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Yarmouth

Tide 🌊 Tidal
Isle of Wight catchment • Yarmouth • Isle of Wight • ID: E14980 • 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 • 134 views

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Current Level
0.300 mAOD
▼ Falling (-28cm/hr)
24h Max
0.634 mAOD
24h Min
-0.179 mAOD
Typical Range
1.65 - 1.99
mAOD
Highest Recorded
1.98 mAOD
8 Apr 2024
Since Oct 2014
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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 · +6 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:00 ▼▼ -7 cm 0.300 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -20 cm 0.370 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.566 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.570 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -3 cm 0.583 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -2 cm 0.615 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▲ +2 cm 0.634 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.613 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.615 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.606 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲ +3 cm 0.607 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▲ +3 cm 0.578 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲ +3 cm 0.552 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲ +4 cm 0.520 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +5 cm 0.477 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲▲ +6 cm 0.425 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲ +5 cm 0.368 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲▲ +5 cm 0.323 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲ +3 cm 0.270 mAOD
23 Aug 17:15 0.240 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

1severe warning 11flood warnings 83flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026Ashley and Milford on Sea, Danes Stream

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1 3
2025 0 0 9
2024 0 2 11
2023 0 2 8
2022 0 0 2
2021 0 0 3
2020 0 0 7
2019 0 0 4
2018 0 0 3
2017 0 0 2
2016 0 2 6
2015 0 0 1
2014 1 4 14
2013 0 0 6
2012 0 0 3
2011 0 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 Yarmouth flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Yarmouth
  • Watercourse: Tide
  • Nearest Town: Yarmouth
  • County: Isle of Wight
  • Coordinates: 50°42'19"N 1°30'11"W (50.705265, -1.503022)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 10 Mar 1992
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E14980
  • EA Gauge ID: E14980-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 50 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
  • Typical Range: 1.650 – 1.990 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.37 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 Yarmouth flooding today?

The current level is 0.30m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Yarmouth?

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.

What is a normal level for the Tide at Yarmouth?

The typical range at this station is 1.65m to 1.99m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.99m 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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