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 — twice-daily tide from the tidal Waveney (manual flag 2026-07-31; classifier tidal-limit path has no CFF coastal downstream here)
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Current Level
0.617 mAOD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.81
24h Max
0.813 mAOD
24h Min
-0.035 mAOD
Typical Range
-0.23 - 1.31
mAOD
Highest Recorded
1.81 mAOD
EA official record
A 2.00 reading (27 Mar 2006) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
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Flood alert
The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water
Tide locking, where high tides restrict normal drainage of the river out to sea, tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible Flooding is possible from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Thursday 08 October.
We expect to see high water levels at Beccles Quay. Levels can take several hours to peak.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 5:00PM on Thursday 08 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.
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.
40 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge. 0 report discharging now, 37 report not discharging, and for 3 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Anglian Water · into Inner Harbour (Tidal) · 1.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
33 spills · 22 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
10 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
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 →
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 Oulton Broad flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Waveney at Oulton Broad flooding today?
The current level is 0.62m, which is within the typical range of -0.23 to 1.31m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Oulton Broad?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Waveney at Oulton Broad?
The typical range at this station is -0.23m to 1.31m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.31m 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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