Coastal area from Hillhead to Gosport.
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Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area.
The Solent
High tides on Friday may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Friday's early morning tide at 03:00 on 09/01/2026. Storm Goretti increases tide table values by 0.82 m. Total forecast tide is 5.27 metres Chart Datum (2.54 mAOD) at Portsmouth with strong North Westerly Force 7 wind. Spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 is forecast to be 95 cm lower (1.57 mAOD). No further flood impacts are expected. We are closely monitoring the situation . Consider activating any flood protection products you may have Avoid Gosport to Hillhead seafront, shingle can be thrown by wind and waves This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
The Solent
High tides on Thursday may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Thursday morning's tide at 11:15 on 06/11/2025. The weather increases tide table values by 0.28 m. Total forecast tide is 5.41 metres Chart Datum (2.68 mAOD) at Portsmouth. Light South Easterly Force 4 wind. Overtopping into the coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport is expected. Road flooding is expected on the eastern side of Gosport at Park Road, Parham and Ferrol Road. Property flooding is not expected. Thursday's tide at 23:30 on 06/11/2025 is forecast to be 19 cm lower (2.49 mAOD). We are closely monitoring the situation . Consider activating any flood protection products you may have . This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 06 November 2025 or as the situation changes.
The Solent
Monday's early morning tide at 03:30 on 06/01/2025 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 7 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.68 m. The total forecast tide is 5.25 metres Chart Datum (2.52 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. Monday afternoon's tide at 15:45 06/01/2025 is forecast to be 62 cm lower (1.9 mAOD). No further flood impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 12:00 on Monday 06/01/2025.
The Solent
Wednesday afternoon's tide at 12:00 on 01/01/2025 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 7 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.33 m. The total forecast tide is 5.03 metres Chart Datum (2.30 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. Thursday's tide at 00:15 02/01/2025 is forecast to be 4 cm higher (2.34 mAOD) but impacts will reduce with force 3 winds. Unsettled weather on New Years day will bring 10-15mm of rainfall to the area, with isolated higher totals of 20mm being possible. Thursday and Friday are forecast to be dry. We continue to monitor the forecast. Please avoid Gosport and Hillhead sea front at high tide. We will remove this message by 16:00 on 01/01/2025.
The Solent
Sunday afternoon's tide at 13:45 on 20/10/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 5 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.3 m. The total forecast tide is 5.33 metres Chart Datum (2.60 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 1 hour either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road, is expected. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ the weather becomes more settled‚ so levels will reduce and no further impacts are expected. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. We continue to monitor the forecast. We will remove this message by 18:00 on 20/10/2024.
The Solent
Thursday afternoon's tide at 13:00 on 28/03/2024 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 7 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.7 m. The total forecast tide is 5.25 metres Chart Datum (2.52 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ the weather becomes more settled‚ so levels will reduce and no further impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 18:00 on 28/03/2024.
The Solent
Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
The Solent
Wednesday afternoon's tide at 12:35 on 02/08/2023 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.54 m. The total forecast tide is 5.37 metres Chart Datum (2.64 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 1 hour either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road, is expected. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. At 00:47 on Thursday (03/08/2023)‚ the tide level remains elevated but will be lower than at Wednesday lunchtime. Currently it is unlikely that it will cause flooding to property‚ but we may issue further advice tomorrow (02/08/2023). We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 18:00 on 02/08/2023.
The Solent
Thursday evening's tide at 23:32 on 24/11/2022 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with light South Westerly Force 4 winds. The weather increases tide table values by 0.41 m. The total forecast tide is 5.27 metres Chart Datum (2.54 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 1 hour either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ the weather becomes more settled‚ so levels will reduce and no further impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. We will update this message by 16:00 on 25/11/2022.
The Solent
Thursday morning's tide at 11:09 on 24/11/2022 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong Southerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.22 m. The total forecast tide is 5.20 metres Chart Datum (2.47 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. The tide level will remain elevated until Saturday (26/11/2022). This may cause further impacts at each high water. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will update this message by 15:00 on 24/11/2022.
The Solent
Tuesday morning's tide at 10:57 on 08/11/2022 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 6 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.3 m. The total forecast tide is 5.20 metres Chart Datum (2.47 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road, is expected. At Hillhead, low lying seafront car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ and for the rest of the week, tide levels will begin to reduce and no further impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport seafront at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 17:00 on 08/11/2022.
The Solent
Saturday afternoon's tide at 13:00 on 19/02/2022 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with Gale Force 8 South Westerly winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.49 m. The total forecast tide is 5.23 metres Chart Datum (2.5 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks may flood for a very short period of time. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ no further impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which could affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 18:00 on 19/02/2022.
The Solent
Friday afternoon's tide at 12:30 on 18/02/2022 is higher than normal due to Storm Eunice which brings Severe Gale Force 9 South Westerly winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.67 m. The total forecast tide is 5.38 metres Chart Datum (2.65 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 1 hour either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks and gardens at Hillhead Road may flood. Property flooding is not expected. Tide levels remain a little elevated on Saturday 19/02/22 at 13:00. We may issue further advice tomorrow. We continue to monitor the forecast. Please avoid the exposed sea front at high tide. Large waves and strong winds can carry and throw shingle and debris, and this will affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will update or remove this message by 18:00 on 18/02/2022.
The Solent
Wednesday's early morning tide at 01:45 on 08/12/2021 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Westerly Force 5 winds and large waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.33 m. The total forecast tide is 5.08 metres Chart Datum (2.35 mAOD) at Portsmouth. The tide will be much lower than it was this afternoon, but the residual impacts from Storm Barra may still cause some minor impact flooding. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road, is expected. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. After this tide‚ the weather is more settled, and no further impacts are expected. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving at Gosport sea front at high tide. Large waves can carry and throw shingle and debris, which could affect the main road at Stokes Bay. We will remove this message by 11:00 on 08/12/2021.
The Solent
Tuesday afternoon's tide at 13:00 on 07/12/2021 is higher than normal due to unsettled weather with strong South Easterly Force 7 winds and moderate waves. The weather increases tide table values by 0.46 m. The total forecast tide is 5.38 metres Chart Datum (2.65 mAOD) at Portsmouth. For 30 minutes either side of high water, spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads is expected between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road. At Hillhead, low lying sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. At 01:45 on 08/12/2021‚ the tide may be similar in magnitude. We'll issue further advice. We continue to monitor the forecast. Be careful if driving, parking or walking at Gosport sea front at high tide. Some shingle and debris could reach and impact the main road at Stokes Bay. We will update this message by 19:00 on 07/12/2021.