.59m to 2.90m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.90m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

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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