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2.47

Newport

Tide 🌊 Tidal
Isle of Wight catchment • Newport • Isle of Wight • ID: E15110 • 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.
(27m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 136 views

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Current Level
2.470 mAOD
▼ Falling (-48cm/hr)
24h Max
2.880 mAOD
24h Min
1.610 mAOD
Typical Range
1.16 - 4.45
mAOD
Highest Recorded
6.33 mAOD
30 Sep 2016
Since Nov 2012
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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 · +31 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:00 ▼▼ -12 cm 2.470 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -25 cm 2.590 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -1 cm 2.840 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▲ +1 cm 2.850 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▬ steady 2.840 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -3 cm 2.840 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -1.0 cm 2.870 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲ +3 cm 2.880 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 2.850 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲ +2 cm 2.850 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲ +3 cm 2.830 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▲▲ +7 cm 2.800 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲▲ +7 cm 2.730 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲▲ +10 cm 2.660 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +8 cm 2.560 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲▲ +6 cm 2.480 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +15 cm 2.420 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲▲ +7 cm 2.270 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲ +4 cm 2.200 mAOD
23 Aug 17:15 2.160 mAOD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 12 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).

105flood warnings 78flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026Blackwater and Newport on the River Medina

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 10 8
2025 2 4
2024 10 9
2023 12 15
2022 7 2
2021 6 7
2020 5 4
2019 1 2
2018 0 1
2017 1 0
2016 2 3
2015 6 4
2014 31 8
2013 10 4
2012 2 7

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 Newport flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Newport
  • Watercourse: Tide
  • Nearest Town: Newport
  • County: Isle of Wight
  • Coordinates: 50°42'7"N 1°17'30"W (50.701997, -1.291783)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2004
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E15110
  • EA Gauge ID: E15110-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 90 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: Isle of Wight
  • Datum: -2.000m AOD
  • Typical Range: 1.156 – 4.450 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 2.59 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 22:45)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Tide at Newport flooding today?

The current level is 2.47m, which is within the typical range of 1.16 to 4.45m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Newport?

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 Newport?

The typical range at this station is 1.16m to 4.45m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 4.45m 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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