Flood Warning Info - The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton

The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton

The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton.

This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.

Current Flood Warning Status

No current warning

Area Covered by this Flood Warning

The red highlighted area on the map below outlines the area covered by this Flood Warning.

Flood Warning History

Number of historic Flood Warnings that have previously been recorded for this area.

Historical Flood Warnings for this Area

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 25 Oct 2026 13:35

River Waveney

Higher than normal tides are expected to cause flooding overnight. Flooding is expected Flooding is expected from 7:30pm to 10:30pm on Sunday 25th October. Locations most affected will be in Belton, Geldeston and Beccles. Roads likely to be affected include Station Road in Geldeston, the A145 and the A146 through Beccles, the A143 at Haddiscoe and St Olaves and the railway line at Haddiscoe. Levels can take several hours to peak. River levels will remain high over the next couple of days. Levels will also be high tomorrow morning, with flooding possible from 6:00am to 9:00am Monday 26th October, due to tomorrow morning's tide. We are closely monitoring the situation . Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Monday 26 October or as the situation changes.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued on 24 Feb 2023 15:01

River Waveney

This message has been issued because some minor flooding to riverside roads and footpaths is likely from 11:00pm tonight, Friday 24th February, and over the following hours into the early morning of Saturday 25th February. High water levels may last for a few days until the high tides at Great Yarmouth have passed. Areas most at risk are in Belton, Geldeston and Beccles. Roads likely to be affected include Station Road in Geldeston, the A145 and the A146 through Beccles, the A143 at Haddiscoe and St Olaves and the railway line at Haddiscoe. We are not currently expecting the situation to escalate, or to issue any further warning messages at this time. Take care on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation and not expecting it to escalate. We will update this message by 9am tomorrow, Saturday 25th February.