This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
⚙ Tidally influenced - confirmed by cross-correlation with a nearby tide gauge (auto-classifier missed it). Excluded from rising-rivers rankings and the prediction models.
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Current Level
2.079 mAOD
▲ Rising (+7cm/hr)
24h Max
2.134 mAOD
24h Min
1.999 mAOD
Typical Range
1.63 - 2.32
mAOD
Highest Recorded
3.21 mAOD
EA official record
3.21 in our data (since Jan 1998)
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Flood alert
North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea
High tides, strong winds and large waves tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 04:45 to 08:15 on Saturday, 10/10/2026.
Locations most affected will be coastal roads and footpaths along the North Sea coast from Mappleton to Spurn Point. Unsettled coastal conditions are forecast to remain for the high tide on Sunday morning and we will re-issue this alert if required.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Saturday 10 October or as the situation changes.
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.
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.
Nearby, connection not known
Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
Anglian Water · into River Humber · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
9 spills · 10 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. Explore the sewage map →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.32 m
on about 23 days.
This year so far: 7 days.
20267 days, 3 of them high · 3 highso far
202540 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202414 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
202333 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
20229 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
20219 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
20204 days
201952 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
201831 days, 2 of them high · 2 highpatchy data
20179 days, 3 of them high · 3 highpatchy data
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.
The darker part is days above 2.59 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 17 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).
The current level is 2.08m, which is within the typical range of 1.63 to 2.32m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Humberston?
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.
What is a normal level for the Buck Beck at Humberston?
The typical range at this station is 1.63m to 2.32m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.32m 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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